Remember my new crib bumper sewing tutorial from a week or so ago? Michael Miller Lagoon and Groovy Guitar fabric? In that I told you to leave about a 12″ opening along the bottom of each panel to insert the bumper pad into and then hand sew the opening closed. Well. Forget that. I tried … Read more
This quilt was my first go at a Disappearing 9 Patch quilt. I love the randomness, although I know now that I should have some solids to balance it all out. This is Moda’s Sugar Pop line, same stuff I used for my coin quilt, just a different color scheme. I love the coral/purple/pink/blue. I … Read more
The Alphabet Soup winner is Kathy, who said, “I love Alphabet Soup the best.” And the Pirates winner is Shelley, who said, “My son would love the pirates! but i really like the Sweet Nothings dreamy!” Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydotcom to BEFORE FRIDAY to claim your prize. Congrats! THE PRIZE Two winners will each … Read more
The cookbook winner is Jen! She said, “My favorite recipe is a toss up between the coconut chicken fingers and the taquitos. YUM!” Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydotcom BEFORE FRIDAY to claim your prize. Congrats! THE PRIZE One reader will win a copy of the Our Best Bites: Mormon Moms in the Kitchen cookbook by … Read more
According to a recent study conducted by Mom Central Consulting and HealthyWomen, 30% of women over the age of 17 have heavy or very heavy periods. Of these women, about a quarter feel that there is no solution or assume their flow is normal. HealthyWomen.org is a great resource for all women’s health issues, but … Read more
I don’t think I’ve ever blogged about this finished quilt – but remember Moda’s Sugar Pop line? It was new at the end of last year and this is what I did with all the blues and greens. I love coin quilts (I think that’s what this is most widely known as…). I used a … Read more
{written by Erin Mindes, author of Missy Moo, Where Are You Off To?} I love children’s books! I love making up stories with my own children. We have come up with some very silly stories at times. I recently finished writing a children’s book of my own about a cow, Missy Moo, which was inspired … Read more
As promised, here is Part 2 of the Car Seat Cover Tutorial (here’s Part 1: The Cover)! Cut four strips of fabric from coordinating or same fabric. Press exactly in half, open, and press outer edges in to center so it ends up looking like above. Press flat. The ends are going to have raw … Read more
The winner is Robin! She said, “I love Going Coastal!” Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydotcom to claim your prize and congrats! THE PRIZE One reader will win a selection of the Lagoon/Guitar Michael Miller quilting fabric prints used in this project! CRIB BUMPER TUTORIAL I finally finished the crib bumper and am one step closer … Read more
Read Part 2: The Ties We got a new car seat for baby #3, a Britax Chaperone. My old car seat cover would have worked just fine, but the colors didn’t really match. So it wouldn’t really have worked just fine. Zebra stripes and paisleys work much better. Love. It. I used minky for the … Read more