Valentine's Day Quick Craft Tutorial

Crafty mommy whipped up some all felt barrettes about a week ago

but I was disappointed in the stretching & 

loose threads that happened relatively quickly. 

After all, we may be on the girlie side among the guys at the RF house---

 but we still play hard.

Fabric Bits

Maybe it's the wish for spring or preparations for St. Patrick's day 

that has me thinking of Judie Rothermel prints....it all started 

with a blogger friend's plea for help finding the green one 

(you knew I had some bit of it somewhere, right?). 

Sadly, it's only a teensy tiny piece but seeing it has certainly helped me...

I had to dig through the Dear Jane fabrics to find it 

and found myself feeling a little nostalgic 

for the project of a lifetime along the way. 

I guess we just needed some time apart.

Happy Quilting,

Heather

Baby Quilt two

Another quick finish. 

Gotta love Eric Carle prints!

piece.

Heather

Baby Quilt

Here's what I love most about stash....

pull out a bin, cut a few strips 

& voila instant baby quilt.

piece.

Heather

Winter Bird Treats

Finally, a bit of snow arrived

& the kiddos couldn't have been happier about it. 

Our birds could use a little sweet boost while we

wait for official spring, so we found a cold weather 

crafty bird feeder to make with the munchkins here.

Since we're in a suburb of the "windy city", I decided to make 

ours a bit more stable (and cuter, too!) by using ribbon & four holes.

Looping double length pieces of ribbon placed from the outside of the fruit, 

they gently rock on the windiest of days.

We chose not to place them in the backyard

since we wanted to add raisins for our feathered friends

 and we have a precious dog. 

*If you have a dog, please eliminate raisins

in your feeders or hang them away from your pets' space.

Raisins (grapes) are toxic to doggies.*

Happy Crafting

{and bird watching}

Heather