Have you ever run out of spray starch in the middle of your project? Did you know you can make spray starch, just like your Grandma did, from items you already have sitting in your pantry? It's non-toxic, cheap, and easy to make. All you need are a few pantry items, water, a whisk, and a spray bottle. You can make different spray starches from essential kitchen items like cornstarch, potato starch, flour, vinegar, white glue, vodka, and white rice. Toss in a few drops of ess

It’s not a Lone Star block, because it has six points instead of eight, but it is a Solo star! I was tinkering with a block idea this week. One that would use up more scraps and could be made with leftover 2½” strips. I love the way it came out! This block could be sized up or down depending on how big you want to make it. I cut a bunch of 2½” diamonds from leftover neutral strips. I save everything! I have a lot of favorite little stripes and graphic prints that I use to th

Have you ever wanted to make a Grandmother's Flower Garden, but couldn’t bring yourself to piece all those hexies by hand? Well, you are going to love this method! I can appreciate the work that went into vintage quilts, and I love the look of Grandmother’s Flower Garden, but I just can’t make the time to do one by hand. I made a couple of pillows with two different size trapezoids to see how I liked the scale of these flowers. Of course, I love the smaller scale, and that’s