A fun gift idea

Today the gift idea I’m going to share with you is for individualized potholders. I did this for the Granddaughters last year and was a big hit. I hand wrote a recipe for each girl of a dish they like me to make for them. I did this with a Sharpie on a piece of

Happy Sunday Morning

Fall is officially here and that mean that Thanksgiving and Christmas is around the corner. So while hubby is thinking of all the gifts we still need to get and things we need to do I am thinking of all I have to do between now and then. Today I will start out making cookies

Dreaming or not

We are planning on going to Texas for Thanksgiving and I think someone posted either here or on Facebook, which I’ve posted there, about a gas station they stopped at and on the inside was also a fabric shop. It was a cute shop and they also posted photos. We thought since we were going

Monday Gift idea

I hate to throw things away if I can help it. So when Hubby’s jeans would wear out it was time for me to cut them up. I used the legs for bags, granddaughter’s pants when she was smaller, or cut in squares for quilting. For this apron I chose to use the front of

Happy 4 yrs of Blogging

Today celebrates 4 yrs of Blogging. You have either been bored with us, interested with us, or laughed with us. We thank you so much for that. You have been such a wonderful addition to our lives. As a celebration we are having a give away. It is open to everyone. It is a $25

Christmas Gifts in the Making

I am sorry I didn’t post this on Monday, but here I am with it. Christmas at our house starts early. I make something for each person in the family at least 1 gift. Then add to things as I go. On Monday I started making Cinnamon Apple Rings, These are canned in a syrup

Day 2 with Jethro

Good morning, today is picture perfect(just don’t open the door. feels like 32 degrees). Up at 6:30am with Jethro’s trip outside and then breakfast. Sounds good huh? It was. Then after my shower, we had issues keeping him out of the tub. He would go in and lick the inside of the tub, try and

Day 1 with Jethro

My 3 days of puppy sitting has started out well. We went for a short walk this morning and it is a lot like walking a Shetland Pony with a mind of it’s own, but one that minds. We have been spending time in the sewing room resting. Now then after his rest he decided

Good Morning from the Gross Sewing Room

Not only is my last name Gross, but my sewing room is a mess. I have been working all weekend on reconstructing a wedding dress into a Christening gown. I still have a day to go and it will be finished. Hopefully by tonite. Here is a peek at the room and the gown. Had

Sewing Machine is Humming This Week.

Everything has taken a back seat to quilting this week. I am on a deadline for 2 Tshirt quilts, Quilt top quilted and a Christening gown to make. Today I have finished Tshirt #1 and sandwiched the other. This is for a KC Firefighter who collect shirts from all the states he goes to. It