Frugal Friday-Foodstuff

It's been a frugal week here in the Quiltiferous household! While we wait for falling gas and food prices, I've been proactive in making sure our winter food supply is put away. For us that means tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes! I put up several tomato-based foods for us during this timeframe each year. If my…

Sixteen Farmer’s Wife Quilt Blocks

Sixteen blocks! How exciting to have reached a milestone like this one with these difficult blocks! At six and a half inches each, they're tiny things, but tiny things are adorable! Last week, I went from eight blocks finished, to 16. I finally had a chance to sit down and catch up on sewing! I…

Frugal Friday-Entertainment

With food and gas costs soaring over the past week, and not much relief in sight, we need to be diligent in looking for ways to arrange our budgets to mitigate overspending. In the Quiltiferous household, there are ways we're saving funds to redirect them. One of those ways we're being diligent is in the…

Another Crochet Wrap?

I took a progress picture of the current evening project over the weekend! I thought I might share the pattern name and source, along with the photo. The pattern is from Fiber and Fox. The pattern is easy and pretty quick! I finished the first wrap in a few days, but the larger, thinner one…

Frugal Friday-Make Your Own

Gas prices. Food prices. Even fabric prices. The list could go on, but you already know what's causing grief in your own budget. I have a solution that I put into place many years ago when we were young and very broke. Make it yourself. There's a saying from the depression era, "Make do and…

Answered Prayers

Philippians 4:6 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." God answers prayer! Isn't it wonderful that we have the ear of the Almighty God, and that He hears and answers our requests? Having this fellowship with God through prayer is such a blessing!…

It’s a Wrap-Crochet Project 2022

Many times, the Lord impresses upon me to use what's already in the house. Whether it's in the kitchen or the craft room, I need to be mindful of what's available and use that wisely. In this manner, I started a crochet project using what I already had on hand! I had three needs. One…

Dying a Dress

A few months ago, I found a linen dress secondhand. The description called it pale pink, and that's the color it was pictured as well. When it arrived, it was pale peach, which is not a color I wear often. I did wear the dress a few times to see if I could live with…

Two Finished Quilts

Over the past weekend, two quilts were quilted! I chose two of the smallest quilts in my stash of tops, basted, and quilted them. I chose to do two at a time, simply because they were small, and it takes considerable effort to set up the machine with which I quilt them. In an afternoon,…

Sew Days

I had a chance to sew over the weekend! It's been a super busy summer, and I honestly wouldn't have it any other way! But some down time is usually good. On a rainy Saturday, I jumped at the opportunity for some quilting time! I had a few hours to putter around my sewing room.…