Not-so-Easy Diagonal Squares (but they are pretty)

This beautiful fabric was bought while visiting my mother in Bend, Oregon. I wish I had paid better attention to the maker, but I do remember some of it said Lotta Jansdaughter. (Note to self....start paying attention)
The flannel back is from a cute little mother and daughter shop located in Tooele. The line is called Maywood and it is the softest, best quality flannel I've ever purchased.
This quilt is made exactly the same as the diagonal square quilt I made for my granddaughter, Violet. However, I put strips running both directions in between the squares and I added extra borders around outside to make it lap size. It's finished size is about 56x60".
Now, just need some weather that isn't 100 degrees so I can curl up in it. Just kidding, the only reason I want cooler weather is so that when I gaze up from my sewing machine to the out-of-doors I don't have to feel guilty for neglecting my yard.

Ombre Ribbon Cake

Looking through my photos of this cake, I realize that I did not take great photos to do a tutorial... But I'm still going to try to explain this process the best I can because this cake was so much fun to make and it looks beautiful! 

First things first, bake and frost your cake. The layer of frosting underneath your ombre ribbons doesn't have to be perfect. Just try to get a nice shape so that the ribbons lay flat. I left the top of my cake white, so I did try harder to smooth that out as best as I could. Oh and if you're wondering what frosting recipe I use... 

Triangle Christmas Quilt

It's summer, which means it's time to start sewing for CHRISTMAS! 

I celebrated my birthday yesterday, spent the day sewing and hanging out with family. All day long I kept thinking "I want to give away a free pattern for my birthday!". Unfortunately I never got around to it (where does the time go!). SO today I am happy to blog a free Christmas pattern! Why Christmas? Because I LOVE Christmas and I LOVED making this super cute Christmas quilt. This is a SUPER easy pattern and great for beginners!