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Dear Savannah,
Today is your 16th birthday! Happy Birthday!! This is such a major milestone birthday for you and it also means I’ve been a mom now for 16 years. How did we get here?? Time flies when you’re having fun! Here are some things I’d like to remember about...

I’m so excited to have one of my fabric prints included in the most recent designer low volume collection from Riley Blake Designs called Hush Hush 3. Riley Blake is currently hosting a Shine Together Quilt Along with their FREE Shine Together Quilt...

PLEASE NOTE: This pattern is no longer available for free as the 24 hours has passed, but if you are still looking for this pattern, you can find it over in the shop. Click HERE to visit the shop!
Happy Holidays! Today is Day 2 of the Riley Blake 12 Days of Free Patterns! It’s kind of like the 12 days of Christmas, but every day for the first 12 days of December you can visit a different Riley Blake designer and download a pattern for free. These...

Dear JoJo,
Today you are turning 9 years old! My littlest little is 9……I can’t believe it!! Here are some things that I’d like to remember about you when you turned 9 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 9 year old self.
You LOVE gymnastics! You are still spending 16 hours a week in the gym and are competing Level 4 this year. If you could be in the gym everyday of the week, you would. You absolutely adore your coaches…..Lizzie, Dennis, Savanna and Mary Anne....