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Last Friday I got home from running errands to find a very nice surprise waiting for me. My Derby Style fabric yardage had arrived! If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed that it was hitting stores last week. I was so excited to share the good news with everyone yet fighting back…
Hello, Happy Monday Morning to y’all! Today it’s my turn for the Riley Blake Fabric Designer Blog Hop! If you came here from the previous stop, Lori Whitlock‘s blog welcome! I thought that I’d start by introducing myself. My name is Melissa Mortenson, I live in the Louisville Kentucky area with my husband and 2…
I thought I’d pop in here and share with you a bit more about my book, Project Teen: Handmade Gifts Your Teen Will Love 21 Projects to Sew. I promise I won’t be inundating you with book related posts over the next few months, but I know that personally I like to have a good…
This project was met by hysterical laughs from my 18 year old daughter today when I told her to go get me some “fancy” stuff to put in the make up bag. “Mom, why do you know this song?” she asked in between gasps for air. Apparently I’m just REALLY old to her. But if…
Order a signed copy from me… ships free to US addresses OR Buy from Amazon More about the book here: Book Post #1 Book Post #2 This week the preview copy of my book showed up in the mail! I knew it was coming and walked around all day feeling both insanely nervous and…
Hi Everyone! I’m very excited to announce a new part of my blog, Polka Dot Chair Sewing Patterns!! Back in 2008 when I started blogging, I set up a separate company for my PDF Sewing Patterns, called Fourteen May. I still love that company (and name) but have come to realize that I need…
Hi there! I’m so excited today to be sharing with you the tutorial for this Large Hexagon Quilt. I was able to whip this Halloween Quilt up very quickly using Lori Holt’s Half Hexie Ruler. Last weekend we headed down to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, KY for a little photoshoot. I have always photographed…
