half square triangle tutorial.

the math part:
add 7/8" to the desired finished size of your hst block.
example: 3" finished hst block will start with 3 7/8" squares.
{to make 3 1/2" unfinished hst block.}



the making part:
cut two squares of fabric...one light, one dark.
yall will cut these according to your desired finished hst block size.



draw a line on the wrong side of your light square of fabric.
with right sides together, stitch 1/4" seam on both sides of your drawn line.



cut apart on your drawn line.



press to your darkest fabric.



trim your dog ears and you're done.
this will give yall 2 hst blocks.

for those inquiring minds:
fabrics are simple abundance by bonnie and camille for moda.

questions.

i get emailed an insane amount of questions.
everything from my blog music to prewashing fabrics.
so because of that i'm working on a faq page.

if yall ever had a chance to ask & for me to tell...
now's the time.

with that being said...let the questions begin.

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mojo rising.

so i finally made something.

i made this cake.
{with help from the griffith kiddos.}

i know it's not the most amazing creation of all time...
but at least i made something.

my mojo is on the rise.
i'm gonna spend some one-on-one time with my sewing machine this week.
i HAVE to. seriously.

in other news: look for a sponsor giveaway soon!!!

and for those inquiring minds...
my cake plate came from target.
{it was a pressie from julie.}

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you are what you eat.

okay so when i'm not preggers, i'm a chocolate freak.
{especially during "that" time of the month.}

i'm normally not a "candy" person per say.
the extent of me eating candy is horking down a bag of twizzlers at the theatre.
{and yes, i eat the whole darn bag by myself. every. single. time.}

well it's a whole different ballgame when i'm growing a baby.

i want candy.
and not just ANY candy. i want sour candy.
specifically sweet tarts. the chewy ones.

when i was prego with melanie, i wanted the giant, chewy ones.
now they have these fantastic mini chewy ones i'm addicted to.
{both pictured above.}

so yeah...
if you are what you eat, i'm a walking willy wonka sweet tart.

i know my dentist is going to read this...
don't hate on me for eating these sugary candies.
remember: it's ALL for the baby.
*wink*

p.s. chewy sweet tarts might be the devil.
just sayin'.

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still here.

so i'm starting to get those "are you okay" emails left & right.
yall are too sweet.

i have not dropped off the face of the earth. promise.
i just decided to take last week off from my laptop. i needed it.
maybe a "taking the week off" blog post should have been posted.

we had a little scare this past week.
long story short: i spent a day in the hospital.
no worries though.
everything is fine & dandy. promise.

i still haven't touched my machine. *ewww*
mount washmore is still in my basement. *gag me*
hubby is still ubber amazing. *swoon*
and i'm able to hold down more than graham crackers & gatorade.
{more on that later.}

oh and to prove hubby is ubber amazing...
aren't these tulips beautiful???
he surprised me with them the other night.
{along with some candy & a quilting magazine.}

p.s. siggy blocks are landing on my doorstep like crazy.
:0)



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