10
Oct

Gobble, Gobble: Turkey Shirt Tutorial

  Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I wanted to make some shirts for my girls to celebrate one of my favorite holidays of the year.  I love the fun and colorful nature of this turkey shirt.  This is a wonderful way to use up those small scraps of fabric that you have lying around. For this tutorial I have included a template for you to use for the turkey body and the feathers. Click HERE to view and print the template. Supplies: 1 Shirt or Onesie 6 different prints of scraps of fabric Fusible interfacing (Steam-a-Seam or … continue reading

8
Oct

Shabby Fabrics Giveaway WINNERS!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Shabby Fabrics Giveaway.  The THREE winners are........Winner of the $50.00 Gift Certificate:Winners of the $25.00 Gift Certificates: Congratulations to all three of you!  Please email me at thecottagemama[at]gmail[dot]com with your contact information and we will make sure you receive your gift certificates as soon as possible. Thanks again to everyone who entered and, if you haven't had a chance, go check out Shabby Fabrics!If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of The Cottage Home blog, please email Lindsay at … continue reading

5
Oct

Caspian Finn

When our new baby boy, Caspian Finn, was born we hired my good friend Megan, of Megan Abelard Photography, to do our newborn session when he was one week old.  We never did formal newborn sessions with either of the girls, but I just really wanted to make sure we captured this special moment in our lives.I love some of the sweet moments Megan captured and I wanted to share these moments with all of you.  So I hope you'll indulge me a little bit while I show off our sweet little boy and our new family of five.  We took some family shots as well, but with three kids … continue reading

4
Oct

Apple, Ham and Cheese Dinner Cups

My mom (Grandma Jane) came to stay with us for a week after baby Cass was born.  Whenever she comes after I have a baby she brings tons of recipes and does major cooking.  She completely stocked our freezer with easy-to-prepare meals and little shortcuts (like already cooked shredded chicken) to make my life easier. Well, while mom did tons of cooking while she was here, there were a couple recipes she never got around to making, so I decided to try my hand at this one after she left - Apple, Ham, and Cheese Dinner Cups.  Mom forgot the recipe, so I lucked out … continue reading

3
Oct

Accuquilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter Giveaway WINNER!

Wow, this was the most entered giveaway we have ever had here on The Cottage Home!  I guess I know what kinds of things you guys would like to win!  I wish I could give one of these sweet little machines to each and every one of you, but unfortunately I only have one to giveaway.There was no way I could pick a winner from 765 entries, which is why I used a random number generator to pick for me.  So without further ado, the winner of the Accuquilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter PLUS three dies of your choice is........Congratulations, Clover!  You are one lucky gal!  … continue reading

29
Sep

Blog Sponsor Giveaway: Shabby Fabrics

Last month we had a great new blog sponsor join The Cottage Home blog and I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce them.  Shabby Fabrics has a wonderful giveaway for you all today, so please welcome our newest sponsor..........Here are a few words from Shabby Fabrics:My name is Jennifer Bosworth, owner of Shabby Fabrics. I am honored to be a guest at The Cottage Home.  Thank you so much, Lindsay!The Shabby Fabrics story begins here. All along while growing up, I loved arts and crafts with every ounce of my being. When it came time to choose a career and … continue reading

28
Sep

The Cottage Mama Sewing Patterns

I am very pleased to announce the release of my first two printed sewing patterns!Shortcake Reversible Romper and DressJaney JumperThese two patterns have been a labor of love for me and I have been working them for the last four months or so.  I've learned a lot along the way in regards to publishing printed patterns and I'm looking forward to working on more in the future.  So without further ado.....here are the first two The Cottage Mama Sewing Patterns:  SHORTCAKE REVERSIBLE ROMPER AND DRESS:Size 6 Month - Size 6DESCRIPTION:The Shortcake Reversible Romper and … continue reading

27
Sep

Mexican Taco Pasta Bake

Life with three kids is going pretty well.  Have I touched my sewing machine since Caspian was born? Well, no, not even once.  I'll get back to the machine eventually - it's always there waiting for me, ready to welcome me back with open arms.  But this little guy.......he's already growing up right before my eyes, so I am trying to soak up all the little baby time possible.One of my biggest challenges has been preparing dinner because I'm never quite sure when my little guy is going to nurse.  He tends to want to eat right when I should be cooking dinner - go … continue reading

22
Sep

Accuquilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter Giveaway

 This is probably one of my most favorite giveaways that I have done here on the blog!  Today we are giving away an Accuquilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter PLUS three dies of your choice to one very, very lucky The Cottage Home blog reader.  Pretty cool, right?  I love this sewing/quilting tool and I know you will too!In case you missed my previous post about the girls appliqued shirts that I made recently.  Here are some pictures of several of them that I made using my own Accuquilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter.....So, would you like to win your very own GO! Baby Fabric … continue reading

18
Sep

Finny and Zook Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the Finny and Zook - Whimsical Nursery Art giveaway is.........Congratulations, Tara! Please email me at thecottagemama[at]gmail[dot]com with your contact information and we will get you your artwork as soon as possible.  Thank you so much to everyone who entered.  I love Finny and Zook and I hope you do too!!If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of The Cottage Home blog, please email Lindsay at thecottagemama[at]gmail[dot]com for rates and more information. … continue reading