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Half Square Triangle Rag Quilt

Half Square Triangle Rag Quilt

We love rag quilts in our house, but finding different styled patterns for a rag quilt can be difficult! When I decided to make gifts from the heart last Christmas I came up with this pattern. I am sharing the tutorial with you today. It 

Paper Piecing Tutorial

Paper Piecing Tutorial

I have been sewing since I was 8 (it was one of my first projects in 4-H). Even though I have sewn many things, I had a fear of paper piecing. Fast-forward to two years ago and I decided to take a paper piecing class 

Planned Breedings 2020

Planned Breedings 2020

Our first planned breeding is Percy and Annabeth. Annabeth should kid in April of 2020. Percy: Percy traces his lineage back to the Iron Rod Alpine herd out of Virginia. We are excited to bring these genetics to our herd! Check out the Iron Rod 

Calzones

Calzones

When Friday rolls around Calzones (or pizza) are sure to be found on our dinner table. Calzones are a family favorite here. I make our calzones a little differently – there is no pizza sauce (marinara) inside of the calzone. Instead, the only fillings that 

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

If I had to pick a favorite Thanksgiving/Christmas food, I think I would pick Sweet Potatoes (or Yams). My Grandma made the BEST sweet potatoes/yams in the world. It took me a while to perfect her recipe, but I think I have it now. Don’t 

Crochet Bow Headband

Crochet Bow Headband

The snow is flying already and that means warm winter gear is needed! To keep things from getting boring, it is always fun to have a variety of head warming accessories. This cute Crochet Bow Headband fills the bill. It is cute, quick, and easy 

Crochet Mini Bow

Crochet Mini Bow

Crochet bows are super cute, and this mini bow is the cutest! This little bow is perfect for hair clips, accessories, accents, and more. It is really easy to make, and it takes no time at all to complete. I end up making many of 

American Alpine Does

American Alpine Does

The building blocks for our Alpine dairy goat herd are these two does – Reyna and Annabeth. Our herd has a literary theme, so these two ladies are named after two characters from books. Both of their names come from the Percy Jackson book series. 

American Alpine Bucks

American Alpine Bucks

Meet Percy and Loki – the herd sires for our farm. After an unsuccessful attempt at AI’ing our does we decided that we needed to purchase some bucks. These two have quite the personalities! Meet Percy Percy traces his lineage back to the Iron Rod 

Crochet Scrunchie

Crochet Scrunchie

Who loves a cute crochet scrunchie? It seems as if the 90s are back in full force! Many young people are rocking scrunchies again. With that in mind, I decided to come up with a quick and easy crochet scrunchies pattern. What I have noticed