Wide-margin Conference Printable

You, my blog, have been exhumed from the depths of ... wherever unused blogs go. I don't know how long this will last, but I'm excited to be here.

The 189th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was this last weekend, and in the interest of really studying and absorbing the words of our modern-day prophets, I've made a little thing. Okay, it's kind of a big thing. A 174+ page thing! It's all of the conference talks with a wide margin for notes, alllllllll the references, and every talk starts on the right side page so they can be printed individually! I hope you enjoy studying the beautiful words of hope and love. ♥♥♥

Click here to go to the download!

Christmas

So it is a little lat but MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SALT LAKE CITY

 standing in the obervitory

 standing in front of the doers of the temple

I love this temple.

COUSINS

I loved to be with my cousins in AZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

young womens camp

It is my first time going to young womens camp and I am nervous. I knit my very first wash cloth and now I am working on a bag that you can take in to the shower. It will hold my shampoo, conditioner, soap and my face cleaner.

I've Been Hacked...

Okay, by my daughter.  I have decided to let Emma post on the blog.  Stay tuned for more!

hi

Both railie and emma  are in SF with  there grandma. There baby cozen.

hay

It has been a year now hasn't it

I Think I am Still Alive...

My, it has been a while, hasn't it.  So sorry for that, life just gets in the way of the Blog World sometimes and you just have to do what you have to do.

The girl's had a two-week spring break in March!  We drove home to Idaho and stayed with Grandma and the Papa's and visited with some friends that we dearly miss.  While there we celebrated EVERYTHING!!  It has been hard since we moved back to AZ and don't have my parental units close by to celebrate, so we did it in one fell swoop.  It was great!

We celebrated Halloween with pumpkin carving,

meet Jack, complete with the ultra scary heart nose,

spooky,

jack-o-lantern cheeseburgers,

and costumes.

Bee Block Report: February!

For the Bee-Stitched group, Sarah decided she was going for clean line improv blocks, focusing on Erin Michael's "Lush" fabric.  Those are the pieces with the color dots and the paint by number look to them.  Her inspiration came from this quilt by Tallgrass Prairie Studio.  I am hoping they will be well received.

Next up are Rene's blocks for the 1 Year, 12 Quilts group.  She wanted crosses, as she collects them and wanted a quilt for her family to snuggle under.  She let us have free rein with only two rules: 1.  Red, which we could enhance with our stash, and cream, only what was generously provided. 2. Had to look like a cross, not a plus sign.  Fun!  The first cross is made of half square triangles with a simple red border.  And yes, it is slightly askew.  Hopefully, it is not too wonky. 

This second cross is a paper pieced braid that I designed.  It was a LOT of fun to make!  I actually did most of it while watching Vertigo, which made for a rather entertaining night!

And this is my quilt for the Doll Quilt Swap over on flickr.  I hope my stalkee partner likes it. And no, that is not a black square.  Well it is, but it is actually a huge magnet covering up the part that would totally give away whom I have been stalking watching.

Happy Birthday, To You!

Railie's sixth birthday, in pictures...

Barbie clothes, I love her reaction!

Strawberry cake with chocolate frosting.

Making a wish and blowing!

January Block Swaps

This was my first time paper piecing.  I am totally hooked now!  Loved it and it was so much easier than I had originally thought.  Whoot!!!

This block is called Twirling Star and is block #26 in the Quiltmaker 100 Block publication.  Holy cow that thing is full of cool stuff!  This is the block that Donna at Allz I'm Sewing is... chose this month.

And who doesn't love geese?  I love their simplicity of the pattern and the complex prints and soothing solid Heidi chose here.

It is the Dutchman's Puzzle from Modify Tradition.  That Heidi chose for her January block.  

These were both a ton of fun to piece.  Can't wait for February!

A Quilter's Blessing

May your bobbins always be full
Your batting always be plenty

May your pins stay off the floor
So not to drive the cat nutty

May your seams be the perfect quarter
Your points a pretty penny

(I am not sure where I found this, it is written on an envelope I found the other day, and it seems to be missing a line.)

I wish you much quilty happiness in the new year!

Cloudy Day Sunset

Just a pretty sunset I captured while taking photos of my Sis-in-Law's family.

CREATE

More Free Fabric!!

This new fabric store is having a super fun giveaway!  They have awesome fabric and great prices!  Go enter and order some new fabric, already!!

Pay it Forward

Have you seen these going around the blog world?  I am so excited to have signed up over at Donna's blog. It sounds super-de-dooper fun!  So what are you waiting for??  Hurry it up already!  I want to make som goodies!!!!

1. I will make a little something for the first THREE people who comment on this post with PIF in their comments. It will be a surprise and it will arrive on your doorstep when you least expect it!


2. I will have 365 days to do it in. What’s the catch? To get a handmade present from me, you have to play too. This means YOU pledge to send a little handmade something to THREE readers of your blog. It doesn’t have to be quilty – just handmade.


3. You must have a blog.  Or your wife's blog.  Or the dog's.  Just a blog that you can put the badge on.


4. Once you comment here, you must post about your Pay It Forward on your blog to keep the fun going, with the Pay It Forward badge.

Block Party GIveaway Fat Quarters

Block Party GIveaway Fat Quarters, originally uploaded by handmadebyalissa.

You could win this fabric!! Yee-Wow!! I want me some pretty, pretty goodness!!


(Go HERE to find out how!)

Halloween

This year, I only got to make two costumes. Very sad! Emma found hers at JoAnn's for 60% off and I frankly could not have made it for that.

Emma the Ice Princess

Snow White Railie

Ian the Spider - I know, not the world's greatest photo, but you get to see his legs in action!

Kaitlyn's Quilt

My latest finished quilt, and my first foray into free motion quilting. By no means is it professional, but I LOVE the results! I made this quilt for one of my best friend's new baby girl. It based on a pattern by k.p. kids and co. Super fun to make, though totally out of my comfort zone. I actually had to build up the brights in my stash in order to make it...

I am participating in the online quilt festival hosted by Amy at Park City Girl. So much fun! Click on the link up there above my quilt and follow the post to drool at over 300 homemade quilts.

Border and binding.

My favorite bug. I had a blast picking the colors for this one.