What you'll learn Last year, we installed solid oak hardwood floor in our main bedroom and family room. To our dismay,…
Note: This article was featured in Simplified Building's project blog! Before After Husband's matching desk The pipe and connectors are from Simplified Building,…
What does a Program Manager do? It’s not a role that you come out of college pursuing, and it’s often…
It's not easy to quit your job for the reason "I need me time." It's even harder as a woman…
I worked in Silicon Valley tech for over 10 years when I burned out--I should've recognized the symptoms sooner, but…
I quit Google after >10 years as a Technical Program Manager. Leaving the Android team was the hardest work decision…
There's a multitude of research, articles, and talks about gender inequality, but there's a subtler side that is most often…
My job as a Program Manager has increasingly included navigating people's emotions. When teams are pressured and individuals are stressed,…
Stats Size: 70" x 70"Time: ~100 working hrs3-4hrs for each of the 17 star blocksHundreds of grey star and border…
It's a labor of love to know who you're making a custom quilt for: from design to finish, it's like…
Stats Size: 71" x 98"Weight: 6lb 6ozTime: ~51 hrsDesign: 4hrsCutting: 8hrsPiecing: 26hrsQuilting: 10.5hrsBinding: 3hrsCost: ~$330Quilting fabric: $200Backing and binding fabric:…
Having guests sign a quilt instead of a guest book is a great way to create wall art that will…
There's something comforting about traditional, vintage quilts. Here's a modern take on a vintage pattern, using bright fabrics and quilting…
I had to make these when I saw them in Make it Sew Modern. I couldn't figure out how they were…
It takes 40 yards of piping to make 8 cushions. Crazy. I checked my math at least 5 times. Box cushions…
Meet our newest addition to our home! After a long string of quilting for others, I relished spending time on…
This has been my most ambitious project so far, and I was mentally exhausted after finishing it. I started with the…
I've always seen photos of the perfectly red, endless splitter cracks in Indian Creek and Moab, thinking they're pretty awesome,…