by Kelli Donley | Oct 29, 2015 | Domestic Art
Otto #2. This is a gift for baby Wall #3. I’m calling her Tres for now. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Oct 23, 2015 | Domestic Art, handmade, Heirloom Hacienda
I love these kitchen towels. They are soft, easy to iron crisp, great to tuck into your pants when cooking or to lay across your lap as a giant napkin. One of my new favorite sewing projects is to embellish these and gift them with a jar of something canned out of the...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 22, 2015 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda
I made this for the couch; there are two more in the works — one a log cabin pillow using a Grand Canyon patch in the center, and a W pillow. I love putting this home together. Half square triangles are fun and these are totally wonky, but I love them all the...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 15, 2015 | Domestic Art
This is one the trickier things I’ve ever knit. It stretched me to learn quite a bit, and while this one does have a couple errors — I am very happy with the result. This Otto cardigan is for Jorja, a new babe in South Dakota and the first granddaughter of...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 28, 2015 | Community, Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead
This weekend I had a few girlfriends over for a sewing bee. We chatted and enjoyed a potluck. Of course there was laughter and gossip and sharing of ideas and support. It was a lovely way to spend a few hours with friends in my new home. And I started an...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 22, 2015 | Domestic Art, Handmade goods, Heirloom Hacienda
I grew up watching my mom quilt, who made it look easy. Her skills improved rapidly, as did the complexities of her completed projects. I have a left-hand brain. I am left handed and when looking at something spacial, I often have to turn around and literally look at...