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Category: Home Economics

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Quilting 101: Star Sashing Tutorial

Quilting 101: Star Sashing Tutorial
Home Economics / How To Quilt / quilting / Sashing / Tutorials  Quilting

Hey guys! I have a fun tutorial for you. I made this patriotic quilt for my mom this year, and I had so many questions on how I created the star sashing in between my blocks. I put up a tutorial on Instagram, but since that’s kind of hard to…

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Quilting 101: How to Prepare Backing and Baste a Quilt

Quilting 101: How to Prepare Backing and Baste a Quilt
Baste / Home Economics / How To Quilt / quilting / Sewing  Quilting

Hi friends! I’m back with another video in my How to Quilt series. I hope you’re enjoying these posts! Today I’ll be showing you how to baste your quilt top and get it all ready for quilting!   There are a few ways to baste a quilt top, today I’m…

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Quilting 101: How To Piece Fabric

Quilting 101: How To Piece Fabric
Home Economics / How To Quilt / quilting / Sewing  Quilting

Hey guys and welcome back to another video in my Quilting 101 series. Today I’m sharing my tips and tricks for piecing a quilt top. Usually when you talk about quilting most people think of a finished quilted product. But quilting can be separated into two main parts. Piecing your…

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6th Grade Top Homeschool Curriculum Picks

6th Grade Top Homeschool Curriculum Picks
6th Grade / Home Economics / Top Picks  Curriculum Forum

Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing our top 6th grade homeschool curriculum picks! We’ve gotten to the point where we’re pretty pleased with our line up of curriculum. While I like to do a variety of student independent as well as teacher led activities I like to start introducing a little…

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May 2016 Monthly Meal Plan

May 2016 Monthly Meal Plan
Home Economics / Homeschool / Monthly Meal Plan / Recipes  Monthly Meal Plan

Hey guys! I’m so excited for May because that means we only have one more month of school left! I start getting really bad summer fever right about now and with the weather warming up I want to do just about anything else besides hang out in the kitchen cooking.…

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Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken
Home Economics / Homeschool / Main Dishes / Recipes  Main Dishes

Hey guys, I have a super easy and delicious recipe for you today. As most of you know I don’t have a lot of time to fuss around in the kitchen, but I still like to have home-cooked meals as well. This recipe covers both needs beautifully! We have sports…

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April 2016 Monthly Meal Plan

April 2016 Monthly Meal Plan
Home Economics / Homeschool / Monthly Meal Plan / Recipes  Monthly Meal Plan

Hi everyone! I’m so sorry, but apparently April snuck up on me, and I totally forgot to post my monthly meal plan! Ironically, I’m just finishing up my new cookbook and meal plan book which I thought was funny! Apparently I can’t multi-task these days! I think my brain is…

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Easy No Bake Easter Flower Cookies

Easy No Bake Easter Flower Cookies
Cooking / Easter / Home Economics / Homeschool / Recipes  Easter / Snacks

Hi everyone! We had a major blizzard today, and so I thought it would be the perfect time to make some fun Easter treats since it’s this weekend! Hopefully the snow will subside by then so we can actually go outside and enjoy it!   So just in case you’re…

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March 2016 Monthly Meal Plan

March 2016 Monthly Meal Plan
Home Economics / Mom Stuff / Monthly Meal Plan / Organization / Recipes  Monthly Meal Plan

Good day! Are you starting to get overwhelmed with school, activities, and life in general? So much that you haven’t had time to cook a decent meal in weeks, and you’re living off of take out and cereal? Fret no more fellow homeschooler because I have our March Monthly Meal…

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Tip Tuesday: Managing Laundry for a Large Family

Tip Tuesday: Managing Laundry for a Large Family
Home Economics / Homeschool / Organization / Tip Tuesday  Laundry / Tip Tuesday

Hi everyone and welcome back to Tip Tuesday! Today’s tip isn’t exactly homeschooling related, it’s more homemaking related. Have you ever wondered how we keep on top of laundry with a large family? Well, this week’s Tip Tuesday is all about how we organize and handle our laundry!   With…

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