It is National Embroidery Month, don’t you know? So we asked Cornflower Blue’s Rachel Hunnicut, a talented knitter, crocheter and embroider-er-errrrr, to create a beginner embroidery tutorial for Prudent Baby. And look at the little beauty she came up with! Ahhhh, crafting in bed at it’s finest.
Take it away Rachel!
I recently asked the Prudent Mamas on facebook if I should put cheddar cheese on my apple pie. The answers ranged from “duh, of course!” to “what the ?”
I’d never had my apple pie with cheddar cheese before, but I had often seen it offered, especially on travels to the midwest and the northeast. That night I was feeling indecisive, so I made two small rustic apple pies and enjoyed one with whip cream, and one with cheddar cheese.
Get the Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie verdict and recipe after the jump, and let us know what you think about cheese on pie in the comments for your chance to win this week’s surprise prize – that awesome yard of whale fabric.
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So we are now American Girl fans in the Curtis household. Well, Scarlet is a fan of her doll (and I admit I am kind of living out some childhood fancy-doll fantasies myself, don’t judge me), but the Prudent Dad and I are not so much a fan of shelling out tons of cash on doll accessories. So in the Prudent Mama spirit, I tried to make doll clothes. Then realized I would rather dump cash on clothes then get arthritis piecing together teensy seams all day long. Hmmm, what could I make this doll? 
Then it hit me – Scarlet’s favorite thing in the world is her nap mat, so why not make one for her doll? As you can see, both Dolly and Scarlet are huge fans.
Check out more creepy Doll Nap Mat pics after the jump. What cool things have you whipped up for dolls? Leave us some comments, this week’s favorite comment takes home a whole yard of Dan Stiles fabric from Fabricworm!
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Ladies, I truly believe this to be true. I think most of you would agree that on some level, this is important. So, I’d like your help to create this kind of space, and maybe we can help each other in the process. 
I work out of the converted garage behind my house. This is my office, my craft room, my sewing room, my writing space, and where my husband works out (note: I don’t work out, ha). I know I am lucky to have a space like this, as many prudent mamas work out of closets, dining room tables, garages, or on the floor. Rather then continue to treat it like a scene from Hoarders, I’d like to embrace my good fortune and honor this space with the organization and care it deserves.
While I have made small improvements over the past few years (biggest improvement: cleaning it before I took these pictures), the space is inefficient and not-pretty, leading me to avoid entering it (i.e. doing my work). It is time for a super-prudent redesign, and I’m planning on taking you along with me as I make small, cost-effective (yet hopefully stylish) improvements. There are specific needs and challenges, so I am hoping you can make some suggestions and we can work on this project together. Maybe we will all learn something from each other about making space in our lives for our work.
I’ll ask you my questions after the jump. Please leave comments with your thoughts, and bonus: our favorite comment of the week wins a yard of Dan Stiles fabric from Fabricworm!
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We uploaded all (almost 1,000!) of the potholder pictures entered into the Sewing Machine Double Down Contest (sponsored by Brother) to the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr! Check them out, and join the pool. We love seeing all the new Prudent Baby projects uploaded there. Hope y’all are having lovely weekends. Mmm, my blueberry scones are beeping…
And the winner is…Ouiser on the Bacon Cheddar Biscuits post who said: Heck yeah you can add bacon to anything. My daughter got the Melissa & Doug sushi play set for Christmas and was instantly obsessed with sushi. She begged me to make it. From experience, I knew that the first time she had it, there needed to be something familiar…something beloved. And by jove… I put bacon in those sushi rolls.
Umm, okay, bacon on sushi – had NEVER crossed my mind, but sounds AMAZ! Go ahead and send us your address using the contact form and we will send you your prize. Winners have 5 days to contact us before forfeiting their prize to another lucky reader.
Find out next week’s Friday Surprise Prize (oh man, it’s a good one!) after the jump…
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Here are a few things we loved from the finalists of the Potholder contest. As if sewing machines and fabric weren’t enough here is some Link Love ladies. We give and we give… HA!
First we have a double potholder tutorial from Jessica of A Little Gray
We’ve done a crayon roll but are geeking over this mini coloring tote from LBG Studio!
Katie from The Middlebrook Family shares an adorable DIY way to wrap gifts.
Catherine from Avery and Winslow has a beautiful Anthro-inspired cuff DIY.
And Sunni from Love Affair With My Brother (best blog name ever) gives a great turning trick. Sunni has a naughty sense of humor. We like.
And then for a little shopping…
Katie from Notes from a very Red Kitchen sells HANDMADE BUTTONS. ADORBS! Go look, we will wait…
Now go check out everything at Modern Radar. GORGEOUS!
If I missed you, finalist lady, give me a shout and we will include you next week!
Also, have you heard that February is National Embroidery Month?
Go check out Project Embroidery, a new contest from Brother. And don’t forget to follow Brother on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on exciting contests, tutorials, and deals!
And if that has you itching to do some embroidery, leave a comment on any post from this week. If it’s the most awesome, you will win a fab Sublime Stitching Camp Out embroidery pattern.
Are you ready for some clean, modern, and minimalist art for the nursery? Enter: ModTots by Modern Bird! When Megan from ModTots offered to let me pick out a piece for baby Gordon, I jumped! I went with Harrison the Fox but I am also dying over the owl and the zebra and the robots, oh the robots!
So what do you think? Do you want one for your baby’s room? Or even for the living room? Because I kinda want to put one in every room. Find out more about ModTots, how you can get a ModTot character named after your tot, and what you have to do to enter this rad giveaway after the jump.
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