The Spotted Lamb

Ahhhh, the smell of hotdogs and burgers on the grill, the sound of kids splashing in the sprinklers and the feeling of sun sizzling your skin.  What could this mean?  That’s right!  We’re kicking off summer with the celebration of the Memorial Day weekend!  I hope you are beginning to feel the...

Would it surprise you to know that I have never had a proper sewing lesson in my life?  Well, I haven’t.  And I don’t think I will break the trend anytime soon.  I am a totally self-taught quilter and learned everything I know today about quilting by reading others’ quilting blogs, examining online tutorials...

I’ve always loved color and have never been afraid to use it.  There honestly is not a color I don’t like (although if I had to rank them, purple would fall towards the bottom of the list…)  I have found though, and I have a feeling this may be true for most people out...

With these delicious Strawberry Shortcake Cookies from (none other than) Martha Stewart's recipes.

Once my husband and I decided to venture into the mysterious world of parenthood, I was sure to make my decision to have children contingent on the fact that, no matter what, I would NEVER own a mini-van!  NEVER.  Fast forward 3 years....to the sound of deafening silence as I laid on the ultrasound...

Being a military wife offers me so many opportunities to see and experience our country in ways I would have otherwise not been able to.  Our previous station was located in the Garden State of NJ, which, growing up on the West Coast, was like moving to a foreign country!  After the initial shock...

Every quilt I make begins with rotary cutting the basic shapes I will use from the fabric -- this, in turn, results in an unbelievable amount of scrap! :)  

I used to pride myself on having a mind like a steel trap -- I could remember anything -- I could grocery shop without a list and come home without missing a single item, I never needed a calendar, and I would most definitely laugh at the sight of a post-it note....Well, all of that memory...

Hello?  Hello.  Is this mic. on???Ugh, the blogging world....so vast, so intimidating, so...21st century.  I am not sure where to begin other than to welcome you to my blog and website:  The Spotted LambHow did I end up here you might ask?  Great question!  I have always enjoyed sewing and have 'tinkered' around wi...