The Spotted Lamb

The Spotted Lamb Navigating motherhood and military life one stitch at a time. Ultimately, my goal is to connect with others in cyber land through my sewing, some of my thoughts translated into words, and hopefully a few laughs.

Web Site: http://www.thespottedlamb.com/blog.html


Memorial Day

May 27, 2011
Memorial Day

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...

Jump On In! The Water’s Just Fine!

May 25, 2011

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...

Life Is Like A Box Of Crayons…

May 24, 2011
Life Is Like A Box Of Crayons…

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...

Add A Smile to Your Day

May 11, 2011
Add A Smile to Your Day

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

Street Cred

Apr 29, 2011
Street Cred

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...

Inspiration

Apr 17, 2011

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...

Get A Load of This Scrap!

Apr 6, 2011
Get A Load of This Scrap!

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! :)  

Wait, What Was I Just Saying??

Apr 3, 2011
Wait, What Was I Just Saying??

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...

Welcome!

Apr 2, 2011

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...