Hip to be square

December 13, 1986: Huey Lewis & the News peaked at 3 with "Hip To Be Square" "Hip to Be Square" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album, Fore!.

Well this past week has flown by. It's amazing how quickly time can fly by, even though the days seem to stretch out. Right? This past week, I worked on my Easy Peasy Blanket, I made a custom cushion for a little girl called Iyla, cooked lots of food and even a little bit of baking. Nigella's Choc Chip Bread Pudding - sooooo yummy! I read a couple of good books, finished a jigsaw puzzle and started another one and caught up on some Netflix. I'm slowing working my way through Blacklist. A…

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Squares are cool! Totally! You can do so much with a perfect square shape. Today’s projects are designs made with squares, specifically 1-1/4″ squares. Squares of this size are perfect for arranging in different […]

Huey Lewis

This quilt is for the soon-to-be-born son of my niece, Meghan, and her husband, Tyler. I found most of the fabrics at The Stitchin' Post. As seems to be the case with me, I picked up a few fabrics that just didn't fit into the quilt once I got to laying it out. Oh well, more for the stash! I finished the quilt August 12. The design was inspired by "Hip to be Square"by Busy Bee Quilt Designs. 40" x 52" The back is Alexander Henry's "Pool Monkey's Business - 2-D Zoo Cotton Flannel". I saw this…

Yahoo! Finally finished these babies! I had so much fun designing and making this quilt pattern. This basic two-block design is log-cabin like in structure and takes advantage of strip piecing to go t

I love layer cakes. I love those beautiful bundles of gorgeous 10" squares, all coordinated and stacked beautifully. I love that I can have a little piece of every fabric from a new designers range in a handy bundle. I had a few layer cake squares in my fabric basket which were left over from a quilt project I worked on last year (or perhaps even the year before). I joined the 'It's Cool to be Square' blog hop, hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt and thought it would be fun to somehow play…

The 5th graders are going retro this week. Some with a sculpture project and others with a collage project. 3 classes are creating space invader wood block sculptures that are inspired by the video game and the sculptures of Jason Torchinsky. The other 3 classes are creating abstract collages inspired by the geometric forms from minecraft and other 8-bit video games. Both projects have been big hits. A few things to think about... 1. Make sure, when starting a grade level sculpture project…

The American foursquare house is present in almost every urban neighborhood developed in the first half of the 20th century. Due to its inexpensive, yet practical, spacious, and attractive design, the American foursquare became the dwelling of choice for families looking to buy or build new homes at a reasonable price across the United States.