Archive for May, 2012

boulder creek festival

Posted on May 30th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Over Memorial Day weekend, we decided to hit the Boulder Creek Festival. It’s an annual event, and this was our first time. We started the day with some festival food. Zia and I had Jamba Juice and Island Noodles. The guys had chicken on a stick and fried rice, which was proclaimed to be “awesome, […]



birthday hats (and skirts)

Posted on May 26th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

My sister’s baby, Madeline, is turning one year old!  To celebrate, I stitched up a couple of reversible summer hats. The pattern is the Oliver + S Bucket Hat.  Have I mentioned how much I love Oliver + S? I made the Small, which fits 12-24 months.  The pattern sizes range from 6 months to […]



friday {this moment}

Posted on May 25th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” -Albert Camus



baby skirt tutorial

Posted on May 22nd, 2012 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Here’s how to make a simple baby skirt…using just one fat quarter of fabric. Fat quarters–you know, those squares of fabric at the fabric shop that you think are so pretty but you have no idea what to do with. Unless, you’re a quilter, of course (which I am not). A fat quarter is made […]



backyard visitors

Posted on May 21st, 2012 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

With the snow finally gone (for now) the mountain wildlife are emerging bit by bit from their winter hideouts. We’re having a lot of fun spying on them. We’ve found coyote, raccoon, and moose tracks in the past couple of days. We looked out our front window and this little mule deer was peering back […]