Maiden Voyage...

A maiden voyage is usually referred to as the first journey of a ship or aircraft, but I also think the concept fits my first experience with my pair of TOMS!  I've known of TOMS for sometime, but never thought they looked like 'me', that is until I tried on a pair and fell in LOVE with them.  The shoes are awesome, and so is the company, its a win-win!

Have you heard about TOMS' One for One movement?  In short, with every pair of shoes purchased, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need- how cool is that???

In addition, on Tuesday, April 5th, TOMS is hosting One Day Without Shoes, by chance are you participating?  Check out the website and the video below for more information/details!

What A Quilting Weekend!!!

I can't believe it is already Sunday evening! Time sure does fly when you're having fun! :) I spent Saturday shopping for a quilt pattern and fabric for my sweet friend Kara, as she is entrusting me with making a quilt for her! I have to say that I'm quite honored! I haven't quilted since I made Mr. D his football quilt, and I have yet to finish adding the binding to my very first quilt, circa January 2009 (Shhh! Don't tell anyone!).

Kara selected Threaded Pear Studio's Fantastic-O Fat Fun quilt pattern which calls for 12 fat quarters- not too shabby!

Above is what we walked out of the quilt shop with- 12 fat quarters, binding, backing, and the pattern.

12 fat quarters and binding (top left- green with blue polka dots).

Today (Sunday) I went to the Long Beach Quilt Festival with my Momma and Grandma M. We all love to sew, create, and quilt which makes for fun outings. Long Beach was my first experience with a quilt show and I really enjoyed myself! I walked out with some Riley Blake fabric (one of my favorite fabric companies), business cards from lots of creative ladies, as well as a handful of patterns! I've got some great things in store for my blog and for Squirmy Worm Studio...I sure do hope that you stick around to experience it all with me! :)

A Quick Shout Out!

If you're looking for the Squirmy Worm Studio Appreciation giveaway...click here (giveaway ends Friday!).


Ordering fabric online an be very painful and costly, however I wanted to make you aware of Fabric.com as I have recently had great success with them (I just received my first order, with the second on its way!). In my experience, I have found that Fabric.com has great prices on all of their cotton quilting fabrics as well as awesome sales! Shipping is free with orders over $35 (which is easy to achieve), the cuts are generous, and you're able to buy fabric in half yard increments (my favorite!). I've found that their shipping is fast, they label all of the fabrics with a little sticker which helps me organize the fabric when I store it, and their Customer Service department is top notch.

If you decide to give Fabric.com a try, I hope that you have as many great things to say about the company and experience as I do! :)

*Please note that I was not paid for this review, as I'm only documenting my personal experience. :)

White Casual Dinnerware

I've been doing a little online window shopping for white casual dinnerware. I've come to find that there are many options, however I've had a hard time finding a 'young' dinnerware collection- most to be a bit matronly. :( There are two collections that I would like to see in person...

Lenox Tin Can Alley. I may be able to work with these, however I know that I do not want square dishes- been there and done that!


Emma Dinnerware. I like the dotted details on these dishes.

One thing I do know, is that I'm adding a set of these to the white dinnerware for a pop of color! :)

If you don't mind me asking, where did you purchase your dishes from? (I've been focusing my attention on Macy's, Crate and Barrel {lovely, but too expensive for me!}, Pottery Barn, and Mikasa.com).

My New Favorite Store is...

Bed Bath & Beyond!!! I had lost hope in customer service and return policies until my recent interaction with Bed Bath & Beyond, thus it's been deemed my new favorite store!

In early 2007 Mr. D and I registered for these dishes at Bed Bath & Beyond, 12 place settings in two colors- taupe and a mild teal. We opted not to register for fine china, as I was gifted four boxes of china years ago. We received all of the dishes we had registered for, and I was in love with them until I removed all of the price tags (off of a total of 44 pieces) and washed them- chipping a few pieces in the process! I was so disappointed and wanted to dig the price tags out of the trash in hopes of returning the pieces, but opted not to be a crazy lady and kept the dishes. :(

The years have passed and the dishes continue to chip, thus my frustration and disappointment growing day by day! Saturday morning I was getting ready to go to Bed Bath & Beyond to buy a replacement dish (again!) when I sat down at the computer and wrote a quick email to corporate explaining my disappointment in the quality of the dishes. Within 8 hours (on a Saturday!) I received a response email from Bed Bath & Beyond stating that they want their customers to be 100% satisfied with their customer service and merchandise, and to bring in the dishes for a return and/or exchange!

I had some major anxiety this morning about returning the dishes (truth is I always have anxiety about returns, even with a receipt!). I went to the return counter, explained the situation, and the return was made without a hitch! I'm now in the market for new dishes! Until the purchase is made, Mr. D and I are eating off of my fine china (tonight we had pizza on the china- kind of felt like a sin, but it is what it is!). :)