This past weekend I turned 40 (if you didn't catch the sweet and hilarious Happy Birthday post from Elli and Jess on Saturday, do) and in a little over a week...
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This is going to reveal how tragically unhip I am (and this has absolutely nothing to do with sewing, so if you're only here for that, you can stop reading...
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Just popping in to wish you all a Merry Christmas!!! My parents are here in Michigan from Seattle and the kids are soaking up all of the extra attention from...
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I try not to have to sew Halloween costumes. I already have so many things on my to-sew list that the possibility of putting time and effort into something that might...
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Hi hi!! Happy Friday! I just wanted to let you know that I'm a guest today on Vickie Howell's CRAFT-ish podcast. Vickie has had a successful career as an author,...
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My sisters and I are at a cottage on Lake Michigan this week with our families. It's turned out to be a lovely week, weather-wise, which in Michigan can be...
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We have two birthdays in our family this week. Hugo turns TWO tomorrow (I know, whuuuuut.) and Elliot will be NINE on Friday *silently sobs.* In addition, the past two weekends...
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I made new curtains for Hugo's nursery recently using the clementine print from my baby wale cord line for Cloud9, Small World. This gives me an excuse to show you...
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It's hopeless to try to get all of my wiggly little monkeys to look at a camera and smile at the same time, but I'm still really happy with how these turned...
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halloween: How much do I love that Clementine's Elsa costume has been finished since last Christmas? Or that Hugo fits into the Cow Costume this year? Or that Elliot decided...
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Happy Friday, friends!! Here's what I'm up to lately:For the past...hmmm quite a long time, actually, I have been slowly working on drafting and then sewing pants. I'm on a...
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Elliot and Clementine are back to school as of yesterday. Woooooohoo. I crave the beginning of school not because I want to see less of my kiddos, but because I love...
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Back this week after a lovely cottage vacation! We stayed on Silver Lake, Michigan last week with Mr Rae's side of the family: his mom and dad and sister and brother and their...
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Today is my mom's birthday. In addition to being smart and beautiful, she also happens to sew. Despite my supreme obstinance as a child, she also managed to teach me to...
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He's actually already 11 1/2 months because his birthday is March 22 which is now less than two weeks away *freaks out a little bit.* I know all parents say...
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