This week I worked on two little Charlie Dresses to send over to the You Are My Sister fundraiser event hosted by Heather Ross at Hart's Fabric in Santa Cruz...
Read MoreRAE-dar? You like that? Eh?? Oh, you are in for a world of Rae puns, you guys. You won't even know what happened. Besides, the only other name that seemed...
Read MoreHappy Monday, everyone!!! It's Elliot's birthday today! Want to see the cake I made him?He loves Guido. We had a fun birthday party yesterday with family: lots of presents and...
Read MoreUm, so maybe you didn't even notice, but I totally flaked on the final KCWC sew-off challenge, which was supposed to be a catalog-inspired garment. Elliot got sick and was home...
Read MoreSchool is almost back in session (or already back in session...waaaah!) and cooler weather is just around the corner.That means it's time to sew some FLASHBACK SKINNY TEES! Let's have...
Read MoreFirst. Am so excited about my fabric samples that came from Spoonflower yesterday. This little foxy print is one I designed in Inkscape last fall in just the blue and...
Read MoreI recently spotted the most adorable crochet jacket photographed on a toddler that was pale pink with a golden yellow trim and I JUST HAD TO MAKE ONE. I love it...
Read MoreSo some of you have noticed that the free patterns that are usually available on this site haven't been working for about the last week. I noticed only because of...
Read MoreOne complaint -- perhaps the only complaint -- I have with sewing is that it doesn't exactly lend itself to holiday socializing. You can't really put your machine in the...
Read MoreToddler Backpack Sewing Pattern - $8BUY NOWTonight I'm winding up the "Back to School Wardrobe" course I have been teaching over the last couple of months with Karen LePage at...
Read MoreThere is a reason that we bloggers tend to blather on about new websites. They either took a great deal of time or a great deal of money to put...
Read MoreHi friends! I've got a brand new fancy website at http://made-by-rae.com that you should come over and see! If you're seeing this post, it means that you need to update...
Read MoreJust popping in to say HI! and we've been packing, moving, and unpacking since Friday (in a couple different loads/shifts), hence I have not been posting. I put a teeny...
Read More1. Bunk Bed Fort, 2. big blocker and small ply, 3. Alphabet Tile Set, 4. Preschool Song Book Printable, 5. finished pirates and ninjas, 6. tool belt, 7. tic tac...
Read MoreI'm blog-sitting for Meg today over at Elsie Marley because she's in Hawaii (?!) and has asked all of her pals who live in the cold North to write about...
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