Kid's Clothes Week Challenge is coming up next week. I always feel a little sheepish participating, because I actually *do* have plenty of time to sew each week (the challenge...
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Want an easy way to "girl up" your Flashback Tees? How about a puff sleeve? It's so easy, it's crazy. Here's what I'm talking about:(she's wearing a basic rectangle skirt...
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I'm so excited to be part of Sarah Jane's Out to Sea Blog Tour today! I'm going to show you the adorable Charlie Tunic I made for Elliot with two...
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I've been working on a little side-project, something very new and different to me: having the Washi Dress Sewing Pattern printed on paper. There's been such a wonderful response to...
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photo by rochelle new, used with permissionEvery few months or so, Mr Rae and I drop the kids off with his parents and go somewhere fun for the weekend. Last...
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I don't even know what was happening with this photoshoot. What IS this??Who knows. A chance to show off my new nerdy glasses? Or my favorite teacups?OK, I know I...
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I can't tell you how much fun it is to watch your Washi Dresses pop up in the Washi Dress photo pool. It's been just over a month since I...
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This post walks you through how to create a maxi version for this pattern, with some notes on adding a full lining to the Trillium dress.
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I will be in Vermont in just a couple weeks, and the lovely Phiona, owner of Nido Fabrics in Burlington VT, has kindly invited me to be a guest of...
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Kindergarten. Waaaaaaaaaaah! *weeps into coffee cup*(Notably absent: a handmade backpack, which his mother did not make for him, having been distracted this weekend by her Heather Ross stash instead. I'd...
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I can tell that you've been missing seeing my little munchkins on the ol' blog lately. Right? No worries, in the midst of sewing Washi Dresses, I found some time to sew...
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My Elliot starts kindergarten next week. WAAAAAH! Unbelieveable. With back-to-school season here, I thought we should take a peek at all the great backpacks that people have been making with my...
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I've put together a little series of not-exactly-high-quality-but-still-informative video tutorials to show how I do a partial (bodice) lining for the Trillium Dress.
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School 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...
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I've had a few people ask how I did my hair in the maxi dress post:I used the Simple Gibson Tuck tutorial from Sara Lynn Paige. As you can see...
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