I had a fantastic trip down to Ohio last week to visit Sew to Speak, which is an absolutely adorable fabric store in Columbus, about three hours south of Ann...
Read MoreFirst grade. Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!. Last year, after I posted his first day picture on the blog, my mom pointed out that the t-shirt he was wearing was one she had given...
Read MoreEvery time I look at the Geranium Dress flickr pool, I can't help but emit little squeaks, ooohs, and awws at all the beauties in there. The Geranium pattern has...
Read MoreYes, I'm posting Quilt Market pics three months after the fact. A little strange? Maybe, but it made more sense to post them now that these fabrics are actually hitting...
Read MoreI've decided to do my Quilt Market blog posts a little differently this year; instead of posting Quilt Market pics back in May (which is when the most recent Quilt...
Read MoreI can hardly believe that some kids are already back in school! August school seems totally wrong to me, especially since it's just starting to feel like summer here in...
Read MoreI cut and sewed this dress yesterday. It was on my Summer Sew list and I figured I'd better get moving. Knit garments can be made really quickly when you own...
Read MoreI'm currently working on two (OK, after the response to this post, maybe three) new women's patterns, the first of which will be going into testing very soon! The newest one...
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago when I posted my favorite fabrics for clothing, I mentioned that one of them was rayon challis. Today I wanted to show you a top...
Read MoreI know that a number of you out there are terrified by the concept of shirring with elastic thread. You Fear the Shirr.Shirring is sewing with elastic thread in the...
Read MorePardon me while I post gratuitous photos of my babies. And by "my babies" I'm sure you already know that I am referring to my new line of organic flannel...
Read MoreLet's do a little dive into the Washi Dress photo pool, shall we? We are just a week shy of my Washi Dress Pattern's first birthday! I love wearing my...
Read MoreShe's four today! Yay!!! *kermit arms*Wait, how did she get so BIG??? *sobs*Birthdays are a mixed bag. On the one hand, I'm so proud of what a fun, silly, smart,...
Read MoreClementine will turn four tomorrow, so we had a party at our house yesterday afternoon and evening and invited some family and friends. Clementine was a holy terror, having skipped...
Read MoreI mentioned earlier this week that I had made more than one peplum top; this one was supposed to be the "muslin" version of the Briar Rose peplum, since this...
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