• Tutorial for a Lined Bodice on Sew, Mama, Sew!

    Today over on Sew, Mama, Sew I’m sharing a tutorial for making the Flip Flop Dress with a variation in the waistline seam.  When I was manufacturing children’s clothing for a…

  • Kindle Cover Tutorial: Updated!

    NOW AVAILABLE: A step-by-step video tutorial and printable project guide!  See the post and get the PDF.  One of the most popular tutorials I have ever published here on the blog…

  • The Sew Together Bag

    This is my fourth version of the Sew Together Bag.   Previously this year, I made THREE of these puppies as pencil pouches for my children for school.  Act of motherly…

  • Antique Quilt Sections in Shadowboxes

    When my mother went away to college, her grandmother made her this quilt for her dorm room bed. When I went away to college, my mother gave it to me for…

  • Planning My Sewing

    I love the planning part of sewing.  Love, love, love it.  Choosing the pattern, seeking out the perfect fabric–or finding a fabric, and tracking down the perfect pattern–is the STUFF.  I…

  • Back to School Wardrobes: Younger Girls

    At last!  The final installment in my Back to School Wardrobes series: younger girls.  This encompasses everything from toddlers (around size 2) up to school-age (around size 6 or 7).  Because there…

  • The Flip Flop Dress Pattern NOW AVAILABLE!

    It’s here, it’s here!!  The Flip Flop Dress pattern is available for purchase and download NOW in my shop! Huge thanks to all of you who have been so patient and…

  • The Flip Flop Dress: Variations

    In addition to the core Flip Flop Dress pattern, I’m also sharing some of the variations for the dress!  Initially, ALL of these pieces and techniques were included in the full…