This chair is in my oldest child’s room.  She has since gone off to college (sniff!), and now when we have guests, they get to sleep in her room–surrounded by her…

I don’t really cook.  I mean, I don’t suck at it, necessarily, but I don’t relish it, either.  I know that these days, it seems like every mom is supposed to…

  So, I got an email yesterday that I’d been nominated for the Best Craftsy Instructor Blog in the Sewing category–you guys are so nice!  Final voting is taking place now…

Remember when I was working through my living room curtain uncertainty, and mentioned that I’d be re-covering my sofa?  Well, it’s done.  And it’s home.  And it’s AMAZING. If you’ll recall,…

The next installment of my Be a Better Craft Teacher series is up over at Sew, Mama, Sew!  This week, I’m talking about how much fun it is to plan HOW…

In addition to the Quick Release Scarf, I made a tiny little pair of lounge pants for the littlest member of our family!  I used the same elephants as the scarf,…

Ever since Rae announced that she had a fabric line coming out, I think all of us have been buzzing about her beautiful organic flannels.  Cloud9 does such great work, with…

So, there’s this neat little trick you can do on Pinterest, to see if anyone has pinned images from your site.  You type the URL for Pinterest into your nav bar,…

Over at Sew, Mama, Sew the next installment of my six-part series, Become a Better Craft Teacher, is up!  This week, we’re taking a closer look at the lesson objectives, and…

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I’m still plugging away at this jacket.  I’ve cut all the pieces for the muslin, and I’m starting to read through the instructions and mentally prepare…

I am currently writing a series over at Sew, Mama, Sew about teaching sewing and craft.  We’re calling it the Be a Better Craft Teacher series, and I’m drilling down on…

I am ready to sew a men’s jacket.  I am ready.  READY.  Well, not completely ready, but I think if I keep saying it, I’ll get readier.  REA-DY.  Ready. This is…