As we continue the saga of updating our house, I have learned to become less attached to things I love and be a little more honest with myself about them. I…
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Have you read Austin Kleon’s book? I remember when it was first going around as a blog post, which he uploaded after he very first gave it as a commencement address…
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The vintage maps I decoupaged on my empty cardboard diaper boxes turned out really pretty, but the upper edges had a tendency to peel and unroll, and I was concerned that…
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This is the story of a problem and a solution. And it all starts with house hunting. Join me, if you will, on a (short-ish) journey all the way back to…
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I am delighted this fine Friday to announce that my new site is up and live and fabulous! This is one of those projects that was months in the making, with…
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Even I didn’t know how many there were. See them now, all in one place.…
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I loved Lush when it came out five years ago. It was one of the very first collections I ordered for the shop, back when it was all housed in my…
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My oldest child is going off to college this month. On the one hand, I have wrapped my brain around that and am excited for her–and for us, with all the…
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This is the Lisette Passport jacket, one of the patterns put out by Liesl Gibson of Oliver + S for Simplicity. It’s one of the four patterns featuered in the Fall…
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I haven’t really been a pattern tracer, up until now. And possibly I still wouldn’t be, except someone made a comment on a post (I think this one, about notches) saying…
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This is the Colette Sorbetto tank, a simple and flattering sleeveless shell with a front pleat detail and bias-bound neck and armholes. I stitched this one up last year out of…
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My all-yellow Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt is coming along nicely! This has been my back-seat project for a while, the one that’s cut and ready to go, but waiting…
