This year, we finally sent out Christmas cards. We have never, in point of fact, successfully mailed Christmas cards, ever in our entire married lives (or, for that matter, before we…
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I’m not totally sure if it’s the extra sunlight or the sheer number of hours I’m saving this summer by not driving carpool, but I have been ON FIRE with getting…
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I have been on an insane cross stitch kick lately. It all started with this one, which was a gift to me from a friend. We’d had this conversation on the…
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When my sister and I were very little, we had a bear family, sewn by my mother. I’m sure they came from some Better Housekeeping freebie pattern–there was a baby and…
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The last few days, I’ve been playing with microMod from Rob Bancroft of Green Bee Patterns & Design! Alexia and Rob have such a cool thing going over there: husband and…
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I love dresses, especially in the spring and summer. I don’t always make as much effort as I should to get up and get dressed every morning (or even most mornings)–a…
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In looking to create an Audrey Wardrobe, I started out by taking an inventory of what I already have. While Sarai calculated next what number she feels she ought to have…
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I sent out a newsletter announcement on Friday, and clicking “Send” was harder than I thought. In fact, I walked away and came back after picking the kids up from school,…
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So many of us came to sewing wanting to know more. OK, once I write that out I realize how ridiculous it sounds–I think what I mean is that no one…
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When I was sewing for my Craftsy class, Design and Sew an A-Line Skirt, I might have gotten a little carried away–I was enjoying the patternmaking so much, and refining the…
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Hooray! My second book, Stitch Savvy, is out in the world and available. It was two years in the making, and quite honestly, a ton of work–but I think it’s just…
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Can you believe it?? The FOURTH year we have done Sewing Buddies. That’s crazy town! I can hardly even think about how much has happened in those four years, and I…
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OK, for those of you who haven’t fallen asleep while I chronicle the scintillating closet cleaning project upon which I’ve embarked, another project complete! I didn’t think I’d be this excited…
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It’s flannel season. More than that, it’s Christmas season. I steadfastly refuse to put out Christmas things before the Thanksgiving turkey is fully digested, but after that, I do love me…
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I remember sewing before the internet. For me, and for most of the folks I knew who were sewing, it was primarily about achieving a goal–usually a finished garment. Sewing wasn’t,…
