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home decor

  • Living Room Drapes

    I’m currently reviewing swatches and making plans to–at long last–make the drapes for our living room.  Yes, the same living room.  It’s still not done.  Here we are on the average…

  • Laundry Room Reveal!

    In the grand scheme of home renovation, any small step forward is at least a step FORWARD. So this make-over for our laundry room, while not massive in scale, makes me…

  • Nearly There

    Projects that are almost finished (but not quite): My new temporary studio, situated in our dining room.  I won’t have a “real” studio until the basement gets finished, which we thought…

  • Nesting Birds for the Little Girls

    I went to a baby shower recently, and as is my apparent habit, liked the gift I gave so much that I came back home and made another for our house! …

  • Teen Room: Progress

    I think in my head, this was a Grand Reveal.  But my husband was away all last week, and when he got home on Friday evening, I hurt his feelings by…

  • Sewing for Your Home E-Course Begins Today!

    It’s not too late to join us! Sign up and get started right. this. second.  Make lovely things that last, make great memories and stronger sewing skills, and make hay while…

  • Bed Skirt, Duvet and Curtains. Sort Of.

    The mattress for our oldest child’s hot pink four-poster bed finally arrived today!  Woot!  I had been waiting and waiting for it to get here so I could take some photos…

  • Pile of Pillows!

    I think it would be hard to do home dec sewing and not make a least one giant pile of pillows.  These are for my oldest child, to go on her…

  • Circular Placemat and Mitered Napkin

    Next week I begin the Sewing for Your Home e-course, and this week, I’m sharing a few of the projects to give you a taste of what we’ll be doing in…

  • Sewing for Your Home E-Course Now Registering!

    Hooray!!  It’s time to get ready for the Sewing for Your Home e-course!!  I am super excited about this class–not least of which because it has given me an excuse to…

  • House Update

    The short version is: we’re still super stalled on the kitchen.  The butcher block bar has yet to be installed, and while I’ve pretty much chosen a backsplash, it’s crazy expensive…