paradise

I know people who finish a project or two a week! So how does one carve out sewing time with two small children, a dog, a house, a full time business and some side businesses? I need some inspiration here!

This is sort of a crossover post, but it has to do with sewing, that’s why it’s here and not my personal blog. I’ve had this handbag business, for, oh, five years. I have designed some great bags, including one…

I dug up an old, old article from Threads magazine, from April/May 2002. It was a rectangle cocoon cardigan I have been seeing a lot of these cocoon cardis all over the place, and thought this was a cool –…

Mine for just a few short hours more, then they belong to another mama. And they’re just gorgeous! I love them both. I wish I could keep them, too. But alas, I don’t need a sling, and there is a…

Both children are sleeping. I am just about to go downstairs to shorten the bag straps and fix a teensy bit of topstitching on the sling. Both came out gorgeous. The sling is reversible to navy, the muted japanese floral…

I’ve received at least a dozen newsletters advertising fall trends – from SewStylish magazine, to Simplicity patterns, to Vogue to She She Me and Style Bakery. So, let’s see. Boyfriend jacket. Check, have that one in a slim cut from…

I’ve been working on these patterns for  LONG time. Let me tell you, it seems easy to put out a pattern, but it is a lot more work than I anticipated. Even the marketing side (packaging, pricing, outbound marketing, website,…

Aack! I’m conforming to the marketers! It’s august 9th and I’m thinking fall! Noooo! Okay, let’s take a step back. What I still really want to sew this summer (but may not get to it) are two patterns from the…

Gorgeous drapey tee shirts – a trio of them – grace this pattern. This top went together amazingly fast. So fast, I was actually surprised and looked to see what I’d missed in the instructions! I made this out of…