Pattern Giveaway! yes, that’s right, if you loved my renditions of the Pina Nursing and Maternity Dress and Top (Top here and dress here), you can get your own, or another one of your choice! Sewing independent pattern designers’ patterns…
I ordered a cute pair of flats with a leather flower detail on the toe last fall. Returned them for a bigger size. Those never arrived, so a month later, I called, and said “where are my shoes?” and they…
I sewed the little girl smocked and dolly smocked sundresses the other night. I used a mashup of Weekend Sewing and E-how.com’s instructions. I used Prudent Baby’s tute for getting elastic smocking thread to work with a drop in bobbin…
When you have to get out the Petzl headlamp, you know things are not going smoothly. When you’re sewing with a police-issue-sized Maglite flashlight AND the Petzl headlamp, well, things have gotten ugly. So tonight, four days before my baby…
Breastfeeding + running + bicycling (april 1) + swimming – dairy products = they don’t make jeans this small for under $150. I’m down to 112lbs – that’s less than my prepregnancy weight. Sadly, I wish my skin had gone…
I make summer garments in September, hoping to extend the season. But in March, I can’t even take the thought of making another turtleneck, and all I want to do is sew sundresses! The problem with that is, well, it’ll…
…I pack for a sun vacation like this: swimsuit, sexy maillot style (it’s what all the French girls wear…)poncho, wide legged linen pants, wrap skirt, big sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen. That’s it. Nothing more. Nothing less. It all fits into…
No, no, not for me, but my neighbors are expecting babies! I think a divine gift would be a ring sling, and maybe a teething necklace and bracelet set, for my uber-fashionable neighbors (they keep me on my toes!) I’m…
I’ve just sewn a lovely trio of nursing / breastfeeding tops using Christine Jonson’s Base Wear Two tee as a base. I’ll share here the instructions for doing this yourself. You can start with any basic tee shirt pattern. Though…
We are planning a week long getaway to Florida in a few weeks (hoping for the last-minute deals!) and normally I’d sew a bunch of things for this occasion, but this year I think I’ll just have time to take…
I’ve been off knitting some time. Just haven’t felt the mojo. But I recently knit two pairs of baby booties for the growing boy, and I made inches of progress on the Zuzu scarf. I plan to grab that old…
I think the impetus for sewing often stems from two types of situations. I want but can’t afford high end designer duds. Or something that bugs you. Jeans that don’t fit. Plus fashions that don’t look dumpy, trendy stuff that’s…