In a pinch…
Tonight, I’m sewing. I am cruising along fine, a slightly tired and fussy baby on my back. Then my machine starts acting up (I think it’s a bent race hook – the dreaded snarl underneath the feed dogs, and needle…
Category Sew Paradise
I won! I won!
I am the winner of the DIY Maternity.com giveaway! I selected the Perfect Nursing and Maternity top as my winning pattern. Yahoo! This pattern is a classic empire waist top with pleating on the lower bust, a modesty panel hiding…
I went to work with a clutch…
This morning, it took us seven bags, two kids, a carseat and a dog to get to work. But by the time I walked in my office door, I came in with just a clutch purse and a breastpump. I…
Another design to inspire
I often turn to Anthropologie to gain inspiration for sewing things. One of these days I’ll actually be NEAR a store to go in, but mainly I look at the online catalog version and ogle. This spring is no exception,…
These shoes are stalking me
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…
The sundresses
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…
Sewing with a petzl headlamp…
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…
You do the math..
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…
Spring forward
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…
My fantasy travel packing list…
…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…