Thanks for the encouragement over the baby outfit -- it was nice to know I'm not the only one who couldn't hack the pattern (though now I'm living in constant...
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From the sudden increase in toddler backpack pattern sales over the last couple of days, it seems many of you have decided it's time to sew your kiddo a backpack...
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UPDATED: This dress did actually end up fitting! Hooray!I've been dreading this post because I'm afraid I'm going to have to roast this pattern. This is the (so-called) "Easy...
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** Disclaimer: I have actually started sewing a leetle-leetle bit, but I would like to stress that these past couple of projects were sewn BEFORE Clementine arrived a couple...
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Thank you so much for all the congratulations! It's so fun to hear from so many of you all at once, especially those of you who usually lurk! ...
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I'm so excited to be able to introduce you to our newest little blessing:Clementine Amelia was born Thursday evening, weighing in at 8 lb, 9 oz and 20.5 inches long....
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A couple weeks ago I kind of panicked when I realized I had done just about NOTHING to get ready for our baby (expected any day now, for those just...
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Now that the nursery is painted and pretty much ready to go and I've gotten much of the before-baby-comes stuff completed, I've been able to really dig into the baby...
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OK, so not a very creative name for my serger (a Brother 1034D; I know someone's going to ask), but we're still stuck on the baby name, so all my...
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I don't usually include much in the "family life" department on the ol' bloggityblog, but since there's been no sewing this week, I thought I'd share this picture from Father's...
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Some randomness today to prove I'm still here, puttering away...New Book Alert: The folks responsible for "One Yard Wonders", a compilation sewing book due out this October, finally released a...
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Just a minute ago I submitted my final exam for my very last class for my Master's Degree! YAAAAY!!! (to be exclaimed with flailing arms all Kermit-the-Frog-style). I'm...
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Yesterday I decided it was high time to cut into my Anna Maria Horner Good Folks before another year goes by and we're all still looking at the Good Folks...
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Just popping in between school project deadlines to show off another FO. Remember this? Well that little pleated pocket turned into this:It's a reversible tote which started as...
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Warning: This post contains copious amounts of Shameless Family Promotion. Proceed at your own risk...Today Elli (my knitting-superstar seester) posted a new stuffed monster knitting pattern which when I saw...
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