I hope you enjoyed all of the fabric inspiration posts and giveaways last week (from Fabric Fairy / Modern Fabric Studio / Banberry Place / Whipstitch / Fantastic Fabrics ) and...
Read MoreI had the most AMAZING time in Atlanta this past weekend!! I can't wait to show you photos. In the meantime, I've got to post some of the backlog of...
Read MorePlease pardon my brain fart, but I just realized that I had originally set the final date for Spring Top Sewalong submissions as Monday, April 23, and I need to change that...
Read MoreThis week was a little insane. Sometimes it's frustrating to get to the end of a week where you were hoping to accomplish so much and not have anything done....
Read MoreLadies and Gentlemen, start your sewing machines! It's time for a Spring Top Sewalong!Every time I type those words, I get really excited. And this year I'm thrilled to be...
Read MoreI wanted to make a spring Pierrot tunic for Clementine without the neck ruffle, which, if truth be told, is the only thing between me and a finished Pierrot in...
Read MoreIt's 50 degrees today in Michigan. WOOOHOOOO!!! Perfect weather for my new, fabulous velveteen and voile scarf.I have a big crush on this velveteen print by Anna Maria Horner, and...
Read MoreI am so jazzed. I have TOO MANY exciting things going on in the next couple of months and just need to tell you about them all. right. now! But...
Read MoreI recently spotted the most adorable crochet jacket photographed on a toddler that was pale pink with a golden yellow trim and I JUST HAD TO MAKE ONE. I love it...
Read MoreI cut Elliot's hair about 50% of the time...I feel l can manage cutting the layers every few months, but then it really needs a professional's guidance to give it...
Read MoreSo some of you have noticed that the free patterns that are usually available on this site haven't been working for about the last week. I noticed only because of...
Read MoreAfter the tee-making-frenzy settled down around here last week, I found myself with a dwindling, pathetic little knit fabric stash. A problem that is quickly remedied, I say!!! There is...
Read MoreIn the process of getting the fit right on the Flashback skinny tee pattern, I made a whole bunch of new tees for the kids. As in, they have skinny...
Read MoreOne of the most best, most fun times for me in the whole pattern-making process is watching the tester versions come in. I'm always super-nervous, sending out the pattern and...
Read MoreI couldn't talk about sewing knits without mentioning a fun series on sewing with knits that ran this past fall from two lovely bloggy friends of mine, Shannon of luvinthemommyhood...
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