I got my hair done last weekend and got some pink (woot!) extensions. It had been such a looong time since I even had a haircut. I figured if I...
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Two new quick knit dresses for the little stinker (actually three but one didn't get finished): One a slightly larger version of this Flashback Dress (there's a rough tutorial at...
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Happy Friday, everyone! I have a bunch of linkadoos and fun pictures for you to wrap up the week.FANFARE GIVEAWAY WINNERS!Thanks to everyone who entered to win the Fat Quarter Shop...
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My first line of fabrics, Fanfare, reprinted this fall and included a line of coordinating flannel solids. As soon as they arrived on my doorstep I felt they deserved their own...
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I want to walk you through each of the four Cotton + Steel outfits I designed for the latest issue of Stylo in a bit more detail here on the blog, starting...
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It's been a few weeks since I got back from Fall Quilt Market in Houston, and I thought I'd round up a few of the things I enjoyed this time...
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I found the past couple weeks to be pretty overwhelming for many reasons, most of which were predictable when you have a busy life with three kids (traveling with an infant,...
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Have you heard of Stylo?Stylo is a new fashion-forward online eMagazine centered around children's sewing patterns and style. Comprised of gorgeous spreads and compiled by Jessica Abbott and Celina Bailey,...
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I attended Quilt Market in Houston this past weekend with Hugo. One treat was that I got to see the first set of strikeoffs (test swatches to check color) for...
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Waaaaay back last spring, when I was still in a post-baby fog, I asked my friend Dana of MADE if I could help test her First Day Dress and Top pattern...
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I'm an annual knitter. This means that about once a year, when it gets cold, I see some cute sweater float across my Pinterest feed, and I pull out my...
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I would love to think that people read my blog simply for the merits of my (always perfectly and never excessively punctuated or parenthesie'd, and of course I never make up words...
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Well, the kids are back in school and pumpkins are popping up all over Pinterest. It's just starting to cool off here in the Midwest. I feel like Summer took its...
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I introduced my new blog design yesterday, so it's time to show off the NEW SHOP! I'm extra-pleased (and sidenote: can we talk about the word "chuffed" for a moment?...
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I've spent a great deal of time lately pondering blogs, how blogging has changed, and what the future of blogging might look like. It's hard to remember, but when I started...
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