Holy moly, what is going on with time?? I used to crow about my time management skills, but I've got nothing to crow about now. So summer is officially over, and K is a fifth grader! In the Seattle public school system, the new year begins the Wednesday after Labor Day (except for kindergartners -- they start a few days later). K's been nervous. About a month ago, she asked me to make her a school bag. This caused me to do a double-take because she doesn't ask me to make her stuff anymore. ... Read more
The “Unicorn” Pillow
Remember all the hullabaloo about which top I should make with the pink ponies silk for K's birthday? Well, when 11pm rolled around the night before her 10th b-day and the fabric hadn't even been ironed, I knew that I was in trouble. And then I remembered that Shelley had left a brilliant comment about embroidering a unicorn horn, an idea with which I became obsessed. She also suggested wings, but that was beyond my mental and embroidery capabilities at the literal 11th hour. So I came up ... Read more
Good-bye Little Girl Room
Poor M pulled a muscle in his back on Friday, so we figured teepee camping was probably not the best idea. Since the camp site is so close and the rate was on the economical side, we didn't feel too guilty about canceling and had a quiet, at-home fête of three. But K had been looking forward to the teepee and was a bit bummed out (I suspect what she really wanted was the s'mores). Partly to assuage her and partly because we've been talking about it forever, K and I hit IKEA to finally update ... Read more
Potential Birthday Tops for a 10-Year-Old
July is teeming with birthdays in our cozy circle of family and friends, and it feels like we're celebrating every other day. But the two that matter the most in our household are coming up this weekend and next. This Saturday is M's special day and we've got a teepee booked. He loves those teepees, and I hope we can slumber without any moose scares. And then the following Saturday, K turns 10!!! A while ago, I found this amazing silk fabric with pink horses and nothing was going to stop me ... Read more
Endless Summer Tunics
Good morning! Looky here -- I sewed something! In fact, I sewed two somethings: This is the Endless Summer Tunic pattern by A Verb For Keeping Warm (have you seen the IG feed? Stunning). How is it that I didn't know about this pattern? I made the grey linen one first -- complete with pockets -- and used the same fabric as this top for the yoke facing and pocket linings. I should mention that I've long since donated that polka dot button down because I felt sloppy and frumpola in it ... Read more