Good morning! Skateboarding was awesome. K rocked the skater girl look with a black tee, black shorts, black tights and even after two solid, sweaty hours, she couldn't wait to go back for more. It was all very civilized, really. The youngsters get outfitted with pads galore for knees and elbows, helmets are provided (though K insisted on wearing her neon yellow bike helmet) and the first hour is devoted to a very hands-on lesson by hipster instructors. After a light snack, the second hour is ... Read more
Baby Sleep Sack
A couple of days ago, I had coffee with one of my funnest (and funniest) friends and hung out with her four-month-old cutie pie son. Babies! It's been so long since I've held a tiny baby. The little guy was as mellow as can be and happily let me bounce him on my knee while my friend and I nearly spurted coffee everywhere from excessive laughing. We got quite a few askance looks from the other coffee shop patrons. I had been planning on gifting this wee baby sleep sack I started designing for ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Pink Cityscape A-Line Tunic
Good morning! We survived the epic teeth extractions (four!) on Friday, and K was her happy old self by Saturday. Her lips swelled up a bit, but she's no worse for wear and I'm constantly flabbergasted by kids' resilience. I was a class-A whiner when I got my wisdom teeth pulled. So I made a few things this weekend, powered by who-knows-what. I turned to my sewing machine for relief many times this weekend and in an effort to make my life easier, I decided to show you one thing today and ... Read more
Sewing for Me: The Sumo Wrestler Top
I had such high hopes for this top. It's from this book, and you can see how stylish it looks when professionally photographed below - I've shared this image before, and it got pinned like crazy. It's clearly a cute garment, but I'm guessing you can't have curves to pull off this look. The curves, oh the curves. They are accentuated in a way that I can't say is flattering. Hence the name of the post. So let's talk details: the fabric I used is a shot cotton, I believe. I've had it for ... Read more
Monday Outfit: The Un-fur-trimmed Coat Dress
It started with a vague excitement for my very small but very pretty faux fur stash. I thought, "Wouldn't it be so unnecessarily sophisticated and chic to make a fur-trimmed wool coat for K?" I'm all about unnecessarily sophisticated and chic. Alas, faux fur is NO FUN to work with. As soon as I came within an inch of it, it started to shed all over the place. In my crazy deadline-ridden state of being and due to my slightly OCD personality, I just couldn't hack it. So I resorted to an ... Read more