The first day of school went relatively smoothly. "I'm nervous!" K exclaimed as we headed to the playground, but as soon as she saw her friends, she was back in her zone. The only hiccup happened when I went to pick her up after school. Somehow she'd accidentally followed the wrong class line and couldn't be found for several minutes, so a moment of panic was had by all. But the day was "totally good", she said, and she seems excited for tomorrow. She consented to wearing the bubble dress (oh ... Read more
Greetings from sunny L.A.
We have logged some serious hours at Disneyland this past weekend, and though it was spectacularly fun, I am wiped out. Postings will be spotty this week... I leave you with pix of the dress I completed just before catching the plane (the same pattern as the Ooh La La Dress). K liked it so much she wore it all the way to L.A.: ... Read more
Ooh La La Dress
This dress has everything I adore: stripes, yokes, pockets, twirlability and comfort. And doesn't it look totally French? It's also the first item I've made for K's Fall wardrobe (if you've got an eagle eye, you will notice that this particular grey and blue striped number is not included in the tower of fabrics - but no matter, it was the nicest fabric to start with). I used pattern B from this book (ISBN 978-4-579-11289-0) - I am so going to make that bubble dress too! I'm thinking burgundy ... Read more
Fall Color Story
Despite the fact that summer is winding down, our evenings are full of impromptu al fresco dinners and picnics at the park lately. I've been planning K's fall wardrobe and noticed that the fabric I've started to assemble for the massive sewing project seem to match the colors from one of our outdoor dinners. Those figs in particular have lovely autumnal shades. More progress to come! ... Read more