I'm much more of a Fall Cleaning gal than a Spring one. These past few weeks I've been purging, organizing, donating and generally sprucing up the house in small measures. It's my version of starting the new school year. What's become abundantly clear is that I have far too much stuff in the crafting department. As much as I want to dabble in every hobby out there, my time on earth is limited and I've got to cherry pick my crafts. I love embroidery. I even have a Pinterest board with my ... Read more
2 years + News + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Twenty-four months is how long I've been blogging and you know, if I didn't have an archive of all the posts, I wouldn't believe it. My life has changed dramatically since I started this little online notebook of mine where I collect and share ideas and experiments. I've talked about this before, but I began this blog with the intention of building an illustration portfolio. I'd been through the ringer with my last corporate job, and the concept of leisurely working with pens and paints ... Read more
Sewing for Me: Tuttle Book Reviews + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
More pictures of me, yes. I'm trying to hold back from apologizing because after a certain point, you just gotta go forth boldly with this whole sewing-for-self-and-taking-selfies-and-posting-them-online gig, even if it feels like your face is plastered all over the place already and giving people nightmares. But I promised the good folks at Tuttle Publishing to review a couple of pre-release Japanese Sewing Books translated into English that they kindly sent me, and here we are. While ... Read more
Monday Fabric Giveaway! [Closed]
Good morning, friends! I made it! I turned in my illustrations (sans cover) yesterday evening, and I feel like I've completed the Marathon des Sables through the Sahara Desert. A 6-day, 160-mile marathon is something I doubt I'll ever be able to do since I can barely jog three miles, but I'm going to venture that the sense of relief and accomplishment I'm enjoying is no less than an ultra marathoner's. The sewing area has been sorely neglected these last few days, so I've got zilch completed ... Read more
Fabric + Patterns Giveaway! [Closed]
Good morning! I hope you had a restorative weekend, friends. I figured that because I've inundated you with photos of K these past couple of weeks, and because I felt the need to take a break from sewing pint-sized clothes while I work on my illustrations, today (and probably next Monday) I have a giveaway! I did a little de-stashing this weekend, and I'm hoping there might be some takers of quilting cotton and I'm throwing in a couple of Butterick patterns. I like these fabrics just ... Read more