Good morning! Well, this was a dress that tested my patience. It doesn't look like much, does it? I mean, it's perfectly fine...it is a very basic dress, after all. Yet, I couldn't get much right. First of all, notice that the front placket is decidedly shifted over to the right. I measured and re-measured, and still this happened, so I'm not sure what the deal is here. This is how it's supposed to be, modeled in the book: Second, I intended to make this out of a cotton ... Read more

Good morning, friends! I should just call this the month of tees and be done with it. It's all K seems to wear and they're so easy to whip up that I default to sewing one form of knits-based top or another. These two tops are sewn from the Cali Faye Perri Pullover pattern. I've used this once before in an impractical metallic faux leather combo, which of course has never been worn since last May. I actually made the burgundy one back in September of last year and completely forgot about ... Read more

Happy MLK Jr. Day to those of you in the US! K has the day off so I'm quickly rattling off today's rather crafty garment. Post-Christmas, K became the proud Mama of two fire-bellied toads. Meet Camouflage (or maybe this one's Muddy, we can't tell): Here's K pretending to be amphibious: The frog craze has set in, and K is all about these little green critters. Speaking of critters, no one warned me that they eat crickets. This has made me very unhappy, particularly when we had a ... Read more

Good morning! It feels like it's been a very long time since I've sewn for K. There are many things I need to sew for her: more pants, warm cardis, hats, mittens. But I wanted to set the tone for the new year with this first garment -- something that blended comfort with style. Or so I hoped. With that in mind, I sketched out some ideas, and decided on a half knit, half woven tunic. Which somehow turned into a dress.   This little raglan dress is entirely self-drafted, ... Read more

Good morning! Before I get all misty-eyed about K's outfits from this year, I wanted to let all the folks who entered the giveaway last week that rather than selecting just 10 winners, I've decided to paint a free custom illustration to everyone that answered the question. I started to do the random number generator thing and it just didn't feel quite right for some reason. You should be receiving an email from me shortly if you haven't already! Okay, let's move on to the smaller-sized sewing ... Read more