In the summertime, maxi dresses are kind of my thing. I love the idea of dresses, and own a ridiculous number of patterns for them (JoAnn sales, I curse you), but not having inherited my dad's coltish legs I tend to get very very self-conscious about the lower regions of my body. The maxi dress is the answer to all my needs. Legs hidden? Check. Comfortable? Check. Stylish? Well, depending on the maxi dress, check. Let's start with the attempt at color-blocking first. This was actually ... Read more
shorts on the line!
It's shorts on the line time! I'm so honored to be included in this amazing line-up of guest bloggers, and how perfect is this sew-along event? We all need summer shorts for our kiddos (and ourselves), and you have the chance to win superb prizes while sewing up a pair or two or three! I made a couple of shorts/outfits and I'm excited to share them with you today. As always, I used Japanese patterns for most of these outfits. But I'm branching out a little, and I actually self-drafted ... Read more
Fresh Salad
These days the topic of gardening keeps coming up, and I keep having to reveal that I have a horribly black thumb. I have repeatedly decimated succulents and philodendrons -- plants supposedly un-killable -- and even cut flowers seem to immediately wilt at my touch. My neighbor B, however, is blessed with the gardening gene and under his gentle hands, flora explode in lushness and ripeness. So when he knocked on my door asking if I'd like some of his lettuce, I swiftly took me and my ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Gold Dots + Compagnie M
Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Birthday party season has been in full swing around here, so it's been party after party these past few weekends, which is always great until the sugar crash hits...still, it's been festive and summer-like. This week, I did something a little different. A couple of weeks ago, the very talented Marte contacted me with some questions about a Japanese pattern. Funnily enough, I had just cut out the pattern for the very skirt she was ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! That little illo up there is something I did ages ago, but thought it had a bit of a retro feel to go with my giveaway. And the winner of the retro fabrics and Lotta book is...#5, Liza Jane! She said: "I can turn any song into a song about my cat at the drop of a hat. My current fave is the one I sing in the tune of the scooby doo song." Awesome talent! Congrats Liza Jane, you should have received an email from me already. Here are a few of my favorite comments, though they ... Read more