It's that time of year when I go through all of my photos to assemble a calendar for my extended family (I'm using Artifact Uprising again since I loved their wooden clipboard calendars last year - they delivered within three days even though I chose the 7-10 day option, which was a nice surprise). Wading through my picture archive is no small feat since I take thousands and thousands of photos a year, and because I'm so sentimental, I get caught up in nostalgia. I may have even shed a tear or ... Read more
Pinafore + Bloomers Pattern on etsy!
Due to (sort of) popular demand, I've listed the digital pinafore and bloomers pattern on my (sort of) new etsy shop. The backstory of the shop: a few years ago, someone was interested in purchasing a print from me, so I quickly created a shop on etsy for that single sale, and then pretty much let it languish, unloved. I get requests for these patterns via email from time to time and have been doing this labor intensive PayPal workaround, and it finally hit me that I might want to make life ... Read more
DIY Stocking
Good morning! True to my word, I did a lot of relaxing this weekend and tried to get most of the holiday errands out of the way. I have a little bit of wrapping left to do and I'm feeling pretty good about this season. I hope you had a lovely weekend as well! So I sewed a bunch of little stockings as gifts last year and meant to post about it and plumb forgot, so here I am a whole twelve months later with a simple tutorial. These are quick and fun to make. At some point, I'd love to make a ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Thank you so much for all the comments from my last post!! I'm overwhelmed by the kindness! Slowly, slowly I'm decompressing after months of chasing deadlines. The upside is that the holidays are going to be a piece of cake - I've vowed to really (really!!) keep it simple this year and I'm not ashamed to admit that most people are receiving gift cards. Even kids. Maybe next year I'll wow you all with an array of handmade presents, but not this year. Now that the Advent Calendar is ... Read more
SEWING HAPPINESS!!
As I type this, my book is getting printed. For some reason I envision old-timey printing presses whirring out massive sheets of paper with folks racing hither and yon, wearing ink-splattered aprons and shouting things like, "Typesetter, tarry ye not!" -- I bet, though, things are all slick and digitized and operated by androids these days. My friends, I have completed another book. Me!!!! A sewing book!!! With projects and stories!! M tells me that when I am in utter disbelief, I become a ... Read more