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
The Puffy-Coat-To-Be
Good morning! As Christmas approaches, our weeks feel stuffed to the gills and as much as I'm enjoying the socializing, I keep punting sewing out of the to-do queue. We're diving headlong into winter, and alas, K somehow lost the Alpine coat I made her which would have lasted another season. I loved that coat, so it's a bummer. Which means, I'm now trying to find my sew-jo for stitching another one up. All this to say, this is a cheater of a post since I don't have much to show you other ... Read more