Happy Friday! Friends, I miss sewing for myself. Yes, my sloth-like progression with the Ginger jeans is still lurking in the background, but as each day greets me with promises of summer, I find myself having fantasies about pretty spring dresses, floaty tops, tunic-style t-shirts...so I thumbed through my Japanese books and monster patterns binder, and that up there is my imaginary sewing plans. Once book #2 is wrapped up (about 2 more months!), I am going to stitch myself a high quality and ... Read more
Little Kunoichi Process Sneak Peek + Preorder Info
One month until the official launch of Little Kunoichi!! May 5th is the big day. My heart palpitations are on the rise and I'm vacillating to and fro between nervousness and excitement. I heard an author on one of the bazillion podcast episodes that I listen to, and I can't remember which author it was, but she said that she was "cautiously optimistic" about her book. I feel exactly the same way. You can see a glimpse of how the cover of Little K evolved above, and today I wanted to show you ... Read more
Happy Monday + Easter Bunny T-Dress
Good morning! Today, I have more of a craft project to share with you since the garment itself is simply an elongated t-shirt (using the same pattern as here). I added roughly 10 inches to the length. The frogtastic tee is so beloved (and now that I think about it, I used the same pattern for that tee too), I wanted to give freezer paper stenciling another go. I even created a visual step-by-step! I used the ubiquitous, standard freezer paper like this one, and the fabric paint is ... Read more
Happy Easter + Randomness
Happy Friday! Do you have big Easter plans? Every year, we get together with our neighbors and have an epic egg hunt followed by brunch in our yard (weather permitting). We're all transplants and it's become a much-anticipated tradition. There are usually at least 10 kids running around, and it's a madhouse in the best possible way. I keep wondering when K will be too old for egg hunts...I've got my fingers crossed that we're still good for a couple more ... Read more
Spring Fabric Giveaway! [CLOSED]
It's been a few months since I've done a fabric giveaway, and I happened across a Japanese bunny seersucker cotton and knew it was time. With Easter around the corner, it seemed apropos for this week. This is not an April Fool's post -- I've never been good at the whole prank-pulling business, and I tend to worry that I'll flub the prank and make someone feel really bad (it's happened). So this is just a straight-up giveaway! Quite a few years ago, I made a reversible skirt for one of ... Read more