My mom left Tuesday, and we've been off kilter -- it's how we always get after her visits. K's emotions spiral out of control, I get flummoxed with having to cook again (yes, my mom cooks the entire time she visits. It's her thing) and after speaking so much Japanese, I tend to get thrown off for some reason. M laments that we can't have impromptu date nights and is disappointed that I'm back in charge of meals. This visit was slightly different in that we took a number of little trips and ... Read more
Sewing for Me: The Summer Salvation Dress (aka The Tent Dress) + Quick Tutorial
Today, I give you the one-hour tent dress. This was a completely unplanned sewing project, and I'm pretty sure that if I saw this on a hanger in a store, I would dismiss it as shapeless and unflattering. Then again, I so often feel like my signature style is the muu muu, and this muu muu has been saving me from the hotter-than-normal days we've been having here in the Pacific Northwest. It hit 90 degrees on Monday, which meant that it was about 110 degrees in our un-air-conditioned house. Not ... Read more
Monday Outfit: A Little Lace, A Little Boho + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Good morning! Has it really been two weeks? It's all a muddled blur in my mind now and I'm still racing against the clock to get stuff done, but I'm happy to report that I've been working hard behind the scenes, but I've been playing hard too (in a boringly wholesome way, I should clarify - no tossing back of jagermeister jello shots or misguided pole dancing involved). I have a lot to share, but for today, I'm going to focus on this li'l outfit. It's from this new book I got as part of ... Read more
Children’s Book Process (My Version) + Time Off
This is a portion of one of the cover options for my children's book that's coming out next April. Things are still getting tweaked and finalized so I'll wait a while to reveal more of the actual book -- it's funny, it takes such a long time for a book to get published, many of the aspects start to get hazy for me. The final cover ended up looking very different from what you see above, but this was my favorite concept I presented. Although I was gung ho about this design, I do love how the ... Read more
Stitched Together for Rachel: Boat + Sheep-ish
Good morning -- greetings from Portland! At the last minute, my mom, K and I decided to make a whirlwind trip to the City of Roses. I was lucky enough to finally meet up with a bevy of the sweetest sewing blog friends, and it was a grand treat and much too short. More on that later, because today, I have a special project to share. A few weeks ago, Victoria of As It Seams reached out to me with a sweet idea: the lovely Rachel who creates the most beautiful clothes and takes some of the most ... Read more