Some months ago, Isabelle of Lathelize invited me to be part of an utterly charming annual project of hers. She calls it "correspondances estivales", which Google Translate mangled into "summer match". Basically, it's a handmade postcard exchange. Over an eight week period starting in early July, we are each assigned a different person for whom we create and mail out a postcard. The one you see above I received from lovely Isabelle (a different Isabelle from the organizer, I've been informed, ... Read more
Down Memory Lane: Ba-chan Made
Good morning! I'm here in Indianapolis enjoying my family vacation, and I wish I could say I have a new Monday outfit to share, but I didn't get a chance to sew much last week (no surprise). However, my mom is coming to visit us in Seattle as soon as we get back from Indy, and I was thinking about all the little outfits she used to make K. I've posted the crazy story of my mother's enthusiastic sewing turning into an art show before and you've seen the wizardry of her doll-clothes-making, but ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Adieu Seattle, for a week! Hello Indianapolis! Must rush to get about a jillion things done, so just a short haiku today: Have a great weekend, I'll be out of town next week Spotty postings, yes? I'm not sure how much I'll be able to post next week. I did, of course, have plans to schedule posts in advance, but the best laid plans...well, they weren't laid out so well. At any rate, I'll try! And whoa, look who got a sleek bob: She's looking very chic, especially with her new ... Read more
Sewing for Me: Camouflaged Coastal Breeze Dress + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Hey, it's my turn for the Make It Perfect tour! Toni designs comfortable and good-lookin' styles, and I was so excited to try out her patterns. She sent me the paper version of the Coastal Breeze dress, and oh, I love not having to piece together PDF sheets. I seem to always screw up when aligning PDF patterns and various sheets wind up completely off-kilter. Does that ever happen to you? Anyway, I'm a fan of Toni and Make It Perfect! This dress is fantastic. Really, I'm already planning ... Read more
Travel Essentials
I'm an overpacker. Always have been. When we went yurt camping last year, M derided me for insisting on bringing a rice cooker, but we totally used it, and I won't apologize for my over-preparedness. Of course, I managed to not pack blankets or pillows, but only because the yurt website said that bedding was included (they were not. We had to make a jaunt to Walmart in the middle of our yurt trip so we wouldn't freeze our buns off - glamping was never less glamorous). We're heading out to the ... Read more