Today, I have for you a refashion instead of an outfit sewn from scratch. Perhaps you've been noticing a prominent downtick in my production of K-sized clothing? There's a war raging. Well, not really, but sometimes it feels like a fierce battle to get her dressed in the mornings. My daughter is like me and loves clothes. Loooooooooooves. And like me, she's very particular about the types of clothing she'll allow on her body. Trouble is, her style and my style are usually vastly divergent ... Read more
Sewing for Me: Simplicity 0403 aka 2147
Good morning! I'm switching up the Monday Outfit for an unscheduled me-made garment today. But before I go into that, I want to say a huge THANK YOU for all the birthday wishes and comments for the Staple dresses. We had an unusually busy and social weekend, so I'm slowly working on responding to all the lovely comments. My birthday was wonderful. Really, I couldn't have asked for a better one. M planned a special date night (K had her third successful sleepover, and she was more than thrilled ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Over the last few months, I've received a handful of unexpected mail. It's all the more surprising and especially sweet to receive handwritten notes and packages in this digital age (I've been guilty of texting birthday messages to friends). You can see a sampling of cards above -- I'm smitten with the Coco Chanel quote card -- "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous" -- from an insanely talented woman, a relatively new friendship that's one of those instantly ... Read more
Sewing For Me: Perfect Pattern Parcel #3 | Staple Dress
Switching gears from yesterday's post that was fraught with emotions, today I bring you Perfect Pattern Parcel #3! I was invited to participate in the first round of PPP which was a lot of fun, and I was happy to be looped in again for this new set of patterns. I've been eyeing the Staple Dress since it first came out, so I knew immediately which pattern I'd be sewing up. Friends, it's silk. Emboldened by my last silk experiment, I wanted to test out the pattern with this bright orange plaid ... Read more
Overwhelm
I'm not sleeping much. I lay awake at night, wondering how I'm going to make a dent in my eternally long to-do list, how to keep the many people in my life from getting too upset with me, how to keep perspective. I drift off to sleep around 3 or 4am, none the wiser. For two years since I've started this blog, it's probably been obvious I've been on a kind of quest. A seeking of a better self? A digging and clawing from the depths of an unhealthy lifestyle to one that resembles normalcy? ... Read more