Almost at the end of the month...holy cow, I am so over looking at my mug. The camera has been propped permanently on the tripod, and I've been taking snaps first thing in the morning every day, which accounts for why I resemble the undead so often. And perhaps because I've been so ashen, I've felt the need to dial up the color factor this past week. I've also felt the need to make something for myself for a change. Over the last couple of days I found pockets of time to pump out this ... Read more
2014 Summer Sewing Plans
It's another installment of unrealistic sewing planning -- one of my favorite activities! Over the last year or so of sewing for myself, I've become enamored with dresses. I just love the ease of slipping a dress on, ready for the day in an instant. And now that I've survived looking through thousands of images of myself and have become truly and deeply okay with my "giant squash legs" as K likes to call them, I'm intent on adding a lot more frocks to my wardrobe. I lean toward simple lines ... Read more
Tolerations Update: April + May
The thing about declaring something publicly is that even if nobody else remembers, I do. I'm talking about my monster list of tolerations, naturally. Those pesky little buggers that would free up so much mental clutter if I'd just hunker down and deal with them. I started bold and strong in January and since then, each consecutive month has seen a marked dwindling of productivity. I clocked in with ZERO tolerations-busting for the month of April, but I'm okay with this. April was an ... Read more
Fabric + Patterns Giveaway! [Closed]
Good morning! I hope you had a restorative weekend, friends. I figured that because I've inundated you with photos of K these past couple of weeks, and because I felt the need to take a break from sewing pint-sized clothes while I work on my illustrations, today (and probably next Monday) I have a giveaway! I did a little de-stashing this weekend, and I'm hoping there might be some takers of quilting cotton and I'm throwing in a couple of Butterick patterns. I like these fabrics just ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! A little watercolor painting of a coral today -- I really enjoy drawing sea life and I've been doing a lot of it lately. Speaking of enjoying things, last week while driving into downtown to run an errand early on a Saturday morning, I saw a man swaying his arms to and fro in exaggerated movements as he walked. The traffic light turned red, and I had the chance to observe this youngish man who looked decidedly un-homeless. Medium-build, glasses, sweatshirt and jeans. And massive, ... Read more