My plan was to photograph Liam’s quilt today. The weather here is not cooperating with that plan. This same plan included taking the kids to the fair early and then throwing them into bed for naps while I completed said photography. Thus, my plan is no more. So I’ve distracted myself with photos that I…
Archives for August 2011
An Update of Critical Importance: My Manicure
Bloggers sometimes get excited and blog about something new that they love. I’ve done it. Sometimes before it’s completed its life cycle. And sometimes we don’t blog later about how whatever it was we were excited about only lasted three days before it ripped, ran out, dried up or broke. Or we decide not to…
Liam’s Quilt Progress
I’m neeeearly done with Liam’s quilt. So grateful that I posted the top for some input. Thanks to Stacey the back now has a few tiny doghouses. And each little dog house has a little dog somewhere nearby. I followed a reader’s suggestion on the binding and made what felt like 47 yards of continuous…
Fabric Finds Me
As Skirt Week was getting rolling in June, my husband returned from his year-long work assignment for an R & R. We wanted to take a family trip, and the thought of taking a train rather than driving anywhere sounded fun to all four of us. We decided that the Big Apple would be great–…
Hiding Hooters With Style
I’ve had the discussion at least a dozen times with various friends who were nursing or planning to nurse: a nursing cover need not relate to your baby. You’re accessorizing yourself. You can pick a fabric or fabrics that work with your own style of dress and blend nicely. Which is not to say that…