Do your kids love to bring you treasures too? Depending on what we’ve been reading, discussing or watching lately, the girls will bring me flowers (or weeds) and bugs and worms and leaves and rocks. The rocks get all sorts of fun descriptions – they’ll call them “magic crystals” or “gemstones” or “special rocks”. They’re…
Archives for April 2013
KCW: My Meager Contribution
I feel like a turd for not doing much for KCW this time around. My excuses are plentiful and varied and I’ll highlight them here so you can choose your favorite combo: – got sick– didn’t plan ahead due to visitors and fantastic beach vacation– in the final stage to finally finalize my next pattern….
KCW: Doli Tank + Field Study Linen
When I ripped open this package at the bus stop last week while waiting for K to arrive, I already had plans for my new Field Study Linen. But K had plans too. With about 3 seconds of thought she demanded her own Doli Tank made out of the feather print. Given that I looooove…
Doli Tank and my inability to follow directions no matter how great they are
If you follow me on Instagram you saw a few snippets of this dress in progress. Sarah of LouBeeClothing sent her Doli Tank pattern for me to test and I shared some of it as I worked. She said “it’s fast! and easy!” and I said “GIVE IT TO ME NOW.” And she’s just released…
Big Bow Dresses
Both of my girls get really, really excited as soon as I start to sew anything at all, wanting to know whether it’s for them. As M saw me hemming her dress she asked me no less than 50 times “is it ready yet? How about now? Ready yet? NOOOOOW IS IT READY?” And when it…