I have a seven-year-old daughter. Is that going to sink in one day? Because it hasn’t yet. The constant newness of parenting still surprises me daily. The baby and the 4-year-old feel a whole lot less challenging in most ways just because I don’t feel like I’m always in the scary height of the learning…
Archives for February 2014
I Made a Nessie Top or Three!
Alternately titled: The devolution of the toddler photoshoot. Taking pictures of 2 year olds is really fun. Almost on par with having a root canal or renewing your driver’s license. Although, while you may not get any great pictures of the adorable outfit you made, you do get lots of fun expressions. You might try…
Help Fund a Dream! Imagine Gnats Indiegogo is a go!
Working with pattern designers to get patterns to market isn’t something I’d set out to do. It’s one of those doors that opened because of other work that I’d been doing, and it’s been a really fun surprise. I love collaborative effort! That’s not new – working together with Adrianna is what got us both…
Shades of Me: Coral Lady Skater Dress
You have your rose-colored glasses handy, right? Because I’m about to share the PINK skater dress I made as part of the Shades of Me sewing series! It’s a sewing challenge series hosted by Petit a Petit + Family and Welcome to the Mouse House, and the idea is simply to sew something monochromatic and…
A Knitted Twill Tape Tote by Elsie Marley
So as an update, so far this week in twill tape world we’ve had how-tos for a tote bag, kid-crafted headbands and an apron. Our last guest post this week comes from Elsie Marley. Meg also made a tote bag and is sharing her tutorial but these are about as different as they can be and still…