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…
Arguably the Scariest Sewing Tool
Admittedly, I’m a gadget girl. We have a page full of gadget-y links. I love to try new things just to see how they work, and lots of those things, disappointingly, fail to rise the level of share-worthiness. But not this one! There is no sewing without a seam ripper. Well, there’s sewing, but only…
The Serendipitous Matching Easter Outfits
This year I was so not feeling the Easter dress sewing bug. We had visitors for 3 weeks followed by two weeks of a brand new kind of sickness that can only be described as early pregnancy meets sinus infection. (it was LIKE early pregnancy, not ACTUALLY early pregnancy, just in case you get the…
Ruffled Bath Tissue: A Tutorial
This might be my favorite time of year. So much newness everywhere. A blank canvas all around. Fresh air and lots of sunshine. All of a sudden anything feels possible. Simple things like travel feel easier. Less to pack, less to worry about in transit. We always have a springtime run of guests and each…