You may remember Olga from Skirt Week— she and her blogging pal Oksana won twice! So we’re thrilled to have her here to share a skirt tutorial, and if you’re a gathers-hater (not so much the look of them, but the part where they can be a total pain to create and then even more…
Skirt Week 2013: All Twirled Out
As soon as Skirt Week wrapped this year, Hey June June sprang into action! And while that was happening, I ran off to resettle my family in a new place. I expect I’ll have lots to share about that (the new house, and the new baby, fingers crossed) in coming weeks and months, but at…
A Briar Rose Baby Quilt
As soon as I heard that Heather Ross had a new fabric line on its way, I was ready to check it out. Previews were so very lovely, but the release date, for my purposes in making a baby quilt, was far out. And by that I mean too close to my due date. Which…
Brave with the Bump: The Maternity Shoot that Almost Wasn’t
During my first two pregnancies I had a hard time fully embracing the bump. I’d see photos of myself and nit-pick. Too much of this or that + hormones = tears. This time I’ve made a conscious effort to just set the negative aside. Suck it up and be brave, I told myself. There are…
We’ve Migrated South: The Move and Related Updates
I’m happy and relieved to say that we’ve completed 95% of our move and resettlement in a new/old place. The DC area will always be our “home”, but every 2-4ish years we move to a new spot for my husband’s work. This time the move is to a new part of a familiar area- the…