Our friend Kim (the fabulous mother of Eve) approached us recently about reproducing one of her favorite tops. Now, in case you don’t remember, Kim has the most fantastic wardrobe of anybody we know, so we were immediately excited. Somehow she can take ordinary items from H&M and Zara and make them extraordinary. Or maybe…
Spring Top Week Top
Are you following Made by Rae’s Spring Top Week? I just went through all the entries on flickr and they are pretty great. Some super talented sewers out there. I love the idea of Spring Top Week because it encourages us to sew for US. Which is good, because kids are so much easier to…
Carefree Clothes for Girls Sew-a-long, Month 1
I’m participating in Elemental Stitch’s Carefree Clothes for Girls sew-a-long. Every month Melissa announces a new pattern from the book for us to make. I love this idea because it will force me to make some of the things I wouldn’t normally have chosen, but will probably end up loving. The first project was the…
Maybe we need an intervention?
Hi, my name is Adrianna and I’m a 90 minute shirt-aholic. These things are so addicting. Susan and I have already made them in newborn, 18 month, and adult sizes, with many many more planned. Dana should’ve gone ahead and formed a support group along with her tutorial. Just as I was falling asleep last…
Celebrating the Boy (Shape)
Don’t you guys just love how Dana and Rae celebrated the boy all February long? You mamas of boys are gonna hate me, but I loved it for the express reason that I haven’t found a “boy craft” yet that can’t also be used on a girl. I know it doesn’t work vice versa, and I’m…