Recently I was accused by Florence (one of my favorite bloggers. I get a smile on my face just seeing her in my google reader line-up) of posting cute pics of my kid in a romper and causing people with “no more kids for me” status to maybe rethink their decision. Looking around blogland, it’s…
Are You Ready For Some FOOTBALL?!
Hokie Football, of course! Tonight is the season opener, vs. Boise State, at Fed Ex Field @ 8 pm. But you already knew that, I’m sure. In fact, I bet you’ve already started tailgating and are reading this from your iPhone. To kick off the season of the best football team from the best college…
Cures for a sewing funk
I wouldn’t say I’m in a sewing funk, more so an “I want to sew things I want to sew, not things I need to sew” funk. I am very proud to say that I spent a whole Saturday doing fiddly little things that just needed to get done. But rather than show you the…
Scary Sewing
Today a friend brought over her $170 pair of Seven Citizens for Paper, Cloth, Rock & Republic Jeans. Or something like that. You know, the jeans you only read about in the magazines? And she wanted me to hem them. As in, cut into them. As in, irreversibly change them for all time. I used…
Ruffly Voile Skirt: A tutorialish
This is the result of one old stained shirt and over 500 inches of bias cut strips of voile. Instead of a tutorial, here are the basic steps: 1. Make a fold-over knit waistband. 2. Make a simple tube skirt, slightly a-lined. The front and back will be identical, the top should sit comfortably on…