A few weeks ago I got to go check out what will be our new home – Bangkok, Thailand! We are headed over in June and especially now that I’ve gotten to visit – I really couldn’t be more excited. I’m going to jump into the fabric shopping now, but at the end I’ll talk a…
How to Make (a LOT of) Ribbon with a Serger!
I’m willing to bet that there are a few people out here who, just like me, have cute holiday fabric in their scrap bins they aren’t sure what to do with. I realized that with just a 9″ by 44″ wide cut of fabric, you can make ELEVEN yards of 1″ wide ribbon in 10 minutes…
Simple Skirt in Idle Wild Knits!
I love a good marriage of stripe and floral and I’m not the only one these days – they’re everywhere! (Will this marriage LAST?!? My money’s on YES.) When I heard that the friends behind Pattern Anthology were putting out their own line of knits with Riley Blake I knew they’d be good – and…
Color Me Border-Print Skirt: A Tutorial
Have you tried playing with Color Me fabric yet? I got my hands on a few yards of it (thanks, Hayley!) and had so much fun! I knew I wanted to try coloring it as if it were a border print, and from one yard of Princess Paisley print I made three size 6 girls…
Modern I Spy Quilt (with Free Graphics Download)
It’s no secret I’m a big fan of I Spy projects. I love ’em! As much as milkshakes in the summertime, and lately, that’s REALLY A LOT. I Spy is such a fun way to engage with kids and it has a long life of appeal – my (not yet but almost) 2yo is already a…