KCW Day 1 was spent eyeing the weather forecast suspiciously. Today was the first quiet day at our house after 9.5 days of no school because of a teacher work afternoon, MLK holiday, teacher workday and then 3 “snow” days due to the inch or two of snow that we got here in nowhere-ville where…
Finally Time to Hash out Hosh Pants
Since my first sighting of Emmy in Hosh Pants I’ve known I haaaaad to make them. I’ve finally checked that box. And they were so quick and fun that I’m dying to make more. 3 pattern pieces. 6 pieces of fabric. Done. I like fast sewing. These are made with a red lace print stretch…
Sew Fab: Ethan Shirt & Fancy Pants Leggings!
Do you ever have one of those weeks where you have 391,602 things to do but you can’t stop thinking about sewing something completely extraneous and weather-inappropriate? That was me last week. I had the Ethan Shirt from Sis Boom Patterns and the Fancy Pants Leggings from Titchy Threads, AND I had this great…
PJs for PJ
Even in our sleep we’re big Virginia Tech fans. I thought PJ needed some pjs to reflect that. The shirt is made from an old shirt of mine that I cut up and repurposed. I love that I didn’t have to hem the sleeves or bottom hem, and I was able to cut off the…
Design Your Jeans (and the best sewing tip you’ll ever get)
Hi there everyone. Hope you had a fun and safe Halloween! Thank you for all your well-wishes for a safe trip to America. The girls did great and I am in full possession of my sanity. Within our first 24 hours, we had eaten at 5 Guys, Dunkin Donuts, and went to a pumpkin patch. We’re living…