I hate skinny jeans. I refuse to buy them. I bought a ticket for the boot-cut bandwagon on it’s maiden voyage and I’m never getting off. But I love boots. I love stomping around in them, I love the sense of empowerment they endow, and I love the contrast when you wear them with soft…
Family Applique Shirts: A Tutorial
When a family you love expands by one, and the new family member is a baby girl preceded by two girls, it’s quite possible that said loved family doesn’t need a whole lot. I suggest laying the question before the Mama. What do you need? After discussion, we decided on some family matchy-matchy. Well, I…
A (Public) Letter to the Ws
Dear Mom, Dad, Big Sisters 1 & 2 and new Little Sister W: Since Little Sister was born in September, I wanted to send a congratulatory gift. But being that Little Sister is the third little girl in the family, Big Sisters have already provided much of what Little Sister needs. So in conversation with…
Side Panel Shirt Refashion: A Tutorial
This one’s an oldie but a goodie. Refashion a knit shirt by inserting panels of fabric on the sides. The practical reasons behind doing this refashion could be: 1. make a small shirt bigger 2. make a big shirt smaller 3. get rid of unsightly evidence of perspiration 4. use tapered fabric inserts to make…