I've been cleaning, cleaning, cleaning my studio. Like, it's all I do... at least that's how it feels. I'm happy to say I'm very nearly done - just a few more finishing touches and then I'll have a grand reveal....
This jeans messenger bag started as a “I wonder if I could…” kind of project. In this case, I wondered if I could make a small messenger bag out of one pair of jeans (plus fabric for lining). It turns...
Every now and then - okay, everyday for the past three years - you walk past your studio and think your space is
During those 9 long weeks my arm was in a cast, my mother-in-law made me the most beautiful slings to haul my arm around in. Pretty quilting cottons, reversible, and WITH POCKETS. I loved those pockets! When you've only got...
I never knew how easy I had it, buying swimsuits for a little girl. You can almost always find a cute suit, or two or three, in the girls department a Target. Or if you're feeling speedy, splurge on one...
So... a tutorial. It feels like it's been FOREVER. I'd actually taken most of the photos for this tutorial way back around Christmas time but had forgotten all about it. Major injury will do that to you, ha! Anyway, I'm...
I'm still having a hard time believing that such a simple fall could end up eating 3 months of my life, but I think now I can say I'm back. At least on my way to being back. My cast...
So it's been a while since my last blog post a few things that happened. One thing that was kind of small I thought it was the big thing at the time... and then the Big Thing happened. So first...
Here's the thing about trying to launch a new project/creative employment while still maintaining your current one. It happens in bits and spurts. You push forward, make some progress, and then your paying gig starts requiring more attention, or (God forbid)...
I recently had the opportunity to pattern test the new OneCardigan pattern by Serger Pepper. It’s a girls pattern but it comes up to a size 16, so I was able to test it for my 11-year-old daughter. I sewed...
