A swimming ensemble instead of a swimsuit
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...
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Tutorial: DIY scrap fabric coasters
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 think I might be back
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...
Where I've Been (The Big Thing)
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...
A small test but a big milestone
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)...
Pattern testing the OneCardigan by Serger Pepper
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...
Tutorial: Serged scrap wrap bracelet
I have a hard time throwing away scraps. I can make a good case for saving my tiny bit of quilting cottons, because I can use them for all kinds of scrappy projects. But those smaller bits of knit fabrics...
Pattern testing the Paulina by Itch to Stitch
So I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks… at least from this blog. I’ve been busy, busy, busy behind the scenes. Building. That word again. I’ve been playing around in my studio and have a couple of tutorials planned. ...
A new theme for this blog, and my mini crisis of confidence
Building. Warning: This is a long, rambling kind of post. I actually hesitated to write it, but I want a good part of this blog to be about the journey of building my business, so I'm including it anyway. Who...
Dreams of houses
Two days into 2015 and I’ve had two dreams of houses. In both, I’m a young 20-something single person leaving my mother’s home and striking out on my own. One of my friends told me that having this dream twice...