It’s a crazy exciting month over here, you guys! My new book is finally coming out and we have some seriously fun things planned! I can’t lie…I’m as giddy as a school girl! AHHHHH! What a thrill to FINALLY be able to share with you what I’ve been working on for the past 2 years. What’s […]
High Chair Heist
Woohoo! The Dritz Mystery Box Challenge train is making a stop on my blog today! My sweet friend, Jennifer, over at Ellison Lane is hosting a super fun week of challenges and giveaways to help our friends over at Dritz celebrate their fantastic new website, and I’m so happy to be a part of it! […]
Babies Make Every Post Cuter
Don’t they, though? Baby feet, baby cheeks, baby pot belly. Squeeze attack! Can’t. Stop. Squeezing. …And kissing, and snuggling, and cuddling. Today my little Chubbs modeled some darned cute courduroy baby bloomers & a floppy hat I stitched up recently for my friend’s little girl (who’s also, I might add, irresistably squeezable). Aren’t they fun? […]
Post Summit Euphoria
Wow! First post since the first ever Sewing Summit, and I can hardly narrow down what to include…my camera and my soul are bursting with inspiration. This weekend was about so many things for me- re-energizing, inspiration, connecting, sharing, learning…more than anything though, it was about people- woman young and old, modern and traditional, loud […]
Treasures From The Past
I left for Florida with carry-ons, car seats, and a knot in my stomach…returned last week with fond memories, old and new, and a huge, soft leather suitcase filled with my grandmother’s vintage craft notions. Needles & threads, scissors & hooks, seemingly every measuring tool and crafting aid possibly available to your average 1950s June […]
I Was Lost, But Now I’m Found
“Less is more,” or so they say. Surely this is true of lawn decor, cosmetics, and tequila, but scissors? Yes, I have seen the light. Throughout my 15+ years of quilting and sewing, and I’ve snipped, sheered, and clipped my way through countless pairs of Fiskars, Dritz, Singer, Gingher, and Clover. Honestly, whatever fit my […]
