No sewing today–I\’ve been feeling sick this week. I do have some ephemera to share though! Check out Alfred Bach: \”The Pied Piper of Sewing.\” What does that mean? My coworker passed this on to me from his mother. It…

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Nearly all of my skirts were made with an elastic waist pattern... that I lopped the elastic off of and converted to a flat waistband. That doesn't mean I don't love an elasticated skirt though! Holly ...
Y'all. Y'ALL! Everything I have sewn up to this point--all my swimsuits and underwear and bras and dresses and jeans--it was all leading up to this point. This is the best bikini ever made, I am done ...
Years ago I attempted a Closet Core Sophie Bikini, and hated the way the cups fit, so I made a second version, a press-n-seal dupe of my favorite wired bikini top (from Juicy Couture, duh). This black ...
How do family bloggers take such cute photos of their babies?! I (obviously) think these pictures are adorable, because these are my particular children, but... y'all. Trying to get pictures of your ...
No sewing today–I\’ve been feeling sick this week. I do have some ephemera to share though! Check out Alfred Bach: \”The Pied Piper of Sewing.\” What does that mean? My coworker passed this on to me from his mother. It…
Just a quick post to let y\’all know that I\’m maker of the week over on Kollabora! Pop over and check it out here. While you\’re there, lets be friends; if you have a Kollabora account, add me! I\’m always looking…
We have a guest blogger today: my mom! She sews–she taught me–and I asked her if she wanted to write a guest post for this little blog. She actually sews a lot more of the hip new indie patterns than…
Seventies? Seventies?? When fashion people started saying the 70s were back, I thought: no. No way. I do not like it, and I will not wear it. Not in a box, not with a fox. Of course, this always happens….
I used to be so impressed when I would see bloggers sewing things that look store-bought, since my clothes never looked that way. Some bloggers (Honig Design and Sew Charleston come to mind) have a knack for designing and executing…
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