I think I have mentioned before, but we are "in between" houses right now....we are a couple of weeks out of moving into our new house (due to some construction) and so we are living out of suitcases at my parents' house who were gracious enough to take in 5 more people. And since we are living out of suitcases, there were a couple of sad kids yesterday that realized that their mother packed them NOTHING green to wear for St. Patrick's Day. Nope, not one green thing. Mom fail. So we borrowed ... View the Post
Vintagely Modern Skirt. Spring Edition
I have been doing some Spring sewing lately, because I have a girlie that is growing like a weed. And first on the list was a new Vintagely Modern Skirt, this time in Chambray. Man, oh, man am I loving chambray right now. I want to make some shorts, a shirt dress (for me) and some boys' things all out of chambray. Good thing I ordered 5 yards of it last summer and never got to it...because I now want to do everything out of it! The only thing I changed on the skirt tutorial above was to add ... View the Post
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Round Robin Quilt Block
Today I am participating with Becky in her Around the Block Quilt Series, where so many fantastic quilting people are making their favorite quilt blocks and sharing them. And it really was an honor when she asked me to participate. I still consider myself a new quilter. So when she asked that we make our favorite block, I decided that because I am so new to quilting that whatever block I am working on is on is usually my favorite! I think that is the way it will be for awhile.....until I ... View the Post
V is for…..Violet and Vintage.
Today we get to participate in No Big Dill's Sew all 26 letters series, and it has been so fun to see what everyone has been making. She has a couple of guest posters a week and then she is sewing all 26 letters of the alphabet. Did you see her P is for Paper Dress?.....wowza. It is gorgeous and really is made out of real paper. Katy really is a master of the sewing universe.... This week she is on V and what is better for V than VIOLET AND VINTAGE PATTERNS..... I started with this beauty ... View the Post
A Modern Thread.
We are excited to be part of a new group pinterest board called A Modern Thread. We'll all be pinning our best sewing projects and tutorials, so you can finds tons of fantastic sewing inspiration all in one place. We'd love for you to check out the board, and we're offering a huge giveaway as incentive - we're talking $600 worth of prizes! Here's a glimpse of what you can expect to see on this new pinterest board: And if you'd like to get to know the bloggers involved a ... View the Post