Do you ever feel like you are always a month behind? I so naively thought that as my kids grew up that life would slow down and I could get caught-up on projects. Um....apparently not. I feel like life is busier than ever right now. And with us being in the "middle ground" of a huge move (that we get to do all over in a couple of weeks) I am feeling a bit like a chicken with my head cut off. And I fear that I am only at the beginnings of teenage "busyness." (All you teenage moms are ... View the Post
SNAP! (And a surprise…for one of you)
Often Elizabeth and I feel so fortunate for the opportunities that we are lucky enough to enjoy...and this is one of those times. For the past several years we've attended, volunteered, and taught at the SNAP conference...and it's become an annual event for us. We love it. There is so much positive energy and the attendees are always so much fun we can't help but leave reenergized and happy to have been a part of it. So when we were asked about organizing a sewing room for SNAP we jumped at ... View the Post
Perfectly Pink Shift Dress
I have been dreaming of Spring and shift dresses and my girlie has been dreaming of the "perfect pink" lately (she loves colors!) so we teamed up at the fabric store. She picked out a perfect pink cotton sateen and I picked out the perfect swiss dot for the top. I used our new bodice pattern (that really is coming out soon--we have been teasing you for too long) for the top and then a-line it out a bit at the bottom for the shift dress part. And we both love the result! (And the shoes for ... View the Post
Riley Blake Crochet Cozy
A few weeks ago I shared this handmade gift over at Riley Blake Designs, but today I am bringing it home..... Here's the story behind it. I was recently helping my mom clean out her craft room and we kept finding loose crochet hooks around the place.....one here, one there and quite a few more in her crochet basket. And an idea was born. She was in desperate need of a crochet cozy! I used just under a half-yard of fabric and it took about 1 hour to make---which is just the kind of ... View the Post
An Easy Valentine Skirt
I have a girlie that is out-talling all her clothes---her jeans, her dresses and her skirts have all become wayyyy too short. So, we are trying to make the winter ones last and adding some Springy things into her wardrobe for the rest of the school year. I keep telling her that her jeans are making darling capris, but I am not so sure she is buying it so it's a good thing she is still wearing boots to cover up the fact that they are shorty-mc-shortens. And just yesterday I was staring at this ... View the Post
Seams Unlikely….
When we were asked recently if we wanted to review Nancy Zieman's new book...the answer was undoubtedly YES! Nancy Zieman....she is the queen of all things sewing and I grew up watching her series on PBS. And her book is exactly as I thought is would be...delightful. She talks about her growing up on a farm in Wisconsin, overcoming Bell's Palsy, and her sewing career in all its paths. And how it all started with one 4-H demonstration of showing how to put on a waistband. She says, "There is ... View the Post