DOWNLOAD THE ROCKFORD PEACH COSTUME PATTERN HERE Yipee! Gosh golly gee this has been a long time coming! Three years ago I received a custom order for a Rockford Peach Costume and created a darling version with …
There is something positively magical about a full, drapey maxi skirt that calls for grabbing by the handful and tiptoeing through the garden. I made this fun polka dot maxi skirt out of the softest …
Ah, summer. It's arriving in slow, subtle awakenings here in the beautiful Texas hill country. First were the brilliant blossoms along every roadside, wildflowers as far as the eyes could see. Next came the buds …
Although it's only March, it's felt like summer in Texas on and off for months. We moved into our new house just before Christmas (which also was just days after Plum was born), and a week …
Once upon a time, a baby girl was to be born. Her name would be Plum. Just one month before her expected arrival, Plum's excited mother thought long and hard about the first friend her new …
Hello there! After a three-month whirlwind hiatus from my blog (in which we have moved twice, begun building a house, and discovered our newest addition is a girl!!) I'm excited to share something fun, new, ruffly, …
True Vintage Fabrics Over the summer, my mother-in-law gave me a box of vintage fabrics and sewing supplies that had been stored in an attic by her step-mother. I was floored by the beautiful colors, patterns, …
I'm so excited to be participating today in this year's Vintage May hosted by Kristin from Skirt as Top and Jess from Craftiness is not Optional . I watched the series last year, loving the …
A few weeks ago I was getting packed for a quick trip to Texas, and I was struck with the immediate need for a pair of tuxedo stripe leggings. I think I was pulling subliminal …
Happy April! Not only is it finally starting to warm up and bloom around these parts, but April 2013 is the very first National Serger Month! Baby Lock (the company behind the very first sergers …
Over the weekend I taught my very first live and local sewing class. The students were fun and talented, the classroom at G-Street Fabrics in Falls Church, VA was fantastic, and the whole day exceded my expectations. …
If you were reading this blog last year, you'll remember the four crazy weeks that I participated in the Sew-vivor online sewing competition hosted by Rachel at Family Ever After. It was a completely unexpected …