When I made that big fabric order on Thanksgiving, I included a couple yards of a black-with-pink-flowers Liverpool with the intent of making a dress to wear for Christmas. I also got some burgundy double brushed polyester to make matching leggings. My fabric order came the day we left for Christmas. But I still made… Continue reading My (non) Christmas dress
Last year was the first time I chose a guiding word for the year. I chose the word “strengthen”. It aligned pretty well with my goals for the year- daily devotions, Pilates, daily routines, skill-building (in sewing), and working on my marriage. I feel like I did pretty well for the first half of the… Continue reading 2018 word for the year
I did it! I have made enough maternity clothes that I can officially call it a capsule wardrobe. In addition to the hacked and modified ready to wear clothes I posted last week, I also made several pieces from scratch. You know me, I loooove having variety in my clothing. However, when making maternity clothes,… Continue reading A maternity capsule wardrobe
Can we all be in agreement that the majority of store-bought maternity clothes are terrible? Not only are they expensive for only being worn for a short period of time, but the fit is funky. Shirts are either made by Omar the Tentmaker, or they are tight AND come down to my knees. The pants… Continue reading Not your average maternity clothes
I found out I was pregnant while we were on vacation in Scotland in July. By the time we got home, I was already starting to feel kind of sick and mimsy (if you don’t know that word, it’s from Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky– a combination of flimsy and miserable). Keeping up with a 2 year-old… Continue reading On my list this week
Last night, I bought some new patterns and some fabric to get started making some winter clothes for myself. Ever since I stopped teaching, my winter wardrobe has been less than inspiring. I had professional clothes and sloppy, at-home clothes. What I really needed, and still need, are stay-at-home-mom clothes. Casual, cute, easy to wear,… Continue reading Sewing for winter
You guys! I did a thing! I finished a quilt! And it only took me 7 months. Not bad, eh? Actually, for a quilt that is that intricate, I’m pretty impressed it “only” took that long. And really, the top has been done for a while now, it was just too hot to do the… Continue reading Completed kaleidoscope quilt
