It was cool. It had been about five years, I think, since I'd been to it, but the Sewing and Stitchey Expo my mom and I went to yesterday was a really fun place to find out about some new stuff, and pick up some things I haven't seen anywhere else. You know how I was kind of bummed to be fin...

Inspired by my lurking over at Wardrobe Refashion and SE’s pleas to patch the giant (and small) holes in his blanket, I did a little blanket refashioning last night. I was hard-pressed to find a before picture of his blanket, being I didn’t take any last night before I hacked it up.  I ...

It's a commitment. It's not for the hand-sewing faint-hearted. But look how pretty. My Purl Bee Runner is underway. I am very pleased. By late afternoon, I'd made some chai and had stitched eight of the twenty-two squares to the backing fabric. Luckily, I love to slipstitch. You'll get good at it he...

I’ve been lusting after a Japanese-style obi for awhile now (why I haven’t just sat down and made one…).  So I definitely perked up when I found this great tutorial for an easy, one-hour belt from CraftStylish: Go check it out!  And don’t worry, the rest of the covered note...

I did not take many photos over the past week, alas, but that's good, really — it was nice not to have to think in that way for a while. But I couldn't resist taking this one of these lemons, ready to be popped in the oven for Sparkling Roasted Vanilla Lemonade from the current issue of Martha Ste...

About a year ago now, maybe, Jane sent me one of her favorite books, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson, published by the fantastically wonderful Persephone Books. I saw the preview for the movie on TV a few weeks ago and couldn't wait to see it. This sweet confection was so worth the...

More smocking. This is the Polish Pottery Apron. Maybe I'll try to get a better picture. All the smocking is finished and I just need to add the ruffle and the pocket and the ties and the waistband. There's not really even anything to say about it anymore, I know. Many local shoppers have written to...

Quilting month has really got me in a bind. I’ve not been wanting to sew lately, yet there is tons of inspiration over at Sew, Mama Sew! That means there are lots of projects floating about in my head. Yet I’m finding it hard to actually make a move on my ideas. Still, there are good thi...

For the past two nights, I've sneaked upstairs early to work on another little project just for me me me. I got a beginner's smocking book several months ago at Kinokuniya and have slobbered all over it every time I've had a free moment to let myself make stacks of lists of things I wanted to attemp...

The weather in the Northwest is blustery and cold. Snow routes and ice scrapers are part of the morning. Andy took the bus today after almost getting stuck and then having to push someone up the hill yesterday morning, getting covered head to toe in slush, and all in his snazzy clothes, too! Portlan...