Oy! I’ve been absent the last few days, and am going to be again. We spent a long holiday weekend off-grid in Maine throwing sticks, catching sticks (that was Mushka), stacking wood, running on...
Hey guys and gals, I’m pretty psyched about this news. Three of my photographs were chosen for this exhibit in southern Maine. I don’t know if there are any Mainers (Mainiacs) out there, ...
I imported these photos into wordpress before traveling to see my family for a long weekend, but there was simply too much going on to write a post. So, without further ado, here’s le Taffy. Ye...
I am so pumped after yesterday afternoon, when I spent a couple hours at a middle school teaching a sewing lesson. The classrooms there are filled with kids who are from low-income communities. (Oddl...
Apologies to Armistead Maupin. I have no idea how it happened, but as an impressionable youth, I chanced upon Tales of the City, and couldn’t put the series down. After that (in my history of r...
Day 2 – Vogue 8398, Burda 8155 Day 3 – Moto Jacket & Carl (JJ) No, really. I keep letting my blog reader get out of control full, to the point where my heart my skips a beat wh...
I almost forgot to post my pledge, so here you have it: I, Lavender of threadsquare, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’12. I will wear one handmade/upcycled garment each day for t...
No, not really. Heartbreaking. Staggering. Mess. Okay, so I’m being a bit melodramatic here. But I had really high hopes for finishing up my Taffy for the great parade over on Esplanade Erin an...
Just a quickie… have you checked out Google’s doodle today? Go on and unzip their home page for some history on Gideon Sundback, inventor of the modern zipper. How cool is that?! Sewing g...
the road is ours At long last, here’s my waxed canvas moto jacket, and I’m dang proud of it. I’ve been wearing it as much as possible over the past week, and even in the rain yester...
I feel like a bad blogger lately. The weather has been gorgeous, I’ve been trying not to spend so much time glued to the computer, spend more time with words on paper, etc. Marathon Monday was ...
Wow, someone must have switched my hippy detergent with the sort containing optical brighteners. How else to explain the gift of the Sunshine Award from Leah? My career as a cheerleader was short-liv...
Hey hey! Several weeks ago I found a fantastic surprise in my inbox from Simplicity patterns. They asked if I would like to participate in a blog hop and pattern giveaway. Why, yes. Yes I would. They...
If you’ve been on BurdaStyle this week, you may have recognized my mug Hop on over to read about my bratty ways, forcing my dear Mom into total pattern redesign. But how could she say no...
My waxed canvas jacket is coming along nicely, if slowly. I had wanted to finish it for this week’s Sew Weekly challenge, the spring sewing palette. Yesterday’s visit to the deCordova mus...
I’m still catching up with my blog reading, but I did notice a recurrent them of late: lots of people were feeling overwhelmed or not just feeling the sewing/blogging mojo. Peeps be a little ba...
Remember when I mentioned that spring was decidedly not in the air? Well, on its official first day, when my narcissus are poking through and the windows are open, the weather people predict summer-l...
Okay, so we haven’t actually done any long bouts of hiking/cycling/running, but for the past two weekends, we’ve been on the road. First to my parents’, then to Ry’s, an even ...
Last Thursday, my latest dress made it to the feature spot on the Sew Weekly. Once again, I was truly surprised and flattered! The theme was refashion/upcycling. I almost sat it out, but then decided...
I know it’s rude to boast, but when you come home with a small bag stuffed to the brim of these wonders of cloth, it’s hard not to feel a little chuffed. Especially when it was free. I pa...
In fact, after a completely mild winter, we are currently experiencing the sort of slushy snowy mix that makes one want to stay inside, drink lots of tea, eat soup and watch movies. Our first snowsto...
What’s that? I don’t win a free lobster dinner? Never mind, because this might be even more succulent. The funny, stylish, talented seamster and graphic designer Amanda sent a little blog...
Okay, so I may not be his type, but who could resist a title like that? Begging and pleading to be used and abused. Ahem. Anyway, I mentioned back on the royal trousers post that that very morning KK...
Meet Little Lavi My wonderful and hilarious friends sent me this Little Enid doll when I was living half a world away after college. They even repackaged the box to say Little Lavi. I may have had a ...
If you missed me in most of my glory over at the Sew Weekly… This week’s theme was Academy Awards. That is, use any nominated film ever for inspiration, and stitch up a little somethin...
Mardi Gras, Maslenitsa, Shrovetide, Pancake Day… whatever you call it, and whether or not you celebrate it, have a good one!!! I know I am – a ride on my new bike to get a long-overdue ma...
blaze orange. safety first. My entry for this week’s challenge at the Sew Weekly was posted yesterday. The theme for the week was “red”, of course. And I just had to take the opport...
I was sweetly surprised with the entries for my Sew Grateful giveaway, and once again have to thank the hard-working Debi for hosting. She is just so thoughtful, and the sheer amount of work it took ...
Pretty Things unveiled a new beer last night. Of course, I wore my Pretty Things blouse. And looked insane. Bahahaha!!! Also hilarious – my husband’s Giants cap is cut off. He’s a t...
Wow! It’s a fantastic week for being Sew Grateful, dontcha think?! I was definitely surprised to see my Purple Reign Clovers featured over at the Sew Weekly on Tuesday. Thanks, Mena! And all th...
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