I’ve had this particular stash of Nani Iro double gauze awesomeness (Nani Iro Saaaa Saaa Blue on White Stripes) for a few months now waiting for the perfect skirt pattern to come along… a...
I spent the last 3 months doing a fair bit of traveling and some thinking. A new year always puts me in a pensive mood. Some random facts: 1) I chalked in about 38,000 flight miles between Jan –...
I was a very happy camper this morning when the mail man arrived with a sweet package from “Ginger” of Ginger Makes! I can’t quite remember how I stumbled upon her blog a few months...
I had the perfect opportunity arise when one of my sister’s friends had a newborn. This was a once in a million chance for me as most of my friends are still swinging singles. With 7 skeins of ...
I visited some local yarn stores during my visit to the central coast and I was pleasantly surprised! I met Ann, the owner of Yarns at the Adobe in San Luis Obispo, CA. This is the darlingest little ...
This year, not unlike previous years, was spent with Mr T.’s family. We had the yearly Christmas present giving ritual, the marvelous spread of tamales, and the watching of random gory movies o...
Last week, I decided that I wanted to knit dish cloths and it had to be organic cotton yarn. I quickly found out that these would be some pricey dishcloths! However, I plowed on because these just ha...
This was my first Boston Bizarre Bazaar (let’s call it BBB for short), and it definitely won’t be my last! Going to this event was like having awesome dessert at the end of a good meal. F...
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving feast! Mr. T and I spent Thanksgiving with a very lovely golden retriever. It’s the first year we are spending apart from family so I had to up the ante...
I had a productive sewing weekend with my latest project, the retro men’s shirt from Colette Patterns. I’m taking a class for this and the five of us started out with tracing the pattern ...
I’ve never imagined myself capable of sewing a dress, but with the guidance of Virginia from the Gather Here sewing studio, here it is! A simple sheath dress from Colette Patterns Oops, sorry a...
I did not name this cowl, but I stumbled upon it while on Ravelry. It’s a great tool for a compulsive organizer like me. The world wide web is, unfortunately, too wide at times, and I find myse...
Now they say… knitting is therapeutic and knitting is fun. I’d agree with both statements especially since I’m super new to knitting and this ribbed baby alpaca scarf is my first pr...
Pouch for holding buttons It all started with Susan Wasinger’s book called “Sewn by Hand“. I was intrigued by the concept of creating something by hand, crafting with only fabric, t...
My web-scapades one warm July evening landed me on a site called Sublime Stitching. Jenny Hart, the author and creative force (* yes, force!) behind Sublime Stitching, introduced bumbling ole’ ...
Fabric Stash Linen from Gray Line Linen in NYC Freshly laundered and pressed fabric stash! The gorgeous raw colored linen is from my trip to New York City when I swung by Gray Line Linen. I love the ...
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