Not only does Lila Tueller make patterns, she also has a line of fabric coming out. And now she’s doing a giveaway on her blog with lucky winners getting a bag (made with some of her cool fabric!) or patterns. Check it out!

We’ve forgotten so much of what the boys said when they were young, those little goofy pronunciations that come along with learning the language. As much as I thought I’d remember those things forever, I can’t. Honey and I have had countless conversations, trying to recall who said what: amblylamps (ambulance), movie theetee-er (theater), watermelvin [...]

It’s Friday night; Honey’s not yet home and I still have control of the remote. I flicked on the guide to see what was on and had a sudden flash to the past. Ladyhawke is on! I haven’t seen that movie in forever. I click on it and there are a very young Matthew Broderick [...]

One of the requests I’ve had regarding the Crafty Christmas Countdown is for gifts that can be made in bulk. Boy, can I relate to that one! With so many people on my list, I find it important to have one or two gifts I can make lots of, especially if it’s something that works [...]

In between sewing some orders, I’ve been working on some fall clothes for the little miss (and my Etsy), as well as a little something for me.
It’s another pattern from my “someday” collection — those ones I bought to sew something for myself more than a year ago and never got around to it. These [...]