I decided to take part in the Boutique Felony launch on Ebay this week. While the name is a little tongue-in-cheek, the topic is really anything but lighthearted. I’m sure everyone has been reading about CPSIA and the requirements placed on makers of children’s goods.
As the Feb. 10 deadline approaches, it’s looking more and more [...]

One of the coolest things to me about experiencing Quilt Market was seeing sewn and modeled samples of so many patterns. Which is probably why I came home with so many patterns in hand or on my wishlist! LOL!
This Indygo Junction pattern was one of them. It’s the Day Shift Dress and I thought it [...]

There are times when I pick up a fabric and just know what it wants to be. This gorgeous cotton sateen from Lecien (Atelier Akiko) was just begging to be made into something from one of my Japanese sewing books. Something feminine, with clean lines that would really showcase the fabric.
Now that it’s done, I [...]

I’ve sewn the Mother Load and lived to tell the tale.
No, that’s not a typo; it’s a reference to a bag pattern by Seams & Dreams. I first learned about it at Quilt Market last fall, when I accosted some poor unsuspecting soul to compliment her fabulous, roomy bag. She was happy to share the [...]

A letter to my son, on the occasion of his 18th birthday:
It’s quite unfathomable that you are 18 years old today. When you were first born, well-meaning people would tell me to enjoy it because it would pass so quickly. I did not believe them — and I was wrong. The past 18 years have [...]