We’ve gone through a ridiculous number of nicknames for Miss L. Punkin Baby, Bunny, Punkiny, Bits, Bitsy, Bitser and — obviously — Miss L. (Seriously. Honey and I refer to all the kids by initial. It’s weird but whatever.) The most recent is Sweetheart and it really seems to suit her. OK, maybe not so [...]

We had kind of a whirlwind weekend, Honey, Miss L and me. Honey’s brother turned 40 on Groundhog Day and our sister in law invited us to fly to their home near New York City to be his birthday surprise.
I was a little on the fence about going — considering the cost and the much [...]

We love our play kitchen around here and spend lots of time “cooking” up ” ‘tend” meals, then serving them up to be “eaten.” Obviously, I couldn’t wait to test Patty’s upcoming Lil’ Chef pattern, with its play oven mitt, chef’s toque and cutesy little apron.
Patty told me to use just any ol’ fabric I [...]

I totally fell for the Mamu Carlotta pattern when Myrinda added it to her shop. Add some funky Euro fabrics (including a pretty babywale cord) and some trimmed elastic and … voila! Three fun shirts! I made the girl and doll ones match, although the shirt is more of a dress on the Bitty [...]

My friend Katie has been sewing and selling the cutest little ruffled wristlet for a couple of years now. It’s seriously one of those things that has tempted me so many times because it’s just so darned cute. When Katie asked if I’d be willing to test the wristlet pattern for her, I did a [...]