My little sewing/crafting break has been nice but I’ve started to miss it and made some time for myself in the studio this week.
The Sew Liberated Woodlands Shirt pattern has been on my cutting table for a couple of weeks, along with the fabric (beautiful unicorns from the Far, Far Away line by Heather Ross [...]

I love baking. Measuring, mixing, pouring, cooling, tasting. Every part of the process is just this awesome combination of relaxing and rewarding.
I’ve been a little fixated on cupcakes lately. OK, “a little fixated” is a bit of an understatement. “Completely obsessed” is likely more accurate. But they’re just the perfect little treat! Easy to make, [...]

My friend R’s sister died in 1993 after a too-brief battle with ovarian cancer at the age of 25. After her sister’s death, R began sleeping on her sister’s pillowcase and continued to do so right up until this fall, when the last pillowcase she had finally disintegrated.
When I saw R post on Facebook in [...]

About two years ago, I got it into my head to try my hand at making a kilt for my oldest. I blame my cousin, really: She’s the one who brought up the whole UtiliKilt thing in the first place. While the kilts are amazing and worth every penny, I thought I could make one [...]

Early in 2009, I made a Sleep-Over Quilt for Miss L using some of Patty’s first line for Michael Miller, Andalucia. I realized right away what a great gift it would make and planned to whip up some for Christmas. Little did I know that I’d be swamped with a major deadline around the holidays [...]