Adventures
A Christmas for Sewing
My husband gave me the best Christmas present I could think of, and better yet, I wasn’t expecting it. He bought me a Singer Featherweight sewing machine! There’s a little damage to the cord that Matt wants to fix before he’ll let me use it. He’s afraid I might burn up the motor with the…
Read MoreHere’s to Four More Years
Today is Matt and I’s 4th anniversary. He asked last night if that meant he needed to run for re-election. He always makes me laugh. So I told him if he was running for re-election, he’d better get me a really nice present. But either way, I think I’ll keep him. (But shhh…. don’t you…
Read MoreHappy Mail Day
I got a lovely package in the mail today from Quilt Fabric Closeouts. I got some great themed fabric, which I am looking forward to using in an upcoming project: the panel and a half yard of checker print from the Communique line from Wilmington Prints. I also picked up the end of bolt of…
Read MoreChristmas Decorating
With the ridiculous amount of snow we got on Friday, I decided that it was time to do a little Christmas decorating. And with all of the vehicles were snowed in, it wasn’t like I could do anything else. So, I got my husband to drag up a few tubs of Christmas decorations – the…
Read MoreGiveaway Winner
Congratulations to Tanja for winning a copy of Lolita Patterns latest dress pattern, Gunmetal! Check your email for information about how to get your pattern. For everyone who didn’t win, you can still get a copy of this great pattern, either in PDF or print form from the Lolita Patterns website. And while you’re there,…
Read MoreGunmetal – A Lolita Patterns Dress & Giveaway
I was super excited a couple weeks ago when Leila (you may know her from The Three Dresses Project) asked me to try out and make a promotional version of Lolita Pattern’s latest release, Gunmetal. It was the first time I’d ever been asked to make a test/promotional version of a pattern, and it was…
Read MoreGrown Up Christmas List
Every year I find it harder and harder to come up with a list of things that I would like for Christmas. It’s not because I don’t want anything, but because as I’ve grown older, the things that I want have changed. It’s a lot harder to ask someone to go buy you clothes, than…
Read MoreThe Lizard Lets Me Shop
In case I haven’t mentioned it on the blog, our cat is really good at finding animals in the house and killing them.
Read MoreHappy Halloween
This year for Halloween, I dressed as the title Character from Hayao Miyazaki’s The Secret World of Arietty. I’m pretty happy with how the costume came out, even if I spent all day explaining who I was. I think that’s a problem with being awesome in a small town. Not many people know what/who the…
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