I can't believe my first born is 11. Unreal and so much fun. She had a cosmic bowling party that was insane. I had never done this, it had been a long time since I had bowled, apparently. It was so crazy, fun, loud, and hysterical—it was perfect. She has the kindest heart, the most generous sp...

Well, things fell apart. The sweetest, most wonderful baby girl was born. We received a phone call telling us so just hours after she entered the world. The social worker said on the phone that the baby's mother was doing well. Incarcerated, she had given birth quickly and alone, with no one but...

PATTERN: Clara by Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen SIZE: 12-18 months YARN: Madeline Tosh Merino Light in Silverfox Thank you very much for sharing our walk with me yesterday. It was really a very magical day. By nine a.m. all of the original morning snow was gone and the sun was shining as if ther...

After about a month of slowly sewing, I finished Delia's special dress. She calls it her Marie Antoinette dress, or her Felicity/Elizabeth dress, after the American Girls. I took my time and I have to say, it came together really well. There were some good vibes with this sewing project. I had...

Adelaide and Papa cooked up and completed a little carpentry project this weekend. With the legs off my great grandmother's table (for Ezra's door record table), there was a table top left in the barn, waiting for some sort of repurposed purpose. And so, a few leaves of that table made their w...

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Here are the Solstice gifts I sewed for the girls last month. They are in a lightweight satin with self-lined hoods and fancy ribbon trim. I serged the outer edges with a rolled hem, saving some time and fabric. I made these very long, they appreciate the drama of that. These are more...

Here are the Solstice gifts I sewed for the girls last month. They are in a lightweight satin with self-lined hoods and fancy ribbon trim. I serged the outer edges with a rolled hem, saving some time and fabric. I made these very long, they appreciate the drama of that. These are more...

Here are the Solstice gifts I sewed for the girls last month. They are in a lightweight satin with self-lined hoods and fancy ribbon trim. I serged the outer edges with a rolled hem, saving some time and fabric. I made these very long, they appreciate the drama of that. These are more...

Certainly you have heard of Hillary Lang and seen her work? I have been anticipating the release of her new book, Wee Wonderfuls, 24 Dolls to Sew and Love, since the day she announced that she was writing it. I am a long-time fan of her blog and her patterns and I just knew that her book would...