Since the world is hunkering down for a few more weeks, I thought it would be fun to join in on a sewing studio clean up hosted by the awesome Cheryl Sleboda of muppin.com. My studio never gets *super* bad but it gets to the point where I just don’t want to deal with it in […]
This week the kids decided to help the family conserve what tissues and toilet paper we had in the house (they usually use about 1/4 of a roll of toilet paper in a single nose blow) and make their own reusable handkerchief. The husband guy always has one with him (he started carrying one when […]
We’re in the middle of Spring Break right now and are enjoying the fact (for a change) that we live in a REALLY rural area and can head out to the national forest and get some fresh air. So everything we do around here is still “open” and our day to day lives aren’t affected […]
What is Poplin? Poplin is a universal fabric, used for both casual and more formal garments. It can be made from cotton or a cotton-poly blend but both types have a tight weave and a nice sheen that I really *really* enjoy and I try to use poplin in a lot of my patterns where […]
You know how something’s on your list of stuff you really want to do but somehow you never end up doing it? Like that super cool vacation (cough, Arches National Park, cough) or painting your front door a bright color? Yeah, that’s this project for me. I’ve wanted to draft this pattern for, like, ever, […]