Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m once again pleased to announce that my husband and I welcomed a darling daughter into the world last week. (Please ignore the blue sleeve cuffs. All of our tiny newborn clothes are hand-me-downs from a family that had two boys!) And, just as before, our little family is doing well. Labor was… Continue reading It’s a Girl! Again!
Well, hello again! I know, I disappear for two months, and then I find the time for two posts in as many weeks. These days I don’t have the energy to do much more than rest while my daughter is resting, so I figured I might as well try to make that rest somewhat productive… Continue reading Post-Maternity Project Planning: The White Cami
Hi friends! It’s been a crazy couple months around here. Our DIY kitchen renovation pretty much took over my life as we pushed to finish before new baby arrived (haha – definitely not going to happen!). I was still able to juggle a bit of sewing and blogging in the midst of it all, but then this pregnancy… Continue reading More Sewing for the Little Ones: An Elephant Blanket and a Replacement Banks
Well, here it is. The second McCall’s M4758 that was promised in my last post. I kept with the theme of cute animal print for the skirt but found a little bit more interesting print to use as the bodice, both from Mood. I completed the dress with the perfect trim and buttons from FineFabrics.com. If you didn’t catch… Continue reading The Purple Safari Dress
I’ve sewn so little for my daughter over the past two years, despite the fact that her favorite dress is a handmade dress her Grandma made her. It has apples all over it and a big, twirly skirt. As soon as that dress comes back from the wash, she’s asking to wear it again. I was pretty… Continue reading The Blue Zoo Dress
My first post about our kitchen remodel got published a little before I wanted. After writing the first draft, I’d hoped to go back through my photos to see if I could trigger any other memories about work we did to the house during 2014 since I was sure I’d forgotten a thing or two. And, I… Continue reading The State of the Kitchen, through 2014 // Part 2
My Vogue V8333 jacket has been a work-in-progress (WIP) for so long that my posts on the subject have had a long string of names based on who’s guidance I was using at the time – from Tuesdays with Gertie to Tuesdays with Claire to Tuesdays with Alison. Since I now feel like I’m pulling from… Continue reading Tuesdays with Claire: Thread Tracing
I blame the pregnancy. Both last pregnancy and this pregnancy I’ve felt a noticeable slump in my creativity. Last time I was able to channel what little creative and DIY energy I could find into just two things: my science and my sewing. Everything else just kind of got left behind. At the time I… Continue reading Battling a Pregnancy-Induced Sewing Slump with a Gold Linen Skirt
Having rashly and naively decided to name this blog Sew Well back when I first discovered my love of sewing and realized I wanted to write all about it, I didn’t really leave myself much room to talk about anything else other than sewing in this space. However, since our kitchen remodel has been such a… Continue reading The State of the Kitchen, through 2014
Hi friends! First things first, that little bit of belly you see above is indeed a baby bump. The little one is due in August, which means I’m about half way through this pregnancy. My husband and I are in a race to see which will come first – the new baby or the finished kitchen.… Continue reading Lessons Learned Working with a Border Print
