Whatever is on my mind today

I made a birthday dress for my niece. She'll be 2 in August, but I wanted to get this entered into the fair (drop off is tomorrow). Th...

I made another dress: This is Vogue 1027 , and it was very quick to make, cutting it out Wednesday night, and stitching it up Thursday aft...

I made a top and skirt last week: Calvin and I had to go to a bar mitzvah on Saturday, and of course I needed something nice to wear. I...

We worked solid for those four hours and check out my sewing room now!!! We started in this corner, with the bookshelf. Right away, sh...

Back in May, I won a 4 hour session with an organizer at an auction. I knew I wanted her to help me get my sewing room in order, and last S...

My friend Rowena has a post up that I think my sewing/knitting/crafty friends might like. You might recognize one of the rooms (or at leas...

As of Friday, we finally have another girl in the family. This is Esperanza. Sometimes I call her Chica for short. Maybe she'll be ...

My food entries were due at the fair yesterday morning for judging. I entered 3 items: banana bread (no nuts), scones, and strawberry jam ...

I made 2 more HotPatterns last week. These were for the WI State Fair, and I cranked them out pretty fast. I thought garments were due for...

It's strawberry season here in Wisconsin, or at least it was last week. We picked strawberries 3 separate times this year, and got a to...

I made some bags for a silent auction/raffle at school: l-r: Chelsea handbag , In Town bag , and Swing bag , all from Amy Butler . Also, a...

Dudes, I have a new dress, and I LOVE it: I made this a few days ago. It didn't take long at all, and went together beautifully. This ...

I don't know why I put off uploading Calvin's gymnastics videos, but I do. It's not like there is anything new in them, it'...

We had another gymnastics meet Saturday night. The team started on high bar, and Calvin did not compete on that event. He really needs to ...

Competition season has started again for Calvin. This year he is in Level 7. My understanding is that this is a particularly difficult lev...

If you are friends with me on Facebook , you know that I've been having fun learning how to put up food. I've been making jam for y...