Hello January! I love these monthly planning posts – they give me some time to think about what I really want to accomplish in the month. While that might change over the course of the month, it’s nice to have a starting base! Before we get into my plans for January, I wanted to talk a little bit about my 2017 goals and my goal setting process. I’ve always been a really big fan of Lara Casey and The Cultivate What Matters Shop. They have an amazing tool called Powersheets which are a … View Post
One of my favorite makes to date has been my Ginger Jeans that I made this summer. Since making those, I’ve been dying to make another pair. My first pair was in a grey denim and while I really like them, I was really interested in making a pair in a dark denim. About a month ago, after reading a lot of people’s blogs about their own Gingers, I decided to order some Cone Mills Denim from Threadbare Fabrics in their 12 Oz Cone Mills S-Gene Denim in Indigo. This Friday, I was at Stitch and … View Post
I saw on Instagram a couple days ago another 2017 sewing challenge! I am already joining in the #SewMyStyle which lays out a sewing project a month to make but thought this new challenge would be a good one as well. #2017MakeNine challenges sewists to make 9 patterns of your choice in 2017. One of my big goals for 2017 is to fill my closet with handmade items – I already find myself gravitating towards clothes I made versus ones that I’ve purchased, but between #SewMyStyle and #2017MakeNine I’ll … View Post
Before logging off for Christmas, I wanted to share our Holiday card for this year which included one of my favorite makes to date – my Southport Dress! Earlier this fall, Stitch Sew Shop had a weekend workshop for the Southport Dress which included bringing the pattern designer, Kelli of True Bias. It was such an amazing weekend that I can’t say enough good things about! Kelli is absolutely amazing and was such a wonderful teacher. At the end of the weekend, we stood outside the shop talking … View Post
As I mentioned in my Friday Favorite Post last week, I’ve been working on some English Paper Piecing projects and finished them up this weekend! When I decided that I was interested in learning how to English Paper Piecing, I do what most of us do these days – I turned to the internet of course! Craftsy had a course in English Paper Piecing (EPP) and I thought it would be good to listen to it and understand how you take cut out squares and end up with beautiful hexagons. I took the beginner … View Post
Did anyone else wait too long to start holiday shopping? I always have such lofty goals in November about all the things I’m going to do for the holidays – knitting for people, sewing for people, buying gifts and decorating the house. Somehow mid-December sneaks around way too quickly and Christmas is almost here. Since taking up sewing and knitting, it has created a new genre of Holiday gifts – handmade Holiday gifts. I put together this listing of some quick and easy holiday gifts that you … View Post