I absolutely love vintage shapes in skirts. I especially love flirty, knee-length skirts. That pretty much sums up Vogue 8882. Kellie sent me this pattern last spring and, as perfect as it is, I've been reluctant to get going with it. The main reason? It requires a whopping five yards of fabric! That's a heckuva lot of fabric! But, this past week, I decided to stop procrastinating ...
After battling a long and very hard winter, we were blessed with a blissful day of sunshine and 50 degree temps on Friday. It was a welcome reminder that spring is on the way! Spring means camping and lots of time outdoors. It also means pretty dresses... flowy tops... bright prints... All things that I've missed all winter and things that I LOVE to sew. Naturally, I was inspired to dig ...
My oldest son had to tag along to work with me on Friday. Poor guy... I sent him out for a walk and he promptly returned carrying a four leaf clover that he found. He was so excited! He spent the rest of the afternoon telling everyone about it and dreaming of the many things he might wish for. Even though this clover has seen better days, my son still wanted to preserve it. We decided ...
It was a rickety, dated-looking, nasty carpet-covered mess. Of all of the projects we've tackled in this home, the entry-way staircase has really been a challenge to complete. It was in such bad shape that we simply cut out the bottom post to get some of our furniture upstairs when we moved in. {We won't contemplate any plan of action for moving furniture out right now, okay?} I ...
