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Anticipating a crafty weekend

I spent all day yesterday packing orders, shipping them, and taming my various email accounts.  Still not done with the email, but I felt I needed a day off today, nonetheless.  So… I put on some music, straightened up the house (because, for some reason, I actually felt like it) and then spent the next […]

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My first quilt!

Nearly fourteen months ago, I went insane and splurged on an Amy Butler Lotus fat quarter set, despite the fact that I’d only had 90 days of sewing under my belt, and the 3-4 quilts I intended to make comprised a project well beyond my comfort level.  I managed to stitch together two quilt tops […]

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Barcelona Dreaming

It’s been a while since I made a new skirt for myself. I got a copy of Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern this weekend, and while I was looking through it, I came across the Barcelona Skirt. I think I’m in love. I’ve seen flickr photos of it before, but it’s never screamed “make me!” as […]

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Perpetual weekend

I still haven’t shaken that weekendy feeling I posted about yesterday.  Frankly, I don’t have a problem with that, but some of the side-effects are a bit problematic.  For instance, on a weekend, I have a tendency to let my email pile up, I don’t generally process orders, and I certainly don’t ship anything.  You […]

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Psst! Wanna buy a purse?

With a title like that, I feel as if I should be in a dark alley and wearing a trench coat 😀 I finished another handbag today, and I am planning on listing it in my Etsy shop, but I wanted to give first crack at it to some of you who have mentioned to […]

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