I’m putting the cart before the horse a little bit and telling you about my honeymoon before I tell you about the wedding!  I should have the official wedding pictures sometime next week, so I can show you more detailed photos of my dress (along with lots of other crafts I made) then.  For now, here’s a little preview, because many people have told me...

I have looked and looked through the pattern books for y’all!  And I have to say, I didn’t find as much to like as I usually do in a new season.  But I’ve managed to dig up a few promising patterns for you to stitch up this fall… (I, meanwhile, will only be working on my wedding dress!  I wish I had extra time to make some of these...

Last weekend I participated in the (very crafty) closing night festivities for Art|Everywhere.  In fact, I actually spent a lot of last week preparing for it too!  Art|Everywhere is this really cool event we have in Norfolk where Granby Street is turned into a huge art gallery with juried art installations in many of the shop windows.  It’s in its second...

Okay, so I got a little distracted from the six patterns I told you about last week due to a Borders 50% off coupon.  I have Wendy Mullin’s Sew U: Home Stretch book and I think it’s great but I had only glanced through her Built By Wendy Dresses and Built by Wendy Coats & Jackets.  Not being able to resist the 50% off coupon despite Borders’...

Here are five patterns I’ve recently made, bought with the intention to make, or plan to buy for this summer!  I tried to focus on brand-new, just-released patterns, but I snuck in a sixth one that’s old that I’ve been dying to make forever… Simplicity 2226 Skirt This is a great “Learn to Sew” pattern that I use in my Skirts...