I was fundraising for the MS ride to Cornwall in July and very, very close to my goal, but was afraid I had brought in all of the donations I was able. To kick things back into gear, I offered to sew and knit for donations and managed to pull in another $200 before the deadline!… Read More Sewing and knitting for a good cause!

I’ve been seeing a lot of sewing bloggers writing on “slow fashion October,” so I thought I’d give it a go.  In my last post, I mentioned wanting to try to make more of my casual clothes. I tend to make spring/summer clothes – cute skirts, dresses and blouses. I revert to my fast fashion… Read More Slow fashion October 

  I’ve fallen into a real pattern of making only dresses, and blouse-skirt combos that can be worn as dresses. Which is awesome, but so impractical.  I realized a few weeks ago that I had no fall/winter casual clothes. I have pretty work clothes and athletic clothes, but nothing for easy weekend socializing. I think this… Read More Yay me! I sewed with knits!