I'm trying to make plans for the wee Betsy Ross costume I need to have finished by March 1. And at the moment I'm a little stuck on skirt width ( Read more... )

My niece M is in the first grade this year, and has been assigned her first history project. She's supposed to dress! up! as! a! famous! American! and...I clearly went into a daze after hearing the first part of her project, because I have no idea what else she's supposed to do. Anywho, after submitting a list of 4 people she'd like to research, ( Read more... )

Supposedly, the groundhog did NOT see his shadow, so spring is coming early ( Read more... )

I just saw an advert for chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting. I'm now craving a cupcake.

May no one on my f-list have a commute like my commute last night. 7+ hours to go 12.3 miles. I thought I would never get out of my car again. I left at 5:15 and didn't get home until 12:45 ( Read more... )

Like any good fabric hoarder, I made a New Year's Resolution that I would not buy any new fabric this year. I lasted a whopping 20 days ( Read more... )

I've been toying with the idea of sewing modern clothing for work. Since this is clothing that would be seen by people I'm hoping to look professional in front of, I want it to look really good ( Read more... )

I've been feeling completely overwhelmed by the creative stuff in my head. I constantly have a list of ideas bouncing around in my brain; occasionally to the detriment of things I should be doing at the moment ( Read more... )

She is in the check out line at our local Barnes and Noble. The purchase is a copy of Fashioning Fashion. I love gift cards! Even more, I love the idea of having new costume pictures to look through when I get off work!

I dearly wish I had gotten a soundbite or video of my nephew telling me this story. A is 3, and has a flair for drama ( Read more... )