This is the first Salme pattern I've tried--the Minna blouse.  I had purchased the fabric on sale ( Cocoon Voile , Shine in aqua, by...

Despite the heaps of apparel fabric and stack of quilting yardage I have on my to-do list (not to mention pants to hem, tops to alter, etc.,...

San Francisco is a scant 40 or so miles away from my house, yet the thought of driving into the "big city" is completely daunting ...

For my birthday, my awesome brother signed me up to get Vogue Patterns magazine.  It's mostly just a giant ad for Vogue patterns ...

I'm now almost fully recovered from our trip to Zurich, Switzerland with my 2 and 7 year old.  We were accompanying my husband on a busi...

The  Shorts on the Line   viewer's choice voting is going on right now--all submitted entries are up for vote, so go  check out all 10...

What do the kids call short pants these days? :)  I've always wanted a pair of white capris, but with two kids who routinely use the c...

After (mostly) liberating myself from commercial sewing patterns, I've started looking at clothing completely differently.  On more t...

So I've worn my new pants a couple of times and I have to say, I was feeling pretty self-conscious of the broad, unbroken expanse of fab...

I don't wear shorts very often, preferring skirts (or skirts with built-in shorts) when it's too hot to wear pants.  However, afte...

I was in grad school the last time I made a pair of pants.  They were lime green and probably ill-fitting.  I distinctly remember walking...

After living in California for nearly 7 years, I still haven't quite gotten used to cloudless days nearly all year round. As a matt...

I've been seeing this gathered clutch  by Anna at Noodlehead in so many posts lately.  It's a completely incredible and beautiful...

For the first time, I've signed up for Whipstitch's Sewing Buddy Project and I've been paired up with the lovely Jennie, of Por...