Month: May 2014

From Regular to Skinny Jeans Tutorial

From Regular to Skinny Jeans Tutorial

Cropped jeans do not look good on me. I’m short. Skinny cropped jeans yes, but cropped jeans border on circus clown wear. But there’s a new trend: super skinny jeans, which for someone who played soccer as a kid these don’t work. The super skinny 

Spring Quilt Market

I’m so glad to back home from my trip to Pittsburgh and Spring Quilt Market. It was exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. I wasn’t sure I’d fit in, not being a quilter or famous fabric designer and all. I don’t own a quilt 

Shirred Waist Skirt Tutorial (for doll, too)

Shirred Waist Skirt Tutorial (for doll, too)

Do you have a favorite skirt? I do. I bought it several years ago in the clearance section at Target. It cost $5 or something like that. I bought it without even trying it on. It has become my go-to skirt for many occasion–end of 

Finished my Travel Bag

I’m going to Quilt Market next week [squeal], where my book, now officially released, will be displayed in the C&T booth [another squeal] and I needed a travel bag.  I wanted a big bag that looked more purse-like than a tote bag. One that could 

Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging.

Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging.

Life can get busy, and it is the blog that stands in the back of the line. As so it was last week. In my opinion, this is how it should be. I’m a mom and wife first, blogger/artist second. My daughter is graduating in