Last week, my daughter took her first communion. We wanted a simple dress to go with the lavish crown of flowers she wanted and so I made a garden party dress (by Oliver + S). I made the dress with an embroidered cotton lawn and two more layers under that of Robert Kaufman cotton lawn. […] Read more…
For those of you who don’t know, I am the current VP of the Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild (MMQG). Being VP has a few extra jobs sometimes – like making a set of corsages. We (the MMQG board and I) were inspired to make our guests and visitors stand out a little. Our […] Read more…
My mom taught me a lot about sewing and embroidery, but she also taught me a great deal about floral arrangements. For many, many years, my mom made wedding bouquets and funeral swags while working at Bachman’s. She’s very good at it — you can see some of her wonderful arrangements in some of my […] Read more…
Hi everyone, I’m still here. Just super busy with end of school stuff — field trips, volunteering, baking for class, doing laundry for class, school picnics, etc… Gwyneth finished up school last week and just before we brought in some simple teacher gifts – two for her teachers and one for Connor’s. I got the […] Read more…
I had a few bits of vintage sheets leftover from another project I’m finishing (which you’ll see soon). I thought that they’d make a cute little sundress. The dress is very similar to Gwyneth’s Easter dress, but I enlarged it a bit since the Easter dress fit perfectly and I want this dress to fit […] Read more…
