Tag: sewing

  • Awwwkward.

    …and right when things were going along so smoothly…

  • Definitely an Annual Favorite

    I made this tree base cover three years ago and still get crazy excited to see it, which is saying a lot considering my fickle tendencies. Three years later and it’s now solidly an annual favorite of mine. The best part is how it makes the tree festive before and after real gifts are placed on…

  • Photo Booth Pictures Quilt

    If you follow me on Instagram, you’d have seen all the progress photos of a recent project I’ve been working on. As a sweet one-stop recap, here’s what I’m talking about… *looks at nobody and shouts, “Roll film!”* Four panels, four different expressions. Each about 11″x14″ in size. All are needle turn appliqué with a combination…

  • Sew Adorkable: Author Excitement Alert!

    Ehem, a certain *somebody* got their advance copy of Sew Adorkable today!!!!!

  • Sew Adorkable: Almost Here!

    Have you seen my video clip for my new book of crafty fun, Sew Adorkable: 15 DIY Projects to Keep You Out of Trouble?  Well, now’s your chance! BAM!

  • Four Fun-Filled Organizers +1

    If you know me or my work by now, you know I enjoy making things that are slightly different. Things that maintain a useful element but also include some sort of twist or unexpected surprise.  Those are the types of things I inherently gravitate towards and get inspired by, so when left to my own…

  • Class of ‘89: A Work in Progress

    I’ve been juggling a few different things lately, between regular kidlet duties, school fundraising shenanigans, the finishing up of my first book (hello!) and all my other design and art projects, let’s just say things have been especially busy. A little while back, I realized that so much of what I do and make is…

  • Olfa’s March Designer Spotlight

    Now that Spring is possibly staying ferrealz this time, you might be at long last itching to get started sprucing up, revamping and refreshing your home from all this winter hibernation nonsense. Shoot, I just want to open the windows and watch the curtains dance around. I’m easily entertained. If you’re the crafty type, you…

  • Happy Valentine’s Day!

    True to form, I left my Valentine’s Day gift brainstorming to the absolute last minute. Given the self-induced panic that having zero time created, my newly acquired grey hairs and I are quite thrilled with the outcome: Ta-dah! A zippy take-along reusable tic-tac-toe game, complete with beanbag hearts and neon-stitched arrows to divide up the (reversible) board.…

  • Sneak Peek: Modern Calico

    Hey, hey! In just a few days my latest fabric collection, Modern Calico, makes its debut at the International Quilt Market in Houston. Whether or not you’re attending, I’ve got you covered with this sneak peek: Feast your eyes, fine peeps! Yellow roses, Queen Anne’s Lace, pansies, daisies, lilies, foliage of all sorts and more;…