Category Archives: summer I went on a retreat with my quilt guild this weekend and it was the most amazing time. I got to read, nap, sew, chat, eat, drink, enjoy quiet…whatever I wanted for 48 hours! I cut out fabric last week and had a bunch of dresses cut and read to be sewn when I arrived. […]  Since summers are our busy season, I started a tradition last year of sewing Ellie’s summer clothes in the winter and spring. It’s disappointing to trim the last thread and tuck them into a drawer, but oh so satisfying to know that we won’t need to run to Gymboree when the weather turns warmer! Today […]  One of my goals for 2012 is to actually sew with some of the vintage patterns I’ve collected. Yesterday I made a decent start at it, using a simple pattern from 1967 that I bought from Amy at our guild’s fabric yard sale this weekend. I used an old print from Moda Wonderland (I think) […]  I love this horse print from Heather Ross and got 3/4 of a yard to make Ellie another dress from the border print dress tutorial for next summer. I haven’t been good about photos of the bee blocks I’ve made for the Front Range Modern Quilt Guild bee, but here’s my latest. Lynn requested pinks, […]  I am loving this border print dress tutorial–after making one with the Children at Play border print, I was excited to try it with my Gnomeville border print! It’s a much more casual look, and will hide the dirt and grime of toddlers better, but my heart is with the while Children at Play dress! […]  I fell in love with the Children at Play border print, but until I saw this dress tutorial at Little Blue Boo I wasn’t sure how I’d use it. I’m way proud of the way I was able to make the repeat match up perfectly: Since the summer is ending, I decided to make this […] |
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