Getting Away
After a very hectic few weeks meeting work deadlines, designing a new fabric collection, finishing up colour work on another, sewing for the upcoming release of fabric collection number 5 (I am sooooo excited about this one, and it’s right around the corner… mid-September it hits the stores), adapting designs for a line of wall […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Embroidered Tooth Pillow
My boy is so excited … his first tooth is wiggling. These little life’s big moments take precedent and should be marked with something special. Ever since his big sister lost her first tooth a few years ago and I had made her a little owl pillow so the tooth fairy would know where to […]
Stitching Family Heirlooms
I’ve been thinking about my creative grandmothers lately. First, my maternal grandmother (that’s what we called her, Grandmother … she was quite a lady, born into a very “proper” New Brunswick family in 1905). Thinking of the things she lovingly sewed for her three granddaughters when we were little girls. I have the baby quilt […]
The Dollhouse Unearthed
Well, perhaps not unearthed, but this poor wooden house was dragged out of a tight storage space in my parents’ house over the holidays. It has already lived a well-travelled life, having been purchased in Ontario around 35 years ago by my Mom who was trying to fulfill a childhood dream she had. It was […]
A 6-year old’s Sewing Project
I was out and about last Friday and wanted to get a little something to spark a weekend craft project for my Em. I happened upon, for the very first time, some simple, sweet little kits from Lamali. I love the fact that they are open-ended, they spark the imagination to go in whatever direction […]
My Little Boy is Growing!
Today, our sweet, cuddly, funny Max is 5! I ask him with regularity to stop growing so quickly, but he insists he’s not able and that it must continue. He has almost always been a happy, happy boy … even as a baby, always with a big smile on his dimpled face. Today his focus […]
Happy 2013! It’s Been a While …
A Happy Happy 2013 to you all! I know … I’m late. The time is a flyin’. A couple weeks of holidays go by and I, as usual, have a hard time getting back in the swing of things. It seems to always take a while to get the brain on track and focused on […]
Halloween Starts Early
Today was the kids’ last day of school before their Fall break starts. That meant being able to dress up for Halloween a bit early. While they had already made specific costume requests for the official Trick or Treat night, I couldn’t resist the temptation to do something else. To be creative just for fun. […]
