Photo by Elin Melaas on Unsplash Hello loyal readers! Just a quick announcement that I will be taking a blog break for the month of Augus...

My latest dress is one I had in mind for a while. I wanted to use a colourful batik in my stash and decided that McCalls 8030 (otherwise kn...

  Daddy Dressed Me / Michael Gardner & Ava Gardner illus. by Nadia Fisher NY: Aladdin, c2023. This charming picture book is a lot of fun...

I didn't quite finish the project I'm working on quickly enough to be able to share today - but it's just over halfway done! May...

  Cover Designs is a feature in which I try to match up the outfit on a book cover with a dress pattern and sometimes even potential fabric...

  It Starts with a Square / Cris Wood Beverly, MA: Quarry Books, c2026. 144 p. I'm doing something a bit unusual for me today, and that...

I finished my lovely colourful dress earlier this week, and haven't had a chance to sew enough to finish anything else yet! But there is...