Tonight was Trunk or Treat at the girls’ school. To prepare, we signed up for a parking spot (#29! Because you’re only as old as you feel!), I hemmed Harper’s Sleeping Beauty dress, I purchased treats for 200 kids, I cleaned out the back of the car, and I carved a pumpkin. (I’m proud of [...]

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A few weeks ago I suddenly got the urge to fill my closet with skirts. In the past, when similar urges have struck or stricken depending on your preference, I simply made a trip to J.Jill where I tried on a handful of skirts, did the math while standing half-clothed in the dressing room, and [...]

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Remember last month when you inspired me to reach into my closet and pull out my sewing machine?
Well, take a look at what happened earlier this week.

I made a dress.

And Harper sort of likes it.

And when she bends over, it doesn’t rip, which means I can change the world, Eric Clapton.
(By the way, Jeff came [...]

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I just returned home from the fabric store, where I purchased the following items:

I’m setting the goal of having one dress completed before Mother’s Day. Apparently, the really good scissors go on sale for Mother’s Day, and if the sewing is going really well, I can almost justify purchasing really good scissors!
And then I’ll set [...]

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Two years ago, I decided it was about time for me to start sewing.
When I was in junior high (or middle school, tomato-tomahto), I took a home economics class and loved the unit on sewing. Just to illustrate how much I loved it, please know that I willingly (!) participated in the home economics fashion [...]

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So, you’ve signed on to help a bunch of little kids get crafty for the holidays, and you’re out of ideas.
You’ve come to the right place, Shirley!

Take a tube sock and fill it halfway with rice. Now fold the top down and roll it a bit to make the snowman hat. With yarn, tie off [...]

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