I have a friend who is due with her first baby is just a few days and I recently made her this baby blanket - it's my favorite quick baby gift to make. The pattern is from Last Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts, it's the "super quick + easy baby...

As I alluded to in my previous post, I spent my Black Friday visiting fabric stores. I met up with my sewing girlfriends Cindy (who visited me a couple of months ago) and Leslie for a day of fun. First stop, Britex in San Francisco.  Britex...

Not much, but some! Simplicity 2850 Nothing too exciting, frankly, but can you ever have enough comfy knit tops?  I bought this pattern because I really like the gathered neckband.  It turned out to be very fiddly and time-consuming! I made...

I made plans to go to a movie with a friend this past weekend. She suggested we see Bright Star, which I hadn't heard of before, but I was pleasantly surprised. Directed by Jane Campion, Bright Star is the story of the poet John Keats and...

I spent most of my Halloween Saturday sewing my costume for a party that evening! I decided on Cleopatra several weeks ago, but in typical style waited until the last minute to sew it up. A Google image search for Cleopatra will show you...