Très Bon Babble

Wanna win an apron perfect for those Fourth of July parties? Go check out the Apronista 's latest contest! I posted a recipe for Strawbe...

As evident to anyone who has stopped by my blog once or twice, I am a novice blogger. I don't have any interest in learning html or desi...

Check out the cute little bookshelf sitting on the right side of my blog! Marji pointed it out to me and it looks like a fun way to keep tra...

I made the second of the four bathrobes just in time for yesterday's baby shower. The pattern is Simplicity 3711 . I made the matching b...

Makes me think of that show tune from The King and I ! Anyhoo, the lovely Allison tagged me with the latest meme making the rounds so here g...

Yes, we all talk about buying too much yarn... buying too much fabric... buying too many patterns. I am definitely guilty of all of the abov...

What a wonderful weekend it has been. The weather has been glorious (except for some clouds and sprinkles this afternoon) and the weekend ha...

I made the Simplicity 3624 top a few weeks ago and have worn it several times since. It is so comfortable and I've received some nice ...

After an exhausting couple of weeks with no sewing, knitting or crafting of any sort, I have most of the weekend free. After two trips to Jo...

I'm back [waving to all]. We spent 3 days in Copenhagen, 1 day in Brussels and 2 days in Frankfurt before returning home last night. Alt...

I'll be leaving tomorrow morning for my trip to Europe. Hope everyone has a great week. I leave you with a visit from the pups. My daugh...

The summer Butterick patterns are up (Thanks, Mimi). I was sort of "ehhh" about the whole collection. I like 5206 , 5209 , 5214 , ...

No sewing going on for me nor will there be anytime soon. Last weekend was World Cheerleading Competitions, held in Orlando, FL. It's th...

First, let me say thanks for the positive comments and emails on the lime gauze top. I received some good ideas and will revisit the top soo...

Here are some pictures of our neighborhood Rocket Party held last Saturday. We launched at a local school and then gathered at a friend'...

I didn't really need to post three times today but I didn't plan ahead. So here goes another post! Wanted to give a shout out to Mar...

Almost finished S3887 . I say almost because I bought some embellishments for the neckline but I can't decide whether I like this top. L...

I have been thinking about making some reusable fabric grocery totes. I have a couple from Trader Joe's that I TRY to remember to carry ...

Remember Butterick 5173 ? The pattern was recalled due to the serious error. They offered a replacement pattern if you returned the faulty p...

As I mentioned, I got lots of sewing done yesterday. This dress was item # 3. Described as a Fast & Easy, it really should have taken no...