Très Bon Babble

The frantic Christmas season, that is. I had a wonderful visit with my family for Thanksgiving. Thanks so much to all of you who sent emails...

First of all... thanks so much for the unanimous vote on my request for the jacket closure. Leather tab closure it is! I neglected to mentio...

I am making Butterick 5142, view A (cream version shown above) in a cranberry red. I can decide if I want to use a frog closure like this o...

Proud mama moment about to launch. My daughter was recently invited to be in a fashion show. She did not want to do it. AT ALL. Good mom tha...

My dear friend Jen is writing a book with a camp theme and is looking for some inspiration. I had fun recalling some of my camp adventures t...

I saw the cutest idea for carved pumpkins on a blog called Eddie Ross this morning. The designs are done by drilling holes (think polka dot...

I haven't done one in awhile and thought this one would be fun: Are you a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? (found at HelloQuizzy.co...

First, a few responses to previous comments. Designdreamer: No I did not make my daughter's dress. Best of all, I didn't buy it eith...

Just a proud mama photo. My son is a freshman and went to his first homecoming dance on Saturday. He didn't take a date; just he and a b...

Summertime usually means quick meals but when autumn arrives, I tend to cook a lot more. Made a nice comfy dinner last night: Sloppy Joes, M...

First of all.... Paul Newman... How very sad. That man had it all going on. He will be missed by so many. On a happier note... Over the last...

Just a random post for a Friday. Crazy week here in Cincinnati. We were hit with a windstorm last Sunday (remnants of Ike). It last three ho...

I have barely sewed a thing all summer and now I feel like I'm paralyzed. Ok, that's a little dramatic but seriously.... I don't...

Technically, this dress is not done but I'm so excited about having something to show after a month with no sewing or knitting that I...

Just wanted to post quickly to say thanks to all of you have emailed me. I am definitely fine. Life is just too busy on many fronts at the m...

We just returned from a week long vacation in Delaware. My parents own a small home on the Indian River and my brother lives right on the be...

Is there anything more fun than receiving a gift package in the mail? YES! Receiving a SURPRISE gift package in the mail. I am the lucky re...

I didn't think I ate badly on vacation but when I got on the scale this morning, it said I had gained 3 lbs. Hmmmm...... I did snack a l...

The deal is to answer the following questions with one word answers. 1. Where is your cell phone? purse 2. Your significant other? unidentif...

I meant to say thanks to those of you who gave me feedback on the Jalie patterns via comments and emails. Except for Lori, who is a bad infl...