Très Bon Babble

Taking a little mid afternoon work break to post progress on my grandson's (boy does THAT sound weird - "grandson") quilt. Aft...

My daughter and husband are expecting a baby boy in December and have decided on a policeman theme for the baby's room in honor of his d...

Edited to add a photo that better shows the lines of the dress: I loved the lines of this dress when I saw the pattern introduced. I...

Edited to add the tunic versus dress photo: There are many great versions of this patt...

The Jalie 2908 stretch jean pattern is one of the hot patterns at PR. I wanted a pair of white jeans this spring and found a nice white ...

Every year, our good friends host a Derby party. The ladies get into the spirit and tend to dress up as if we are actually at the Derby, hat...

I'm finding all kinds of unfinished posts. Pictured above is a top ( Butterick 5527 ) I made back in October or November. I purchased...

I thought I had posted this before but I guess I didn't! Mark's son and daughter-in-law had their second baby in January, a b...

As I continue my house purge in preparation of moving, I am destashing some yarns. The following are listed on ebay. Click on description fo...

This is my fourth version of McCalls 6078 . I tried View C this time. I followed Elizabeth's lead (AKA Queen of the Bathroom Photo) ...

January was a busy one! I managed to eek out a couple sewing projects and this baby blanket for Mark's son and DIL who gave birth t...

At the Austin PR weekend in November, several of us purchased a slinky knit from The Common Thread. In fact, we may have bought the whole bo...

I didn't make very many Christmas gifts this year (darn those 24 hours days) but I did make an apron for my daughter Molly from the Emme...

While at PR Anniversary in Austin weekend, April had a trunk show for her new business Fabricker and I bought some lovelies including this ...

I loved the polka dot version of McCalls 6078 I made last summer. I've worn it many times! I followed up with another version in an in...

Took me awhile but I'm finally getting around to blogging / reviewing Simplicity 2497 - a Cynthia Rowley design that is nominated for t...