Très Bon Babble

How cute is this apron?! A year or two ago, I received a surprise package in the mail from Allison . She is so thoughtful and has sent me so...

Here's another top I recently finished. It's New Look 6829 done in a lightweight woven cotton blend , originally purchased from JoA...

7/27/2010 - Edited to add additional photo of dress. (hair flipping is due to scurrying to beat the camera timer!) Ok, first of all, I turne...

I ended up with two copies of the same pattern - McCalls 5931 . If anyone is interested in this pattern, I'm happy to send it to the fir...

My friends, Jen & Allison , and I decided right after Christmas that we all wanted to make sweaters. And in our competitive way, we qui...

While on vacation last week, I finished not one but TWO knitting projects. Hooray for me - the queen of UFOs!! The first is a pair of Uggs-i...

I found the cutest idea for a little something to attach to gift packages. I found this fabric luggage tag tutorial and made a few up for s...

I recently saw the skirt on the left in InStyle and thought it offered a cute twist on a denim skirt. A bit too short for someone my age but...

I have had this pattern for ages - probably purchased it in the 80's (it calls for shoulder pads!) I've always loved the baseball st...

I started Quant last winter but didn't finished it before winter ended so I put it aside. I had wanted to try entrelac for a long time a...

Note to self: put on makeup before taking photo. I finished up the top from Vogue 8305 a few weeks ago. I bought a pair of pants that neede...

Went to the Bengals game last weekend (enjoyed watching them crush the Bears!) I don't have a lot of Bengals-wear and of course, one can...

Isn't that so annoying when you hear people say that? I mean... who DOES win? Oh wait.... ME ME ME!!! That's who!!!! LOL. I arrived ...

I'm going to the Bengals game tomorrow (Beat Da Bears!) so I decided I needed a Bengals-themed hat. That was before I realized the forec...

Those of you who follow Stacy's blog know how darn creative she is but my favorite of all her creations is this "Candy Cauldron...

I've mentioned before that I'm a big believer in the 10/20/30 minute sewing philosophy - i.e. even if you only have ten minutes in a...

A year or so ago, a Pay It Forward exchange was making its rounds in the blogosphere. The idea was that you signed up on someone's blog ...

My friend Robin and her husband Joe recently had their first baby. I finally got to meet her last night and she is a doll baby! I made her a...

Those of you who follow my blog know I'm always right there on the fashion edge. (cough cough, sarcasm intended.) So maybe it took me th...