This space is in the process of being downsized and relocated to another platform. Never fear, crafty friends, all of my sewing + knitting patterns, craft projects and recipes will be in the new space. Simplifying a decade of blogging takes a while, oh my. Thanks for visiting and I look forward to sharing the new space with you soon. xoxo Read more →
Mix Match Note Taker from Vintage Made Modern
It always thrills me to see what others make while playing around with my patterns + projects when they appear on Instagram, Pinterest, Ravelry, Etsy, Flickr and elsewhere on the web. Take my Mix Match Note Taker*, for example. I have been making variations on these for years, and although the sizes and contents have changed a bit with each new incarnation, I always tend to gravitate toward using a patchwork of vintage textiles. What is so great about putting handmade projects like these out into the world, however, is that people like you are free to re-imagine them to... Read more →
On the Menu: Meatball Subs
I learned to make meatball subs at a friend's apartment back in college. She taught me this trick of stuffing cubes of mozzarella inside the raw meatballs before frying them up on the stove. When they were done, you would bite into this thing and cheese would just ooze out. So so very good. Over the years I have tried to make them that way, but somehow the cheese would always sneak out during baking and when you bite into them all you are left with is a cavern of disappointment where the cheese once was. I think it was... Read more →
A simple fabric work basket
With my studio back home now and school in full-swing, I have been itching to spend a few hours in my new studio space and sew something. Has that happened yet? Of course not. Because, you see, I suffer from Startitis. You know what I'm talking about: too many ideas, too many materials, too much inspiration, and way too much procrastination. We're not talking about a project for project's sake just to blog it, either. Oh no. I am too old for that malarkey. This is something that serves a purpose, something I need and actually have wanted to make... Read more →
Hexagons, by hand
It's no secret I have a special place in my heart for vintage textiles. They are always on my wish list when I'm looking around a thrift or antique shop, but I have learned not to have my heart set on finding something specific; instead, I enjoy the mystique of what treasures I might discover. A lot of times you can find unfinished patchwork blocks and if you're really lucky, even a quilt top. A pile of hexagon flowers is something I have a hard time resisting, what with their obvious charm and unique combinations of fabrics. I jumped on... Read more →