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The air is turning crisp - and I’m here for it!! Click here for this 3-season skirt (I’m in the size M) and tee (I’m in the size XS).

I got to sew this morning, and yesterday, and the day before, and the day before. See my new #jukisewingmachine back there?? I’m like a new mother! Or maybe she’s...

Funny story, I held a 1 hour sale this week and in that 1 hour, the ceiling over my photography equipment (my dining room) began leaking, and was ripped out. WHAT?! So I was quickly moving it all to the side of the room, before it got wet. And now, I have to tear my setup down completely so we can rip the whole ceiling out and replace it, then repaint. 🤦🏼‍♀️

4 years ago this month, my daughter went to kindergarten and I started working every minute of...

It’s a war zone in my studio. I just finished putting together my new industrial machine and instead of hopping to cleaning, I picked up a very special skirt. I feel a story coming on!:

A couple of weeks ago, after waiting months for a replacement machine to arrive (Covid has started a sewing revolution and many sewing machines are out of stock!!), I got the call. The next morning, I packed my machine up and took a few minutes to quickly cut out a skirt to bring with me. The plan...

Sarah will be sharing this story at her mom’s memorial service. She texted this to me after reading this post and I just sobbed ♥️:

When I was four years old, I was skiing with my family. My mom and I and her friend and kids were all making our way down what we thought were the easy slopes, when we found ourselves on a Double Black Diamond slope. My mom, cautious and intrepid, just turned to us and said, “Go slow, we’ll be fine.” And she started to sideways slide down the...