by Aimee | Sep 14, 2020 | Miscellany
It’s been a long time since I posted to my blog – something seems always to get in the way. I hope to get back on track with this update. I’m still here, and I’m still sewing. But my 2020 sewing has largely been monotonous rectangles (not...
by Aimee | Nov 30, 2017 | and tutorials, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday, Miscellany
At risk of being labeled an overachiever, I wanted to share a bit about my no-waste holiday. Yes, I make dozens upon dozens of unique gifts each year, but I also hate spending money on things that will immediately go in the trash. For a few years now, I’ve...
by Aimee | Oct 18, 2017 | Miscellany
I’ve been plotting out my fourth Handmade Holiday for a few months now, but this week, I finally got started on some actual stitching. I wrote in depth last year about why I give handmade and the rules we follow for holiday gifting here, so I won’t rehash...
by Aimee | Oct 16, 2017 | and tutorials, Getting Crafty, Patterns, Patterns and Notions
Long story short: I have very wide and very short feet, I prefer zero-drop shoes, and I also really dislike spending more than $40 on a pair of shoes whose sides I’m just going to shred as my wide foot strains against the walls of the shoe that doesn’t...
by Aimee | Feb 4, 2017 | Miscellany
One of the questions I get a lot when I’m teaching Sewing Machine Care & Feeding is “What sewing machine do you use?” Many of my students don’t have a machine of their own yet, and they attend class to learn about how to judge the...
by Aimee | Dec 24, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday, Personal Projects
Here’s what I’ve managed to finish up so far. This is just a picture dump so that I can get back to work on the three small items that remain. I had 50 gifts to make and 40 days–though in totalling up distinct items (pairs of shoes, individual...
by Aimee | Dec 23, 2016 | Handmade Holiday, Patterns and Notions, Personal Projects
With two days left to fulfill my Handmade Holidays promise, I’m totally geeking out about this pattern. In the interest of full disclosure, Alice the Fabric Ninja is a friend and our kids are besties. She provided her pattern to me gratis in exchange for my...
by Aimee | Nov 22, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday
There are 33 days until Christmas, and I have 44 gift recipients on my list. Here’s a breakdown of my to-do list: 1 dozen jars of jam done! 6 Cloved Orange dish soaps with dishcloths (done!) plus a couple of special ones with a design knitted in 1 dozen doll...
by Aimee | Nov 22, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday, Personal Projects, Raising Geeks
This will be my third year of a #handmadeholiday promise. And this year, I may actually succeed! We give storebought gifts at other times of the year, especially birthdays. A Handmade Holiday is a way for us to combat the commercialism of the Christmas season and...
by Aimee | Aug 12, 2014 | Miscellany
Last GenCon, the husband had an idea. It’s become a bit of an obsession. Like many of his cool ideas, it relies on me for execution. He has the green pram his mom used when he was a baby. We have two little girls, one blond, one auburn. So, he decided we...
