Two sewing machines gone, two more heading out.

This morning as I sipped my coffee and glanced at the sewing table in the corner of my kitchen, I had an epiphany: 

The Secret Dressing Room Selfies!

Readers, I know it's wrong -- or is it wrong?

"And a Child Shall Lead Them" + Rita Moreno!

Friends, if you really want to make a six-year-old's day, let her walk your chihuahua.

Post-Parka Depression + So You Want To Sew a Men's Parka...

OK, so actually, I'm not experiencing post-parka depression but the title sounded intriguing.

If truth be told, however, I have been in a mild funk for more than a month now, and the parka project helped lift me out of it.  The challenge now is to stay out of it.  Sewing helps.

Peter Models the Completed Mountain Parka!

Friends, today is the first day of fall (Happy fall!) and my parka is finished.

You can see me model it here.

Parka Post #3 - Hoods, Cuffs + Baby's First Grommet

Friends, at last I can see the light at the end of the tunnel vis-a-vis this parka project.  If I had my snaps in hand, I could probably finish tomorrow.  Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for them to arrive in the mail, so Monday at the earliest.

Parka Post #2 - Pockets, Zippers, Velcro, and More!

My parka adventures continue.

Parka Project Post #1 - Pockets

The parka project has commenced.

My Mojo Says "Parka"

My mojo has returned.  It's not quite as strong as it could be but I'll take what I can get.

Inspiration Post: Harper's Bazaar, June 1955

I may be on a temporary sewing hiatus, but I'm certainly not on an inspiration hiatus.

FIVE TIPS for Downsizing Your Fabric Stash (or anything else)

Digging out the bedroom: there's a bed under there somewhere!

Despite my having written many posts about decluttering, one of the areas I've never tackled is my fabric stash.

The Mystery of the Missing Mojo

Readers, I can't explain it.

NAME THAT PATTERN: End-of-Summer Edition!

Friends, now that it's back-to-school season, it's time to put our thinking caps back on and play another round of MPB's exclusive pattern-naming game, NAME THAT PATTERN!

What I Did On My Summer Vacation + New Patterns

I'm back from the Cape, readers!