This post originally appeared on The Burrow, the family blog that I kept up for a while. I’ve been meaning to rewrite these tales, as I want to improve my skills as a travel writer (and I won’t be going on any new vacations any time soon) so here we go. It was April 2, 2004. My cousin Kara and were boardeding a plane in Newark, New Jersey, ready for part one of our two-leg journey to Honolulu, Hawaii. We […]

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This past Saturday began the pre-wedding celebrations with the bridal shower. Family and friends gathered from near and far to celebrate Lindsay and “shower” her with gifts. The shower was held at the Flatbush Farm, which ended up being a great choice. Not only did we get some nice space in the back of the bar area, but they also set aside a spot for us in the backyard. The weather was beautiful, save for it being a little muggy, […]

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Early steps: tracing and cutting the patterns. Next step: choosing the skirt to attach. Must consult with the bride on this one before final decision is made!

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This will be just one in what I am sure will be a series of posts about the Making of My Sister’s Wedding (mostly I’m calling it that so I don’t have to explain every time I post about it that the wedding I’m prepping is not my own)! My main job, aside from planning the shower (which is in less than two weeks now!!) and the bachelorette party is to make the dresses for the three flowers girls. The […]

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I’ve become addicted to making quilts lately. I discovered Fat Quarter Shop where you can buy sets for quilting and have been smitten by the quilt making bug ever since. I’m currently taking a break from my quilting project because my sewing machine is acting up and being completely uncooperative (yes, I talk about my sewing machine like it’s an indignant child sometimes). In any case, I’ve been using the leftover pieces from the pillowcase dresses that I’ve been making […]

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Yesterday, my friend Steve and I went to see Nick Offerman speak at BAM. Well, really it was a question and answer session after a movie with him, as well as the director and an actress from the movie. The movie was called Somebody Up There Likes Me, and it was a odd little dark comedy. In any case, once the movie was over, Offerman came out and answered a bunch of questions, and was every bit as hilarious as […]

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Clearly I’m having a productive day. Just whipped off another pillowcase dress out of some scrap fabric I had lying around. Both of these fabrics were from projects I made for myself and just sitting there, leftover, collecting dust. I only had two coordinating fabrics for this one, and then I found some white to use on the bottom (I prefer using solids on the bottom instead of another pattern; it looks less busy to me). The strap is much […]

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This is already my new favorite pattern.  And I think now that I’ve made it once, it went together even faster this time.  I’m searching my fabric stores for more scraps so I can make more versions of it!  This one was made with some of the leftover fat quarters, after I had cut out the quilt squares I needed (because, yes, I DO intend to make the quilt). This one had a mostly orange motif (I wanted an excuse […]

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Recently I decided I wanted to start quilting, so I bought a cutting mat and rotary cutters, something I’ve been wanting for a long time. Wanting to make my life a little easier I also bought a collection of nautical fat quarters. They are adorable – blue with white polka dots, little whales and anchors, blue rope in a squiggly pattern, sailboats, etc. However, I was having trouble envisioning them into the quilt I wanted. I’m sure I could have […]

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