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Growing, Going, Gone...

We moved. Again. And, I made a promise to myself that wherever we went next, I'd have a garden. I knew that the next place had a great balcony.  So...

The "Go-Go Triangles" Dress

Originally posted on the Sew Weekly for the "mix it up" mixing prints challenge. Cheers to mixing it up!  A weekend wedding was just the kind of fire I needed...

Block of the Month: May

This month's two quilting blocks were soooo (seeewww) easy. Minty fresh! Hypnotic Log Cabin Whirlpool My favorite of the two is the block I'm calling minty fresh because it features...

Tutorial: Fair-isle Floats

In this tutorial, I'll share with you what I do to weave in a long float when I'm knitting in fair-isle.  This technique effectively splits the float in two making...

Postcards from Outside My Window

Originally written for Rock + Purl's Blog here Outside my window there is a canal. I moved to Amsterdam at the end of December 2011.  I photographed the view outside...

New Pattern: Alhambra Hat

The Alhambra Hat is my latest self-published pattern... The color-work motif is inspired by the curls and diamonds on the archways and walls of The Alhambra Palace in Spain. The...