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Waiting For Baby 16 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
Given that my first daughter arrived a day before her due date, and the second a week before, I didn’t necessarily expect to go past my due date with the third. But stuff happens. We’re still waiting ...
Tumble Tee Tour: Brave Knight Costume 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The planets aligned recently when I was working with Rachael to digitize the Tumble Tee and my 6 year old designed an outfit that would be perfect, like, seriously, PERFECT, for the pattern. A knight ...
We Welcome Olga! Sharing the No Gathers Bubble Skirt 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
You may remember Olga from Skirt Week– she and her blogging pal Oksana won twice! So we’re thrilled to have her here to share a skirt tutorial, and if you’re a gathers-hater (not so much the look of t...
Skirt Week 2013: All Twirled Out 4 Aug 2013 | 04:01 am
As soon as Skirt Week wrapped this year, Hey June June sprang into action! And while that was happening, I ran off to resettle my family in a new place. I expect I’ll have lots to share about that (th...
A Briar Rose Baby Quilt 1 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
As soon as I heard that Heather Ross had a new fabric line on its way, I was ready to check it out. Previews were so very lovely, but the release date, for my purposes in making a baby quilt, was far ...
Brave with the Bump: The Maternity Shoot that Almost Wasn’t 29 Jul 2013 | 08:18 pm
During my first two pregnancies I had a hard time fully embracing the bump. I’d see photos of myself and nit-pick. Too much of this or that + hormones = tears. This time I’ve made a conscious effort t...
We’ve Migrated South: The Move and Related Updates 24 Jul 2013 | 04:11 am
I’m happy and relieved to say that we’ve completed 95% of our move and resettlement in a new/old place. The DC area will always be our “home”, but every 2-4ish years we move to a new spot for my husba...
KCW Day 4: The Overachiever Knit Dress 19 Jul 2013 | 01:51 pm
Today’s project was born when I was face-slapped with inspiration by GoogieMomma’s white-piped navy dress that she shared on instagram. As I was constructing it in my brain while taking a shower (as ...
KCW Day 3: Return of the Racerback! 18 Jul 2013 | 02:33 pm
For KCW day 3, I thought an obvious choice for my daughter who needs more dresses and my self-imposed Summer of Knits was my very own Racerback Dress! But boy did that backfire. First I messed it up...
KCW Day 2: Protect the Innocence of Your Eyes 17 Jul 2013 | 05:17 pm
For KCW today, I offer you two knit skirts with built-in chastity shorts (I’ve mentioned here before that I refuse to say “skort” and that decree is still very much in effect). They are a necessary c...
