Hi! (Note: this is a long one! Grab a coffee or a glass of wine and get comfortable!) It's been a year now that I've been blogging (I use the term loosely - I realize this isn't something I do with any regularity yet), and I've been thinking about writing this particular post since I started last year! When I first got this website up and running, it was specifically for my bag-making business. My goal was to have an online presence that was branded, had information, and c

We've had this ottoman for a long time. It's a classic Ikea piece - kind of timeless, but also lacking any real character. But hey, it worked. Then my cat scratched the crap out of the corners of the cover, and it didn't work anymore. Plus it was cream coloured, and we have kids (you do the math). About 7 years ago, in an effort to mask the cat-horror, I quickly sewed a cover, slapped it on the ottoman and called it good. But it was ugly and never really fit properly, a

The Toaster 2 by Sew House 7 is my first sew in the #SewMyStyle sewalong! I completed this sweater pretty quickly, it was not a difficult sew but I was glad there were a couple of new-to-me techniques included in this one. The directions were well-written, with clear drawings in the instructions. I decided to go with this pattern exactly as written, in a size Small. Meaning I didn't change anything, no mods, no hacks. I was concerned it would be too short for me (I'm larg