Darcy Struble

I wish your trip home could be happier Jay.

We were meant to head to our beach cottage but we had farm issues to attend to, so we stayed home. I have not had to cook as I prepped all the meals already so I sewed up Jed’s shirt, made Trixie some hanky linen Puppet show shorts and drafted off the Jedediah trousers.
And ate too much cheese, way too…[Read more]

I wish your trip home could be happier Jay.

We were meant to head to our beach cottage but we had farm issues to attend to, so we stayed home. I have not had to cook as I prepped all the meals already so I sewed up Jed’s shirt, made Trixie some hanky linen Puppet show shorts and drafted off the Jedediah trousers.
And ate too much cheese, way too…[Read more]

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A paper Bubble dress in the bigger size, in Canada

Oh dear! Poor Sarvi!

If it makes you feel any better, I am being treated by an in the shower rendition of the sountrack to Frozen and thinking about the dress that Chloe should be wearing but isn’t because it is just a pattern laid out on fabric, half cut!

Its going to be an “it was meant to worn at Easter, Easter dress” which I can hopefully…[Read more]

Oh dear! Poor Sarvi!

If it makes you feel any better, I am being treated by an in the shower rendition of the sountrack to Frozen and thinking about the dress that Chloe should be wearing but isn’t because it is just a pattern laid out on fabric, half cut!

Its going to be an “it was meant to worn at Easter, Easter dress” which I can hopefully…[Read more]

But not near your laptop
Big hugs

But not near your laptop
Big hugs

Sounds like it’s time to go get a glass of wine Sarvi!

Sounds like it’s time to go get a glass of wine Sarvi!

I have sewn almost every piece of this dress incorrectly — to the wrong other piece, backwards, inside out …

I have sewn almost every piece of this dress incorrectly — to the wrong other piece, backwards, inside out …

I have sewed almost every piece of this dress incorrectly — to the wrong other piece, backwards, inside out …

I’m at the part where I need to decide whether to add the sash to the Fairy Tale dress. Wish I could teleport you gals here to give me your opinions!

I’m at the part where I need to decide whether to add the sash to the Fairy Tale dress. Wish I could teleport you gals here to give me your opinions!

Thanks to continuing insomnia, my sewing has been very productive. Tonight I finished the Art Museum trousers (just need to try them on the boy tomorrow and then I can install elastic and hem). Tonight I also made a new maternity tshirt by lengthening the Maria Denmark Kimono tee pattern. I came upstairs because it is nearly 1 a.m. but I don’t…[Read more]

Thanks to continuing insomnia, my sewing has been very productive. Tonight I finished the Art Museum trousers (just need to try them on the boy tomorrow and then I can install elastic and hem). Tonight I also made a new maternity tshirt by lengthening the Maria Denmark Kimono tee pattern. I came upstairs because it is nearly 1 a.m. but I don’t…[Read more]

@cybele I hope that grieving so close to this holiday will be somehow spiritually reviving and comforting. My daughter’s first birthday was the day after my grandfather’s funeral. It was enormously helpful to connect death with new life in that way.

@Todd that’s a wonderful poem! He’s got it right.

My MIL took my kid out for an Easter egg hunt…[Read more]