Well, thank you for humoring me and looking at my NY snapshots.  Now let’s get down to what everyone really wants to see: my fabric shopping expeditions. I dragged the entire family to Purl Soho for some glorious fiber love, and was it ever worth it.  That place is amazing.  Beautiful white walls, well-lit, and […]

I’ve knit lots for my children, but very little for myself.  Let’s have a look at my knitting Hall Of Shame, shall we?  The only things I have knit for myself are: One-and-a-half socks, still unfinished after a year and a half.  They are a bit tight. A black and white wool sweater made from […]

The Monkey Family is going to NYC this summer!  I have been sewing like crazy the last few weeks, trying to make some new clothes to bring. I thought I might finish this dress this weekend because I had some alone sewing time.  All I wanted was a classic summer sun dress.  And I really […]

I know I’m way late on this, but I am totally in love with Natalie Chanin, and her company, Alabama Chanin.  The Daddy Monkey gave me The Alabama Stitch Book for my birthday, and it is such a beautiful and inspiring book.  I love the fact that she left New York City, and then Europe, […]

I finished the navy swimsuit!  It took a bit longer than expected, but don’t all sewing projects?  I guess thirteen days is not too bad for a swimsuit. I am really in love with it, and can’t wait to start living in it at the beach this summer. The Daddy Monkey asked if I was […]

Last year’s post-partum swimming suit doesn’t fit anymore!  Hooray!  I’m really loving this year’s high-waisted swimming suits for obvious reasons, and since all my old swimming suits are either completely worn out or too big, I decided it was time to make another one.  It’s been years, but I still have my reliable old pattern […]

The Daddy Monkey and I had tickets to a fancy party for the closing night of our town’s film festival.  Due to several unrelated events involving a volcano, my mother, and the Monkey Children, we were not able to go ahead with our date as planned. But at least we still had a babysitter.  The […]

I decided to play along with Nicole today, and share one of my many WIP’s.  Here are the humble beginnings of the Yellow Quilt. I’m doing this completely improv, making it up as I go.  The last quilt I did that way was so much fun, and very liberating.  No math!  I’m using a quilt-as-you-go […]

Here’s my new zafu.  I roughly followed the tutorial found here.  I know it’s not necessary to have gear for meditation, but it certainly is more pleasant to have a comfortable place to sit.  I really enjoyed sewing this, it’s another one of those mindful sewing projects that I love.  This is actually the second […]

So what do you do when spring finally arrives to your Florida doorstep, and you want to sing it from the mountaintops? Wear your new yellow tights with your new gray corduroy skirt.  (I think I finished this skirt just in time for it to be too hot to wear it, but I love it […]