by Kelli Donley | May 1, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Sew Along
It’s no secret around here that I’m a huge Jackie O fan. Love the pearls, the bobbed coif, the giant sunglasses. I’ve been copying her for years and think perhaps the only perk of marrying Tom Cruise is a new and improved Jackie O-inspired sense of...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Sew Along
Querida Finny, I just love your birdie apron. I wish I had bought five yards of that fabric and could at least toy with the idea of sewing the beautiful dress we saw in the window of Josephine’s. Oh, my love of expensive fabric knows no bounds. Good thing...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 1, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Sew Along
Or as they say in Spain, “Ganador, Ganador, Cena de Pollo.” Okay, they don’t say that in Spain, but it is what Ms. Melanie should be signing to herself today. The American mujer quien viva en la Espana rocked the March sew-along challenge. Love the...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 31, 2008 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Fin, Guess what? In all my domestic prowess (roar), I realized mid-sewing the March pintuck table runner project that really what I was learning here was how to sew a pleat. Score! You know how many of my skirts hang way too low because I’ve never been sure...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 22, 2008 | Correspondence, Domestic Art, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Fin, Oy vey, oy vey, oy! What a ridiculous week of disasters it has been. First off, remember that nudu hat? The gray one that the minister in Chicago ordered and I finished lickity split? Well, I didn’t sent it with delivery confirmation because I’ve...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 3, 2008 | Domestic Art, Sew Along, Uncategorized
Dear Finny, I decided on the table runner. Maybe it was the pretty greens in the photo that reminded me of the day we celebrate my people (St. Patrick’s) or maybe it was the simplicity of the linen that drew my eye. I like it! So, sewers — here is your...
