Posie Gets Cozy Latest Blog Posts

PATTERN: From Girl's Everyday Dress (Japanese), ISBN #978-4-579-11235-7 VIEW: Q, modified to add hem border SIZE: 100cm (about a US size 3-4) FABRIC: I'm guessing rayon challis; from the Goodwill bins Oh, snap! This one I'd like for myself. Especially since it literally cost ...

PATTERN: Simplicity 5695 VIEW: A SIZE: 2 FABRIC: Bodice fabric from Purl Patchwork ; top layer of skirt from Denyse Schmidt "County Fair" collection ; second and third layer of skirt from stash Oooo, that sewing rant felt good to have — thanks for listening! I think what ...

PATTERN: Bishop dress from Nancy Malitz (but all wonkiness, lack of direction-following, and general defensiveness, mine) SIZE: 1 FABRIC: Cotton polka dot from Mill End Store Thank you for all of your great comments for Andy's quilt! He was so pleased (and flattered) ...

On Friday afternoon, we headed out to Fire Road 15 to see what was happening outside. After a mild winter's sleep, the woods were waking. We were, to the day, exactly two months earlier than our walk here last year . Things are only beginning to green, and the greens are still ...

You come into the room with a blueberry muffin in your hand, and you see that bitty quilt squares have been laid out on the blocking board, and Clover Mushmelon Pinkytoes Paulson (who loves the big version of the quilt with an enthusiasm that can safely be described as obsessive, and who ...

PATTERN: From  Girls Style Book (Japanese), ISBN #978-4-579-11181-7 VIEW: G (modified to add pockets from View E) SIZE: 100cm (about a US size 3-4) FABRIC:  Cotton lawn from Goodwill, with vintage bias trim A couple of weeks ago on a rainy afternoon, Andy and I ...

PATTERN: McCall's M5693 VIEW: D (modified with hand-smocking ) SIZE: 2 FABRIC: Poly-cotton gingham, from Fabric Depot There is so much that feels absolutely heavenly about sewing for me right now. Aside from the obvious joy that I always feel when making things for any of the precious ...

PATTERN: McCall's 5257 (out of print) VIEW: A, modified SIZE: Newborn FABRIC: Stash calico In open-adoption parlance, it's called The Wait. It's the period of time between the time you've finished jumping through all of the official hoops (the paperwork, the interviews, the ...

What a nice weekend we had. On Saturday morning, I had time to bake the blueberry muffins from the new Grand Central Baking Book (our local bakery's wonderful new cookbook). I followed the recipe exactly, but instead of making twelve regular-sized muffins, I used my giant muffin pan ...

I came home from the dentist yesterday morning and found Andy, after a hard week at work, in the rocking chair upstairs reading every word of your comments. Tree out the window blooming. Dog on the floor next to him. iPod attached to the stereo. Souvenir ...

We are utterly overwhelmed by your well-wishes: "Thank you" fails, and seems like something you should say when someone hands you a cup of coffee, not sends you a thousand little flowers from all around the world. I saw a meadow covered in blossoms, and started weaving a daisy chain ...

I've been a bit shy about actually saying it out loud, but now that we've officially completed the paperwork and the home-study and all of the other requirements, I think I can tell you: Andy and I are hoping to adopt a baby girl. To say we are excited doesn't really even begin to describe ...

I'm in my studio today, working on book proofs and looking at these camellias (the cultivar is 'Ave Maria') on my table. These are our yard's first blooms of the year. A sweet beginning, don't you think? We got our apple tree over the weekend and Andy planted it on Saturday. We wound up ...

I've been playing with recipes ever since you so nicely shared yours with me a couple of weeks ago . I made four or five of the recipes, and then came up with one that combines a little something from each of them and the rising/baking method I learned (and modified a bit) from ...

I bake bread while others wait for spring.

Thank you very sincerely for all of your comments on yesterday's post — I am so grateful for your generosity here, honestly. It really touches me. Thank you. I am sitting on a jury this week — and no knitting needles allowed in the courthouse!!! Oh the irony — hours and hours to ...