Wanderlost

Sewing Project : Maxi Dress

Just finished this one today! It is from a Burda magazine pattern. Oh, how I dislike working with those things. Tracing the pattern is such a pain, and those instructions leave much to be desired. But they always turn out cute! The colour of the first is most like it... Read more →

Blithewold Estate + Zoo

Just a few pics from the Blithewold Estate and Gardens that we went to when my sister was here. Think of it as a mini Newport mansion. The gardens are the best part, so thankfully, when we showed up and the house was closed on Mondays, the gardens were still... Read more →

Book Barn and Gillette Castle

My sister was visiting last week and we were very go go go. One of the first trips we took while she was here was to The Book Barn in Niantic, CN. Very neat place! The selection may not have been better than other book stores, but all in all,... Read more →

Sewing Project: Vintage Hawaiian Wrap Dress

I had to have started this project about a year ago. It just got stashed away for some reason and I never got around to finishing it until my recent 'finish started projects' quest I started on. Perhaps the fabric was just too obnoxious to work with, or hand hemming... Read more →

Ocean pics

Wow, long time since I've used vox. Maybe now since I don't have a job and the house is sort of falling into place, I'll have more to post here. Especially now that I've started sewing again! Anyway, these are just a few pics from the area that I went... Read more →