The Itinerant Seamstress

It gave me absolute delight to dress my girls for Pascha services this year.  They wore silk Oliver+S Fairy Tale dresses sewn by our fairy ...

Pascha (Orthodox Easter) was May 1 this year, which gave me a lot of time to sew festive clothing.  I did not have to make anything for my d...

My husband often jokes, "When are you going to make me a suit?" And I tell him that I will never make him a suit.  Never say never...

Today is Palm Sunday on the Julian calendar .  It is customary in our church to wear green to Palm Sunday services.  On Friday, Zoia noted w...

G recently turned 3 and ditched the diapers.  He also got huge, and consequently outgrew his favorite pants. They were the sweatpants from a...

A good friend of mine is due any minute with her fifth child (and first boy!). This happy turn of events coincided with a recent longing...

This fabric, a crinkly cotton gauze bought on sale.  I was indifferent to it when it arrived.  I used it last fall for my Josephine , feelin...