May 29, 2010

Ilana Kohn SU10




Has everyone seen Ilana Kohn's brand new line? Beautiful! Everything is impeccably sewn and the fabrics are perfect for summer. I can't wait for them to go on sale. I'll be getting the striped dress! See the rest of her collection on her site here!

May 18, 2010

courthouse steps

I got the urge to stitch together a strip of my quilt the other day– I wasn't sure about the color palette of the blocks, but it looks pretty great put together! It's exciting to see the diamond shapes come out after looking at it in block form for so long. Many, many more blocks to go...

May 17, 2010

raglan sleeves


Here are a few new pieces I whipped together in the past couple of weeks. The ikat dress is my first attempt at a raglan sleeve. It still has a few neckline-related kinks to be worked out but I'm really happy with the shirt.

Also- exciting stuff happening over at ByIlana.