Hi, my name is Jessica, I used to blog here.

Well hot damn. Two weeks went by without me visiting this place and there is not really a good reason. Now, I am not going to be one of those silly people who come on here and say, "So sorry, I know you missed me terribly!" ... Not that I don't think that's true of you. I know you have all been dreaming about A Little Gray and pining for the day when you would feast your hungry eyes on some new material here. (Don't try to pretend, coy readers.) I just wouldn't think of shaming you by pointing that out to everyone here, on the internet's most widely read blog ever. It wouldn't be couth.

No, you want to know the honest to goodness reason I haven't been interested in blogging much lately? Because I've been sewing like a mad woman. Once I get any free chunks of time to myself, (and the house is brought up to a standard that won't get my children seized by the state, but not much more), I just want to do nothing but sew. Needless to say, I have some things to show you.

One such thing is this cute little bow clutch. I basically used this tutorial, and it's really fast and easy. This one is for a friend, but of course I'll be making another for me soon. I love it. LOVE IT. 

The tutorial has no pocket, but I added one to the inside. Can you believe how free-style I am? Out of control. The fabric is Riley Blake Chevrons and Essex yarn-dyed linen in black. I'm getting down to the last of my fourth or fifth yard of that stuff and I'm really distraught over it. It's the perfect fabric for everything. I've also used it here, here, here, and here. Oh, and here. 

And this could not be more exciting to me- I'm quilting the big ol' scrappy +&x!! It's getting the heavy straight line treatment, which is of course taking a long time, but my new walking foot makes it feel like joyously running through meadows of beautiful flowers... 218 times. Soon and very soon people. (You can see the quilt top in this post, although now I've added another row and a linen border.)

One last thing, today I'm over at Sew Together, guest posting about my "Sewing Best Friend." Spoiler alert: it's my stash. So go over to see the goods right here, but also leave a comment about what you think of stash growing and such. I'd love to read them!





Hey Zie Zie!