As much as I love making things, I usually don’t want my creations to look like they’re obviously “homemade.” I’m realizing that often the difference between an item that looks homemade and something that’s handmade is all in the details.
Friday night found me sitting at my sewing machine, stitching up a cozy flannel pillowcase. I’ve fallen in love with the color gray, but I thought a gray pillowcase might look too boring without a little something special added to it. Fortunately my sewing machine has a nice reinforced straight stitch that basically makes two stitches right next to each other. So I just finished off my plain gray pillowcase with three rows of white topstitching, and it made all the difference in the world.
Hi! I'm Rachel, and I'm so glad you're here. I make creative projects and intentional choices to create a life I love -- and I hope to inspire you to do the same! 
