I’m over at Welcome to the Mouse House today for Hayley’s Kids Can Sew Series. I am showing a fun little sewing project to do with your kids for Valentines Day.
fat quarter friday {keepsake bags}
What do you do with all of the handmade garments and items that you make for your kids? Do you hand them down to others or do you keep them? I give some of mine away to others and some of them I have to keep. I don’t know why but some of them I just cannot part with. I… Keep Reading
lbg studio e-book Photography for bloggers giveaway
A few months ago I was given the opportunity to review the e-book Photography for Bloggers by {LBG STUDIO}. I was so excited with the opportunity because I am now at the point where I just need to figure out how my camera works. Since I started blogging I have upgraded 3 times with my camera and each time I… Keep Reading
Sew together bag
For Christmas I made a few of these Sew Together bags by Sew Demented. It is a great little bag that is full of pockets and zippered pouches. I keep thinking how great one of these would be to keep all those little items organized in a diaper bag. Or use it for a first aid kit, school supplies or a sewing… Keep Reading
Book Giveaway
Today I am over at Welcome to the Mouse House giving away one of our favorite books as part of her Kids Can Sew series. Head on over HERE to check it out!
2013 in review
It is always so fun to look back through my posts from the past year and see how much I made. I also like to see how much my sewing has evolved and of course I love too see how big my kids have grown in a years time. Halloween costumes, Norah Dress pattern tour, Oliver & S Popover Sundress… Keep Reading
Christmas dresses
I know Christmas is over but I still want to share a few of the things I made. First up are my girl’s Christmas dresses. I used satin rosette fabric and coordinating satin fabric that I purchased from fabric.com. Isn’t that rosette fabric simply beautiful? My little girls went crazy over it…so did I! For the bodice I used Mouse… Keep Reading
Teaching kids to sew
A video taken a few weeks ago of my little girl making her first pillow. Pretty darn cute isn’t she? I think she is on her way to being one good seamstress…then again I am just one proud Momma! As you already know I have strong passion for sewing and seeing my kids show interest in it is pretty special…. Keep Reading
Sew all 26: the letter O
Today I am part of no big dill’s sew all 26 series. It is a fun series in which you choose a letter and sew a garment inspired by that letter. I chose to sew for the letter O. The letter O is for the color orange and for ovals. Of course you knew I would chose the color orange, didn’t… Keep Reading
McCall’s Pattern M6641
For Christmas this year I decided to make one of my niece’s a fully lined wool coat. I purchased the wool from Fabric.com and used McCall’s Pattern M6641. When I purchased the fabric I thought it was going to be a medium weight fabric but it turned out to be a lightweight wool/polyester blend. I guess that is the downside… Keep Reading
