Tooth Monster Pillow
D’s had 2 loose tooth for over a month, and one finally came out today. In preparation for our first tooth fairy visit, d and I made this very simple pillow… The mouth is a pocket to hold a tooth (currently in a little sandwich bag), or an iPod (so it doesn’t get lost in […]
Beach School placemats
Robert Kaufman donated some awesome stuff for the fundraiser at my kids’ school… An old (but unused) market quilt, some aprons, and some fabric precuts. As far as I know (and it’s a small school, so I do know), I’m the only one who sews. So I took the pre-cuts to the guild retreat, and […]
Does anyone wanna scrap-bust with me?
Everyone seems to be scrapbusting in the new year, and I admit, I’m caught by the bug too. I have MUCH too much fabric. The problem is, most of the designs I like either rely on lots of a main fabric (which defeats my goal of using up lots of leftover fabric) or rely […]
More bags…
I was lucky enough to go on retreat with my guild (
I have tons of back logged blog posts, but this makes my too happy to wait…
This bag is my tester, to see if I could figure out how to set the zipper in below the top edge, without having to cut the front into 2 pieces. Of course, this method means that tabbing my zippers is completely unhelpful, but at least I figured out the hard part.Side note: my house […]
a little lawyer blanket
My college roommate/bff and her hubs just had their first baby. OBVI I was gonna make him a baby blanket… about 4 months before he was born, I realized that as the son of 2 lawyers, nephew of 3 lawyers, and grandchild of 4 lawyers, there was only 1 thing to make. I grabbed some […]
Leotards
The Bean just started taking gymnastics (because she couldn’t possibly sit on the bench for an hour while her big brother takes gymnastics), but it’s mandatory that she wear a leotard, and after scouring the internet for over an hour, I was unable to find any unitards (biketards?) small enough to fit her… (maybe it’s […]
twirly girl dress on a twirly girl
The problem with making a twirly girl dress is that the girl wearing it is constantly in motion… it’s remarkably difficult to photograph but I suppose that’s what makes the dress itself a success…
super cool lap hoop
Look what my awesome dad got me for xmas!!! it’s a lap hoop for hand quilting. it’s AMAZING. Here it is in use: I’m quilting gusts of wind from out of the windmill blades. I <3 hand quilting, especially with my new hoop. THANKS DADDY!!!
Lisa’s Lists
My big sister is the most organized person I know. but she’s not technical. so when I saw this tute, I pinned it right away. I KNEW it was perfect for her. I embroidered her name, since I love alliteration. I added a pen in her favorite color (aqua). I used linen and scraps […]