Uncle Jon’s Shirt….
The Bean’s godfather gave us one of his company’s shirts a few years ago….yesterday, I realized that, like the boxers I made a few months ago, a large t-shirt could easily make a suit for a small toddler…It worked out PERFECTLY, see:and you can still see all the logo on the back!this would probably be […]
There’s a reason I sew…
I can’t draw! I need ocean/fish stamps for D’s Sunday school tomorrow (all about the ocean), so I cut up some sticky craft foam and made stamp holders from strips of cardboard. Hopefully it will work!
Yesterday was productive:
Two shirts for D (more onesie-collars. I can get 1short sleeve and 1 long sleeve out of 1 yd jersey, so at $2.69/yd, these are awesomely cheap shirts. This green print has small racecars all over. D found it himself, and loves it)I also took an old stretched out waistband off one of my gram’s […]
Tada!
Ok, so the other day, (gosh, was that just yesterday? yikes!) I showed you this sneak peak… Here’s the finished product! It’s a zip-up hoodie for D. He doesn’t fit anything store bought right now, so why buy and alter when I can just make myself (out of superior materials, tailored to my boy!) He […]
various bits…
My husband is very Irish, so I decided to put a little bit of effort into decorating for St Pat’s day. Tada! yup, I am NOT a decorator. But I am proud of that wreath! it’s made out of coffee filters, I just glued them onto a circle cut out of a paper bag, and […]
Oscar’s birthday present
My friend Catrine is Dutch, (like, actually born and raised in Holland). Her little boy is celebrating his 1st birthday this weekend, so here’s what I’ve made for him: This onesie is still drying, but I’ve used freezer paper to stencil the Dutch flag (I do know how to spell the word white, but the […]
adrenaline/caffeine/cold medicine
I’m sick. I have a really painful sore throat, so talking is rough right now. but once the kiddos were in bed, I had no need for talking! I drew this cement mixer… and then cut lots of little bits, and did a LOT of blanket-stitch, and some thread painting, and got this: I’ll get […]
Wordless WIP Wednesday.
(because I’m sick)
Quilting catch-up!
Tonight, with help from a large Coke/Root Beer (mixed together 70/30, it tastes a lot like Vanilla Coke!), I made this weeks block for Modify Tradition (the block is called Shoo Fly)… Again, I’m only using scraps, so the red is from the bolt from the thrift store, the white was left over from… uh, […]
Utility sewing
The slupcover on the sofa on our back patio was ripped to shreds on the seat, so I grabbed a remnant canvas piece that sorta matched, pinned, and zigzagged it on. It’s not my best sewing, but the dogs are always on this sofa, and they don’t care about puckers!