Valentines motivation
As a pregnant, SAHM of 2 littles, I’m not having much energy to sew at night these days… But I really want to make up some valentines bags for our preschool teachers… I cut these strips this morning, and am hoping that by posting these this morning, I’ll feel obliged to whip up some pieced/quilted […]
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 […]
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…
Twirly girl dress
The Bean loooooves her Joel Dewberry Heirloom dress. Like, A LOT. When she wears it, she gets really excited and calls herself a twirly girl. She wants more, and I want to maker her more, but I whipped out the first one in an hour of inspiration in the middle of the night back in […]
I’m almost back.
All my Robert Kaufman projects are done, as of this morning at 3am. Now I need to turn this 2″ high stack of fabric leftovers into a million (maybe 50? I lost count while cutting) crayon rolls to give as favors for The Bean’s birthday party favors. Back soon.
Buried in fabric
Today the kids and I came home from our weekly adventure around the Botanic Gardens to find THIS on the front porch: Yup, another load o’ fabric from my favorite fabric company. (LOAD being the operative word. I had to make 3 trips!). Here’s the side view: It’s not all for quilting; some will become […]
Tinkerbell!
ok, I’m uploading pics for the giveaway, I promise, but in the meantime, lookit what the Bean and I made her today: (the dress, not the wings) She wants to be Tinkerbell to go with D’s Peter Pan, but she didn’t have a “tinkerbell dress.” Now, I’m NOT anti-Disney, I LOVE Disney, but I think […]
cheater pillowcase tutorial
3 seams (plus a hem). 1 cut (more like a trim). 5 minutes. endless possibilities. Supplies: 1/2 yard fun cotton fabric 1/4 yard contrasting cotton fabric First things first: trim off the selvedge from the 1/2 yard print, and send it to my friend Jules. Fold the fabric inside out (so the right […]
Raincoats, finished
More sewing for Robert Kaufman (the company, not the dude) I still haven’t been able to choose a favorite. scottie dogs with coordinating argyle? (size 6) or maybe fun Dr Seuss inspired dots? inside and out? (size 3T) (this fabric looks most like something RTW to me, but I don’t know if that’s good […]