skirt refashion

just a quick one…someone (1 of 3 friends, can’t remember which one) gave me this skirt, adult size L, but with an elastic waist, so there was LOTS of fabric. (yes, friends give me large old skirts, JUST so I can cut them up. I have awesome friends). here’s the dress! elastic shirring on the […]

summer!

Despite the June Gloom we wake to every morning (or perhaps because of it), SUMMER is officially here in Pedro.how do I know?It’s blackberry season! My dad has a whole wall covered in blackberry vines, and since we’re petsitting for him right now, we’re there at least once a day, and can eat our fill.yesterday, […]

HI HI HI!

YAY! we’re back!ok, so, as mentioned previously, I’m trying to improve my knit-sewing abilities… so I ripped up an ugly old knit nightgown of mine, and turned it into this cute Bo Peep top for the Bean: she seems to like it, right? there’s a little puckering on the side seams, but I can’t remember […]

What to do when Picasa and Blogger conspire against you:

make carnitasand Cheez-its.(we don’t eat them together or anything, but that’s what I’m making tonight.)both recipes are linked to my recipes of choice. not that I’ve tried others, but when the 1st one you try is AWESOME, why keep looking for more?hope you all have a wonderful night!Ramona

Hello?????

I’m having massive problems with Blogger and Picasa today, they won’t let me upload any pictures. This is mostly a test, I want to post a KNIT version of the Bo Peep Dress. I also want to scream at the computer for not cooperating.  this is NOT user error. Picasa just won’t connect, and I […]

KNITS!

So I successfully made a shirt from KNIT fabric yesterday! I guessed on the sleeve length, so they’re a little long, but the collar looks nice, right? I also didn’t have 2 spools of green thread, so I couldn’t use a twin needle, to make it look better, but it totally came out good enough […]

Little Bo Peep Dress

WOOHOO! Ok, yesterday was the Sew for my Guild, so I packed everything up, and made this dress, photographing ALL the steps, so tonight, hopefully, I’ll have a chance to type out all the directions, and then, hopefully by the end of the week, I’ll have a PDF pattern ready to go! front back My […]

Birthday Gifts…

SQUEE! I just finished the Bean’s summer coat. I LOVE it sooooo much, especially the lace I made for the collar. But its too dark now, so you have to wait till tomorrow to see pictures. hopefully it fits. If not, it might be too big, which would be fine, as our weather is the […]

same dress, now a top…

I’m not sure if this reads bohemian or Heidi, but I’m LOVING this new dress pattern… I love flattering comments, so when Sarah posted that she loved the dress too, I offered to draft it to fit her little munchkin. MY 2.5 year old is quite petite, so, since this dress has mucho ease and […]

Scallops…

I'm playing with coat embellishment ideas… Not sure if this is way too deep for scallops…