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Happy Monday everyone! I’m picking up where I left off on the last post! The second pattern I’ve been using to make shorts for my son is McCall’s 6548. This pattern is for “Children” as opposed to “Toddlers” so the sizing was quite different. This is one we can continue to use for a few…
As some of you may know, I’ve been having a shorts extravaganza in my new little sewing room. In fact, I made my son 5 pairs of shorts for this summer and the patterns I used were so fun & easy, I wanted to share them with you! First up is Simplicity 2907. I fell…
Source: designsbymke.blogspot.com via Jaime on Pinterest If you’re following me on pinterest, you may have seen me pin this pin. In my everlasting search for organization ideas, I was excited to find this tutorial because I too have lots of diaper and other boxes around the house. I also happen to have a few yards of…
T-shirts are great for so many reasons – they are comfy, casual, easy to wear and easy to transform. This post doesn’t cover a dramatic transformation, but I have recently been asked to alter a basic tee neckline to a V-neck and thought I’d give you a step-by-step tutorial for this popular and simple alteration. Here is…
Somehow 4 years have passed since my son was born. It’s gone from this: to this: quicker than it feels possible! Over the years we’ve done several themed birthdays and there is always a diy element to each party, but this year we went DIY crazy! The one consistent DIY element is the cake. My…
I love to shop online – especially when the alternative is trying to shop with kids in tow – it makes life so much easier! (For a good laugh about shopping with kids, click here). I also love a good deal and somewhere along the way in my online shopping, bargain-seeking adventures, I signed up…
Well, yesterday was my last full day at my outside-the-home job. I’ll be finishing up a project for them in the weeks to come, but I won’t be there full time anymore. It was a wonderful day of kind words, hugs, pretty cards, staff lunch & a tear or two. I will miss it there,…
If you are one of my Facebook friends, you may have seen me mention that I recently made my own planner. I have tried many types of organization techniques (true confessions: I tend to get caught in organization when I should actually be DOING something. I am aware of it & I’m working on it!…
Oh yes, it’s here…2012 and a time for making goals and resolutions. And what’s the sewist’s number one pledge – DESTASH! No more buying, or as is more appropriate in my case, get to sewing/knitting! Life has been extraordinarily busy this last half of the year, beginning with the birth of Elise, our second baby….
One of the things I made for Mr. T before he was born were some ever-so-manly car seat strap covers made from camouflaged flannel (HECK if I can find a picture of them!). Well, seeing as how now we’re having a girl, I had some minky scraps just begging to be made into some ever-so-soft-and-girly…