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Kids Clothing Week starts today! Do you have any plans to participate?! You can see what I’m planning here and follow on Instagram and Facebook to see my progress. This past Saturday, I offered a class for a few local friends to get them started in quilting! The project was a 40″ x 60″ lap quilt…
Have you entered for your chance to win a Kate Spade Wallet or a $50 iTunes Gift Card?!? If not, Click here to do so, then come right back for today’s post! Well, I know that Christmas is over and the New Year is here, but I wanted to share with you today the Christmas Dress…
Hi all! I’m beyond excited to show you what I quite literally just pulled off the sewing machine. This is definitely up there in the top coolest patterns I’ve used – it’s the Downton Duffle Coat by Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop. (Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for the details on their…
Happy Friday everyone! If you follow my facebook page, you know I just finished making a swimsuit. There are a lot of things I like about sewing but probably up near the top is the ability to make my own swimsuits. I haven’t purchased a swimsuit in YEARS. I’m not sure of the order, but…
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…
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…
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…