I have had a few baby gifts to make recently.  For two new little girls, cute Black Apple Dolls.  I decided to make them bigger, so I enlarged the original pattern by 200% and I think they are a cute size.  I used all scraps for this project-extra drop-cloths for the faces and arms, leftover felt for the hair and leftover Starboard skirt fabric for the bodies.  I found some cute tags online (I didn't save the source, anyone recognize them?) and the gifts are done. A cute, but ... View the Post

I have mentioned this before, but I have a six-and a half year old who is getting into sewing---which completely warms my heart.  She and I sewed up this little t-shirt skirt from 2 dollar store tees a week or so ago. She did the casing, threaded the elastic through it, sewed it together and closed the casing--all.by.herself. And I got the lovely assistant job of trying to make her vision come to life with the small rows of ruffles on the "h" (which was quite the task). Even the styling is ... View the Post

Oh my.  What can you say about a project like this??? And how did my daughter (who usually looks more like this) end up looking like a bank robbing Easter bunny?  Here's what happened.  Yesterday Grace informed me that she wants to wear a bunny suit on Easter instead of her Easter Dress.  So at the end of a long afternoon of me working on my taxes I sat down with her to make said bunny suit.  We started (and ended) with the hat. I pulled out an old grey stocking cap, a broken bunny ear ... View the Post