The other day Simon, Grace, and I found ourselves with a sleeping Ruth and an entire afternoon without plans. (Something that recently never seems to happen.) As we talked about what we should do with our time Simon wanted to show me a book he had checked out of the library. It was called "Draw Dinosaurs". I hadn't seen a book like this for years! Growing up my grandpa bought me loads of these kinds of books---how to draw cartoons, horses, fruit, 1950's costumes, whatever...and I LOVED ... View the Post
A Valentine Skirt.
Last week I made Hannie a skirt for Valentine's Day. I should have been working on a costume for a 5th grade wax museum project, but I just wanted to sew something fun. I started with The Vintagely Modern Skirt as the base. The only alteration I made to the original skirt was to make the waistband larger and added extra-heavy fusible interfacing to make it stand up well. (I cut the waistband piece 6.5 inches so the finished waistband is 3 inches tall.) I then added the heart pocket. I ... View the Post
Valentine’s Day Quiver with Arrows to Deliver Tutorial
Right now Grace is obsessed with the movie BRAVE. And she is dying for her own bow and arrow set. So the other day while Ruth napped and we had the house to ourselves we made up some super easy arrows for her to give out on Valentine's Day and a quiver for her to carry them in. Sure, it's not an official BRAVE set but for now she's pretty excited and I think they will be fun for her to hand out on Valentine's Day. So I thought I'd share with you how we made them in case your little girl ... View the Post
Boys’ Week: A Shirt and a Lesson Learned.
For Boys' Week this week I was hoping to finish up the shirt that I was supposed to make Isaac for his Christmas outfit. The shirt pattern was cut out and ready to go. So, yesterday afternoon I sewed it up.....well, to this point. And then I decided to try it on.Guess what?It is ginormica. As in, huge. As in, it might fit my ten-year old. Okay the sleeves will probably be a bit short, but other than that it would totally fit him. And it was cut out in the size 3.Lesson learned. Next time ... View the Post
$5 Friday: Pleated Shoulder Seams
What happens when Grace is cooped up in the house all day with her sick older brother and a grumpy baby sister---one of whom is watching her tv and the other is playing with all of her toys---and none of them are in a mood to share? She stomps around the house and declares that "today is the worst day ever!" Which is exactly what she did T minus 10 seconds before this picture was taken. Poor Grace...she is used to her daily routine and yesterday was not routine AT ALL but I promised her that ... View the Post
Sewing Tip: Pin the Button Hole
So the other day I was cleaning off my sewing table and ran across the instruction book that came with my sewing machine...and since I was tired...and not really into my work...I started thumbing through it and I ran across this little beauty of an idea that has changed my entire life. Ok...so it hasn't changed my entire life but it's a really terrific (yes terrific) idea and I've already used it like a million times. It's simple, easy, and genius---here's what it is: Pin the button ... View the Post
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