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Jo-Anns’ Waverly Challenge: A Matching Sewing Apron & Machine Cover

 Today I"m posting a project that was fun to make but I think would also be fun to give or receive: A matching sewing apron and sewing machine cover! I made the apron using the same basic idea and instructions that I used back when I made my first sewing apron: This new sewing apron is also made from a purchased apron. But this time I selected one that is white canvas, embellished it with Waverly fabric, and then I added my favorite part: The upside down measuring tape! I LOVE IT! It is so ... View the Post

Giveaway· Thoughts

If you wanna be a human…..

"If you wanna be a human, the first thing you gotta do is dress like one." -Scuttle This is Grace on her first day of school.I had already decided months ago what she would be wearing on that momentous occasion:  A navy blue tiered ruffled skirt from Aunt Elizabeth, a white button up shirt with a Peter Pan collar, white knee high socks, grey shoes, a yellow cardigan, and red beads.As you can see, that's not what she wore. She had plans of her own.Very specific plans: A crazy polyester rust ... View the Post

Seasonal· Sew for Girls· Skirts· Tutorials

The Love Bunny Girls Skirt Tutorial

Hey!  Today I'm going share a tutorial that I shared awhile back over at the Moda Bake shop.  It's for a skirt I made for Grace to wear this spring...and I know it's fall...but you can still love bunnies in autumn can't you? ***** Today's skirt is a simple elastic waistband skirt with appliqued bunnies. Here is your supply list: One Layer Cake:  I used "Jubilee" by Bunny Hill 1/2 Yard of Bella White 1 inch elastic bonding material (like Heat'n Bond) 2 Pompoms for the bunny tails To ... View the Post

Boys· sewing

Sew Many Books Series

Today we are joining Emily for her fantastic Sew Many Books series.  And as a former elementary school teacher and therefore children's-literature-hoarder this is one series that is right up my alley....I chose a 1964 classic children's book that is all about a lion named......See you THERE!!!~Elizabeth ... View the Post

Giveaway

I Haven’t Even Had A Capri Sun!

 Look at that face.Man, I love this kid.I cannot believe that she is old enough to go to kindergarten this year...and I cannot believe that summer is already over.  I had such big plans for this summer.  Actually, they weren't big plans--they were plans to spend long days in the backyard running through sprinklers, playing in the mud and getting sun burned.  But for some reason our plans were derailed quite a bit. How it happened I'll never know but we spent most of the summer with at least one ... View the Post