Remember awhile back when I said that I'd been keeping a secret and that I had started The Art of Homemaking book again...but hadn't been posting about it. Well, all that was true but then the holidays and the illness that never ends began and I fell off the wagon. But I'm back...and I've been working through it again.And since I've talked about chapters 1-4 quite a few times I'm skipping to where I currently am---chapter 5, which is entitled "A Place For Everything". The chapter header ... 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
A Polka-Dotted Bubble Dress.
For the Stripes and Polka-dot Sew Along this week, I decided to mix two of my favorite patterns---A Happy Tunic and the Bubble Skirt into a cheery outfit for winter. (We need cheer with the blehh weather and freezing temps we have been having.) We paired our polka-dotted creation with some striped leggings in aqua for the quick photo shoot....but I think we need some bigger stripes on the bottom so some new leggings might be in order too. I need to go and see what wide-striped-fabric I ... View the Post
This Post Has Been Brought to You by the Letter “O”
Today's post is about organic fabric, oatmeal, and orange. (Orange food that is.) Let's start with the organic fabric: Awhile ago we were contacted by Organic Cotton Plus an online fabric company that sells only eco-friendly products who asked if we would like to try a sample of one of their fabrics...and of course I said yes. Then I was able to peruse their website of wonderful organic and naturally dyed fabrics. It took me more than a week and far more than one visit to their site before I ... View the Post
What I have been up to….
I am still trying to work hard on Hannah's room, well, that and nursing sick kids which is taking a lot of energy at the moment. The painting is done. The touch-ups are done. The fabric came in and I wish I could just get it all done in three days flat, but all my energy is being spent with blankets, drinks, ibuprofen and some cuddle time with each one. Which is exactly where it needs to be. So, the room (that is still sitting in crazy shambles) can wait. I did get a few ... 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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