This week my kids and I finally made our summer to-do list. It's a little different this year but I'm really happy with it and so are the kids. I think that I'll probably share it with you this weekend but for today I'm going to post a tutorial that I got to share over at Mama Says Sew a few weeks ago. It's for a little artist apron, something that will be a well used item this summer---especially with the summer art camps that I will start teaching on Monday. (I LOVE summer art ... View the Post
The LA Fashion District–part II
Today I am sharing my pictures from LA. Yes, everything Liz told you is true....even the part about me holding onto the emergency exit door until the plane touched the ground. I am not a very good flyer in turbulence and the fact that we were landing in a CRAZY, ridiculous wind storm didn't help matters.But it was such a fun, whirlwind trip..... Here is the FIDM store....which is awesome! This is a must-do.This is The Loft which is part of Michael Levine.And this is what most of the fabric ... View the Post
Ruth’s Button on Bibs (A How To)
I am so excited for summer! There are lots of reasons for this but not one of the least of them being that summer means showing off little baby arms and chubby baby legs! (Oh my goodness do I ever love my babies in summer rompers!) A few weeks ago I pulled out some patterns I've been hanging onto from the 50's and sewed them on up for baby Ruth. They are plain and simple and I love them. But then I remembered some pictures I had seen with bibs that were buttoned onto these kinds of jumpers ... View the Post
A 3-Seam Caftan Tutorial.
We still have a lot to tell you about our whirlwind "Lucy and Ethel take on the LA Fashion District" trip (Liz shared part I yesterday) and I will be back with another round of that (including fabric pics) on Thursday....but in the meantime I have one of the easiest dresses on the planet to make---3 seams and NO hemming. Yes! Seriously, the perfect for summer. At the end of our pattern drafting class, both Liz and I got obsessed with caftans. She made the Endora top using the caftan ... View the Post
17 Hours, 2 Round Trip Plane Tickets, and over 100 Pounds of Fabric OR Lucy and Ethel go to California
So Friday morning at 4:50am Elizabeth and I were pulling out of my driveway on our way to the airport. For a long time now we've been wanting to take a trip to the LA fashion district and Friday was the day! Now neither of us enjoy flying but for this...we were willing to make an exception. On the way to the airport we were so nervous and so busy talking that we missed the exit to the airport which led to a chain of events worthy of an I Love Lucy Episode including Elizabeth talking the ... View the Post
$5 Friday: Pom Pom Hairclips
Today's $5 Friday is an easy craft that you can do with girls of any age. Hannie was the yarn-wrapper, and I was the tie-er and gluer. And we had a fun time. On some we did regular old alligator clips. And on some we tied in hair elastics (with a dab of hot glue to keep them in there better). But someone is now convinced that the hair ties look much better as bracelets. And well, I think she might be right! Any fun weekend plans? ~Elizabeth ... View the Post
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