I start the day with great ambitions to get some project done. So baby is asleep and I sit down to sew. The rest of my day went something like this: “Mom, I’m hungry.” said child number 3. Stop sewing and go cut up an apple. Start to sew. “Mom, I can’t get the TV…
We have a week off for winter break right now. Seriously, who does that? It’s too cold and snowy to go anywhere, plus it is tax season which means we really aren’t going anywhere! Anyway, I digress. So to entertain the kiddos we have been trying to do different themed days. (Thanks to the suggestions…
This year I am starting something new! New Years’ Resolution time, right?Here’s the backstory. I love to sew, crochet, knit, embroider, play with my Silhouette; pretty much ANY kind of crafting, I love!!! But I also love my kiddos and have 4 of them, so I am BUSY! And lets not forget the house that…
I think I started a new love affair with vintage quilts. It may help that I am spending WAY too much time on the Ipad these days while I feed the baby. Ha, but it is a good excuse to just browse my little heart out! I find blogs that have posted some. One of…
Have you been hit? With 3 girls, I knew it was only a matter of time before…..the invasion of the American Girl dolls! Which in all honesty is partly my fault. When I was little, we got the AG magazine in the mail. I would read that thing like a novel! I loved it! My…
Every summer I make freezer jam. This summer I was a bit busy with moving across the country and having a baby…or both :), to get any made. In fact, I had a little still in my freezer before we moved away. So my dear California friends got to sample some. I may be a…
I am using pattern B5723 from Butterick with my own modifications. 🙂 We will be sewing with a 5/8 inch seam unless otherwise stated. (FYI: This is the basic seam allowance on clothing items)Cutting: If you have fleece you can just cut it out with the pattern on top. With flannel you need to first…
I saw this skirt on Pinterest. And loved it! The link for the tutorial is here. I made a few changes in the tutorial, to make it easier. 1) Sew the skirt (side seams). Don’t sew the back of the skirt! So you will have a long continuous piece. 2) Sew the lace to the…
Before we moved, we got some new furniture. I mean, ‘new to us’ furniture. Which means….. RE-DO!Previous to our move, we were using an old entertainment center for our girls’ room. Nice, eh? Wish I had thought to take a pic of that! So we went to the coolest store ever and found two matching…