Adding tulle to a dress makes it princessy, right? Anya had a princess birthday party this past weekend, and they were supposed to wear princess dresses. Well, I didn’t get this done in time so I sent her in the dress I made her for her birthday. Hey, it has princesses on it, so it […]
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Okay, seriously…I didn’t get all of this done this week. I need to eat, too. 😉 I signed up to do a stash sewing competition on a (mostly) children’s sewing forum I frequent. Basically for the month of May you try to use your fabric, notions, etc. and you get points for everything you make. […]
On Sunday the Princess had her party with friends. The occassion warranted another dress, of course. This one has a bunch of butterflies on it and is seersucker. It’s very twirly, too, of course. The same self-drafted pattern as the last one. The seersucker definitely gave it some volume…beyond just being twirly. It was plenty […]
I don’t think I really need to tell anyone that most toys these days are plastic pieces of you-know-what. Why should they be anything else, really? Kids have such short attention spans with their toys because so much advertising is thrown at them. They go from one toy fad to another, so long-term use doesn’t […]
I wanted to make Anya a new dress for picture day at daycare last week. I had two all cut up and ready to sew, so I knew I could get it created within a few hours. I started sewing it at 9:25 and finished at 11:35pm…and it was hanging on her door for picture […]
Since I’ve got nothin’ this week, I thought I would talk a little bit about sewing and how I go about getting things done. I get asked fairly often about it, so I thought I would just write up a few things. Feel free to tune out if you don’t care about all this boring […]
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Twirly Skort Tutorial and St. Patty’s Day skirt
By Stacy on March 17, 2009Alrighty folks…here is the tutorial. I have a mixture of photos between two different skirts, but hopefully it isn’t too confusing. If you can, make the cute little treasure pouch. It is just too adorable, and very handy for little treasures and bits and bobs and Polly Pocket shoes they pick up along the way. This […]
For Crafty Tuesday, I only have one thing to share this week. I didn’t actually sew this past weekend, though. I was busy dreaming away on what I need to do for the kitchen. Anya and I took a walk around Home Depot and she proclaimed it was her “Favorite Store!” since she got some […]
Well, I was feeling a bit left out, so I decided to make some clothes for myself. I haven’t shopped for me in quite awhile since I’ve gotten a little “fluffy” and don’t really want to buy a size up. Instead I decided to make some tops from shirts I already own and like the fit, and […]
Most sewing mavens start out small. I remember when I was younger, I would buy fabric and actually have a plan for what to make with it. I would buy the actual yardage needed and only have a few scraps left over. Ah, the good old days of sensible purchases! I stopped sewing after college, since I […]
