As per the usual for the last few years, the kids did not want me to make their Halloween costumes. The Boy wanted to go as a Transformer. He really wanted a “bad guy” Transformer, but I couldn’t find any in his size. Instead he got an amped up Bumblebee costume. Totally worth the money […]
I saw this tutorial online and though it is nice enough I wanted the cardigan to have a neckline. After looking at some line drawings, I figured out how to make this happen. Here are the pattern pieces: I took my normal front knit shirt pattern block and went out 16 inches. This proves to […]
I have been so lax in taking pictures lately! My main excuse is that I have ZERO time in the morning. I am perpetually late for work. Every. Day. *sigh* I know I should get up earlier, but sleep! Yeah, sleep is my friend. So not a morning person. Anyways, here is something new I […]
When I asked her what she wanted me to make her for Fall/Winter, she said, “I don’t care.” Huh. “What color?” “I don’t care.” Rigggghhhhtttt. She doesn’t care until presented with what I made, and then I get the look. Coming at her fall wardrobe with a blank slate was not where I wanted to […]
So…you know how you have clothes that have mysterious shrunk in the washer? Oh, just me? Well, you could give them to charity (always a good idea) or save money on buying clothes for your youngster and change them up (also a good idea)! There are a few different ways you can approach upcycling garments. […]
Each year before we go to the Renaissance Festival, I ask the kids what they want to go as (usually knight, knight, pirate, etc.). The Boy wanted to go as a knight this year, but not much fit him from previous years. I pulled up a bunch of pictures of knight costumes and asked him […]
I got a few things sewn up over the last few months for me… This is a simple tank top out of a really fun fabric. The fabric has lycra in it with different elasticities for each of the stripe sections. I cut it so the black was the boob area, since that had more […]
I normally don’t make pajamas for the kids, since they just aren’t that interesting to make. However, when you have an excessive amount of fabric…jammies sound like a good thing to sew. I had bought this kitty fabric for the Girl to make into street clothes, but I thought they would work for jammies. Especially, since […]
Today I am guest posting over at a new blog: Sew Cool for the Tween Scene I am very excited about this new endeavor of the blog owners. It is very hard to find anything on tween sewing, so this new blog should be interesting to follow. I am sharing some thoughts and a tutorial […]
When I was digging away in the one-off fabric pile at the fabric mill I buy my fabric from…I found this fabric. Totally girly and totally dressy fabric. I wasn’t sure I could make her a dress, since…you know…it’s a dress. Dresses are generally off the table at this point, but I still bought […]
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