Speaking of blue dresses, I just made my daughter a new dress. She is currently fascinated by dinosaurs (what almost 4-year-old isn’t?). I found a gorgeous dino dress from Boden (dinos for girls!), but was feeling that I could make something for less than the $35 price tag. I also liked the idea of another… Continue reading Blue Dino Dress!
I finally finished my blue octopus dress, using Cotton & Steel Bluebird Octopus in sapphire. I cut out this pattern way back in May, and just didn’t get around to sewing it up until now. I just love it! I used the Washi dress pattern again, just like I did for my Bee Blouse,… Continue reading New Blue Octopus Dress
I have a little obsession with bees. Even though I’m the teensiest little bit allergic to them, I still think they are amazing creatures. I wish humans communicated directions with dancing. So imagine my delight when I came across this bee fabric by Kaufman. Bees that aren’t cartoony! Yay! I decided to make something for… Continue reading Bee Blouse
I absolutely fell in love with this gorgeous fabric from Heather Ross’s Tiger Lily collection. I bought a few yards with the intention of making a shirt or two for Madeleine and maybe something for me… OK, maybe it’s a little young, but it’s just so sweet! Anyway, I started this shirt last fall using… Continue reading Kitty Shirt
For Easter this year, I really wanted to sew Miss M a pretty frock. I settled on butterfly fabric (I got enough to make myself something, too!) and the Geranium dress pattern by Made by Rae. The instructions were wonderful and I think it turned out pretty well!
I’m pretty new to quilting. I made this quilt (my first quilt) over a year ago, and only sort-of knew what I was doing. However, since I’ve not seen another how-to for a quilt like this, I think it’s worth posting. What you will need for a baby quilt size: 1 jelly roll of patterned… Continue reading Chevron Quilt How-To
A little over a year ago, I decided that I needed to start quilting. Something I’ve always wanted to do, but seemed daunting. I tried it once when I was expecting my daughter, and I didn’t know what I was doing, and cut a million tiny squares and they were not all the same size.… Continue reading My First Quilt!
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