Looking for a simple project to add some handmade beauty to your holiday decorating? I was really tired of our old tinsel garland, and we’ve been working towards decorating with mostly handmade Christmas decorations. I played around with a few different ideas for making a garland and this one is the one that turned out…
Category: Sewing/Crafts
Home, again, grown-up pattern and a peek at some holiday decor
We’re home from our whirlwind trip! Thank you all for your prayers for our travels and speaking engagements. It went very well! We enjoyed a lovely, quiet Thanksgiving dinner at home. Now we’re excited about getting our home ready for Christmas and our oldest daughter’s holiday wedding. Our younger children are working on a little…
Treat Bags and a Tutorial
I just did not have time to sew costumes for my children this year, but I think I made up for it a bit with these fun treat bags. They are really fast to put together, and, unlike most costumes, we can put them up to use again next year! The design allows them to…
The Inside or Out Pocket Pants Pattern is available now!
You can find it here: The Inside or Out Pocket Pants Pattern. I hope you all enjoy it! I can’t wait to see all the fun pants that you make for your little ones!
Super Style Bag Swap
One of my favorite blogs, Sew Mama Sew, is hosting the Super Style Bag Swap. I was partnered with Carla from With Needle & Thread. Carla should have received her bag yesterday. I can’t wait to hear what she thinks! Carla’s experienced at bag swapping, and she suggested that rather than trying to figure out…
Testing . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . testing . . .
The testing for the Inside or Out Pocket Pants is wrapping up. I just have few final touches to make to the pattern. I’m planning to have it ready to release by Monday! I thought I’d show off some of my testers’ pictures. The one above was sewn by Ann, and I love the way…
Our Visit to the State Fair
Remember our Texas State Fair submissions from a few months ago? You can see them here. We got to spend a great day at the fair last week. Charlie, above, and Jamie, below, had a blast pretending to be farmers for the day. “I have five peaches, Momma!” Samantha and Allen enjoyed a few rides. Then…
Inside or Out Pocket Jeans
Still hard at work getting these two new patterns finished up. I sewed up this adorable pair of blue jeans for Jamie using the Inside or Out Pocket Pants pattern in size 4T. I wasn’t entirely happy with the original design of the back pockets and cargo pockets. I didn’t like that it was so…
Our Current Cloth Diaper Stash
I love sharing our cloth diaper love with other moms. This morning when I picked Charlie up from the church nursery, a couple of moms asked me about his diapers, and I shared with them that I sew my own and offered my business card so they could check out my blog for more information…
A Little Preview of The Charlie Tee & Hoodie in Adult Sizes
Who is that handsome guy? Why that’s my sweet hubby modeling the Adult Charlie Tee that I’m working hard on finishing up for my eager testers. He really likes the fit of this tee, and I think it looks great on him. This is the first time that I’ve asked him to model anything for…