Next up in my collection of new patterns is the Oh, Boy! Boxers. In sizes 2 all the way to size 14, your little and big boys are going to love having a collection of one-of-a-kind boxers! (The fun fabrics in my samples are all from Michael Miller.) These boxers can be sewn with a…
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The Playdate Bag Messenger Bag for Mom, Backpack for Tot
Oh, I hope you all love this one as much as my family does! The Playdate Bag pattern is one pattern that creates two bags–a messenger bag for mom and a backpack for her toddler. My daughters have already confiscated two of my original messenger bag prototypes for themselves, and I had to hide the…
2012 in Pictures: Week 1
Charlie at Sunset Back to (Home)School No Hummus Left Behind Freshly Baked Bread Hangin’ with Big Brother A Little Paint and a Trip to IKEA
Project #12: ‘Twas the Night before Christmas . ..
. . . and all through the house, no more projects were waiting, at least not for now! Handmade Christmas tree ornaments wrap up my list of handmade projects. These are simple, inexpensive wood blocks adorned with scrapbook paper and digital pictures printed from my home printer. We followed the guide for these at How…
Let’s Play! with Handmade Christmas Projects #10 and #11
This sweet giraffe is for my granddaughter, Katie. All of my little ones have had loveys that they’ve played with, slept with and just loved on, and I’d love for this on to be hers. (I have learned over the years, though, that children decide for themselves which lovey is theirs!) I used Bit of…
Christmas Projects #8 and #9 Gifts for fun and organization!
My Lego-loving boys are getting these great drawstring playmats/storage bags for Christmas this year. I first saw the Lego Sack Tutorial during Celebrate the Boy month in the spring and immediately added them to my sewing list. I think these are going to get a lot of use around here! A quick side note on…
Pictures for MawMaw: Project #6 Easy Gift Exchange: Project #7
I had a bit of a hard time coming up with a handmade project for my husband’s mom. I know that she loves real hard-copy pictures of the kids, though, and I know that I’m terrible about sending them to her. I was roaming through the craft department at Walmart and was struck by a…
Zebra Stripes in the Kitchen Handmade Christmas Project #5
My 16-year-old niece is studying culinary arts through a charter program at her high school, and she asked me for a full apron in zebra stripes and purple to use for her cooking classes. I think this fits the bill nicely! The zebra-striped fabric is a lightweight twill with stain releasers that I found at…
Handmade Christmas Projects 2, 3 & 4 are in the bag!
Adding three more handmade Christmas projects on my way to a full dozen. Today’s projects are all handmade bags! This is my mom’s new Christmas bag. She asked me to make her one like the one that I made for her when she visited a few years ago only in black and red. I used…
Handmade Christmas Project #1
On the first day of Christmas, a seamstress made for me . . . No, really, I’m not going to sing a new version of the twelve days of Christmas, but I do have twelve handmade projects that I’d like to share between now and Christmas Eve! (Most of them are done already, but I…