I am so excited that I’ve learned to knit! I taught myself with the help of some of the wonderful ladies at DiaperSewingDivas.net and the awesome videos at KnittingHelp.com. I really like knitted wool longies with matching tops for the newborn to 6 months or so stage. All of the longies that I’ve done so…
Cloth Diaper Stash for Baby Caleb
A local friend has been using Jamie’s stash of newborn diapers, but her little guy is quickly outgrowing the newborn diapers. I offered to sew up a stash of small fitteds and medium AI2s for them. We chose gender neutral prints since this is their first baby. This way, they’ll be able to use them…
Elevate Him Ministries Medical Outreach Boxes
Our homeschool group is doing multiple volunteer projects this year, and we were really excited to get involved with this one! Elevate Him Ministries collects boxes filled with over-the-counter medical supplies that are often difficult to obtain in other countries and distributes the supplies through their medical clinic in Talanga, Honduras. Our youngest three children…
Big Kids Need Hoodies, Too!
The hoodie tutorial for the Big Kid sizes of my Patrick Curved Raglan pattern is all finished now, too. I can’t wait to see all that you create with it! Here’s the link to the pdf tutorial: Hoodie Tutorial. Enjoy!
Tutorial for Converting the Patrick Curved Raglan to a Hoodie
Just in time for cooler weather! I’ve written a tutorial for converting your Patrick Curved Raglan to a hoodie. The hood pattern is currently just for the Infant/Toddler sizes, but the Big Kid sizes are coming next week! You can find the printable tutorial here: Hoodie Tutorial. Please let me know if you have any…
The Holiday Grand Plan – Week 2
Moving right along on the HGP. Anyone else out there decluttering with me? There wasn’t much work to be done in our living room. It’s one of the rooms that I keep clean so we can welcome drop-in company anytime. I had mentioned cleaning my back porch, but it rained all weekend here, so I…
The Little One Layette Pattern is Finished!
And, it almost sold out in it’s first day! And, I don’t even have it back from the printer yet! Can you tell I’m excited? There are a couple left in stock, but if you miss those, I’ll have more up in a week or so. You can find it by clicking here: The Little…
Made by Rae Backpack Giveaway!
One of my favorite bloggers, Rae, of Made by Rae is a doing a guest giveaway at Grosgrain. I love Rae’s backpack pattern! I used it to make these backpacks for three of my kiddos a few months ago: The backpack that she is giving away is absolutely adorable and perfect for a boy or…
Jamie’s New Jammies
Sew Mama Sew is hosting a Pajama Party Sew-Along this month, and I thought I’d join in. My little ones all need warm and comfy jammies for the winter, and there’s a stack of neglected flannel in my fabric cabinet that is just yearning to be cuddled up in. The problem that I have with…
The Holiday Grand Plan – Week 1
I’m a little behind in posting my Week 1 accomplishments because of the weekend’s camping trip. Week 1 of the HGP is Lists and Front Porch. I’m making great progess on my Christmas lists. I set them up in a MS Excel spreadsheet on my laptop, so that I can add ideas as I think…