Every year I get a little obsessed with the special issue sixlets in Spring colors. I eat way too many of them because I always have them out because they’re just so dang cheerful. So I made it into a skirt for Phoebe, because I can’t eat that!
This is what’d I’d call an “art skirt”. Not really something practical, nothing that can be washed. I didn’t use fabric paint. A just-for-fun frivolity based on an easter candy. That sort … More
I had an hour or so sewing time yesterday so I wanted to make up something super quick & easy for Phoebe to get back in the swing of sewing for her. I had these two fabrics set aside, olive green jersey and vintage cotton/poly floral print, and remembered I’d wanted to make a copy of a dress Phoebe has. It was pretty easy to put together. I sewed the bodice first and made some bias tape from the jersey … More
I’d seen these cute bracelets on pinterest and thought I’d try to make something similar. I used some rope I had instead of leather and they turned out pretty cute. Problem is the ends, which you can’t see because I got the macro lens out to take photos today. I used some clamps for the ends from the jewelry aisle at Joanns that aren’t really the right size but were the closest thing I could find. They’re going to fall … More
I made Phoebe these slippers while she was at preschool today. I had the idea to make multi colored poms and needed something to pom them on and thought of slippers. I resized this pattern and made them out of some stretchy fake fur I had on hand. Pretty easy and they even fit her! Good sunny day's work.
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a fun burst of color just in time for the snow… More
Leaves from walking O to school and fabric from Quilt Merchant.
I really need to go to a yarn store. It's fall and I have no new yarn.
(Carol and Ellie are you reading? We should meet at that yarn shop that was in St. Charles then moved to Geneva then back to St. Charles.)… More
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
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