Every once in a while, your little boy needs to be “dressed” up, right? I usually try to dress my little guy nice for church on Sunday, but there are many occasions where something a little bit dressy is needed. The problem is, you still want your little man comfortable. Enter the onesie-embellished tux, tie, [...]
Well, after much talk about it all over the internet, I finally joined the “club” and made the Oliver + S Bucket Hat from the book Little Things to Sew. (Actually, a free download of this pattern is available; click here and click under “featured projects.”) With the hot sun and my son’s lack of [...]
For Christmas, I mentioned to my mom my desire for a few sewing-related items that I thought would be useful. She graciously obliged with some new presser foot attachments and an iron. I’m now calling them my “essential sewing supplies” – i.e.- how did I sew without them before? First, The Walking Foot: The walking [...]
As you may have seen in a previous post, at the end of last month, I hosted “An Indoor Picnic in the Hundred Acre Wood” for my daughter’s second birthday. It all started when I saw the physical likeness between my daughter and Christopher Robin in the original E.H. Shepard sketches. Using her name as [...]
Delia of Delia Creates has a “nesting” series going on right now on her blog for her baby girl. She has a great series of bloggers helping her, and the tutorials have been really good. Blankets, sleep sacks, dresses, booties… If you haven’t checked it out, do so! Technorati Tags: Handmade Baby Clothes, nesting, [...]
My daughter’s second birthday party was a source of sewing inspiration for me. The theme was “An Indoor Picnic in the Hundred Acre Wood.” In other words, a Winnie-the-Pooh-themed celebration. While I dressed my daughter as Christopher Robin (a forthcoming post) today’s post is about her loveable sidekick, Winnie the Pooh, or Winnie the “Paul,” [...]
My eldest is turning two at the end of the month, and I’m working on an outfit for her and her brother for her party. It involves two Oliver + S patterns, an upcycled red sweater, and a “silly ‘old bear…” Any ideas? Technorati Tags: Handmade Baby Clothes, Party, pattern
There is a handmade Christmas dress in my husband’s family that had been handed down between his brother’s and sisters’ families over the last twenty years. This Christmas, my daughter had the privilege of wearing it. It was handmade by a woman in Mobile, AL over twenty years ago. The dress is exquisite. The deep [...]
We received a crocheted baby “cocoon” or “snuggle sack” or “papoose” as a gift from my uncle. We’ve loved using it because our son is tough to swaddle sometimes. He’s a kicker. With this, his feet are always covered up, keeping him warm. While this came from a local woman in Schuyler, VA, I had [...]
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