Arden’s not an exceptionally squirmy sleeper, but she does move around enough to get uncovered and often wakes up cold. We use sleep sacks – Aden + Anais have nice muslin ones that work great, especially in the summer when you just need a little something – but there are never arms on sleepsacks. So, I thought {…Continue Reading}
A local animal rescue sponsors a Dirty Dog run each year where you can run with your dogs on the trails. Last year I ran with Laser and the oaf dragged me over hill and dale for the entire 5k. Normally, he poops out and I’m dragging him after the first mile or so. Turns out {…Continue Reading}
I finished Arden’s Halloween costume! This was so much fun to do. I also got to try out the embroidery features on my new machine by adding “Chef Arden” to the hat band. I’m so happy with the embroidery and other features on my Janome Memory Craft 9700 that I’ve decided to name it. She will {…Continue Reading}
We had a beautiful fall day in Michigan, so I decided to play around with my point & shoot camera and my favorite model. Some models are notorious for being difficult to work with, and mine is no exception: We started out slow, with some blank stares Then we progressed to a series of shots {…Continue Reading}
LuvintheMommyhood is hosting a sewing vs. knitting showdown for the month of October. Count me in! I’ve got this awesome baby hats book that I’ve been ithing to work my way through. I love knitting! On the upside it’s a nice take-along or sit-on-the-sofa project, but it does take considerably longer to finish a project {…Continue Reading}
I made more progress on Arden’s chef costume. I finished up the pants and the hat and of course had to try them on Arden. I know most kids don’t like to wear hats and tear them off at every opportunity. Not Arden. She’s always liked to wear hats which is great since I like to {…Continue Reading}
This still took longer than 90 minutes the second time around, but it definitely went together a whole lot faster without having to run to the computer in our office before every step. Nevertheless, this met the hour-a-day challenge for days six and seven.  This was made using a clearance rack Old Navy shirt of {…Continue Reading}
Following the tutorial for The 90 Minute Shirt on MADE, this meets my hour-a-day requirement for the Kid’s Clothes Week Challenge for days four and five. I know it’s called The 90 Minute Shirt, but it took me a bit longer than that, and I had to make up my pattern following the instructions here, {…Continue Reading}
While this is not technically children’s clothing, I needed to make this for a baby shower gift this Sunday. It will cover a baby, so maybe it counts? Well, Kid’s Clothing Week Challenge or not, here it is: Since I followed the tutorial over at Sew Much Ado almost to the letter, I won’t get into {…Continue Reading}
Lately I’ve seen several tours of craft rooms, and I have to admit just a teensy bit of jealousy. But that being said, I’m pretty pleased to finally have a spot that is just mine to do whatever crafting or sewing I want. Previously, I would haul out my Mom’s circa 1960 New Home sewing {…Continue Reading}
