Another fun Halloween is in the books! Â Halloween is a big deal in Verona so we have no shortage of creepy backdrops to use for photos. Â In fact we had to move a few houses down because the zombie behind me in the first few shots was creeping the girls out too much!! This year {…Continue Reading}
After making Hadley a Groove Dress for the Sewing for Kindergarten series, I decided to make one for Arden. Â I really enjoyed sewing these patterns from Madeit Patterns, and recommend them for a quick and trendy dress. We snapped these photos down the street after school one day. Â It was kind of fun to shoot {…Continue Reading}
Always bittersweet, the final day of Sewing for Kindergarten has arrived. Â As promised I have three bloggers sharing projects today, so without further ado… First today is Miranda from Inspinration. Â I had seen Miranda’s sewing around the sewing community, and she helped test my Divided Dress pattern last year. Â She made a couple of seriously {…Continue Reading}
It’s Thursday of our very special Sewing for Kindergarten week, let’s see what we have today shall we? Today we have another dapper young man outfitted for his entry to academics.  This is sewn by Tami from SewSophieLynn – you might be more used to seeing her daughters or herself as model, but boys can be {…Continue Reading}
We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s Sewing for Kindergarten and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading about everyone’s projects. Rachel at Once Upon a Sewing Machine is a pattern designer and has a great selection of children’s sportswear styles and a couple of women’s designs. Â She also has several free patterns, including a versatile peasant {…Continue Reading}
How fun was yesterday’s kickoff for this year’s Sewing for Kindergarten?  I know Hadley is hoping for cooler weather to wear her two new fall dresses.  Today we have two more fresh kindergarteners to share with you: First up today is Melissa from Bella Sunshine Designs.  Melissa is a fellow pattern designer and she designs for {…Continue Reading}
I am so excited to be hosting Sewing for Kindergarten! Â When Mie of Sewing Like Mad asked if anyone wanted to take the reins from her, I leaped at the chance. Â I love this series and the opportunity to make our littlest scholars something memorable as they embark on their journey into education. This year’s {…Continue Reading}
It’s been a while since I last sewed for a kindergartener! Â I participated with Arden in 2014, right before we moved from Michigan to New Jersey. Â Arden is 2.5 years older than Hadley, but Hadley missed the cutoff here in New Jersey by three days and will turn six at the beginning of the school {…Continue Reading}
The stars aligned recently to fulfill  a dream to take Arden and Hadley to Disney World.  Arden has been asking to go for about a year after many of her friends returned from Spring Break trips and gushed about the magic of Disney.  It wasn’t really in the budget, and we wanted Hadley to be {…Continue Reading}
A while back, I tested the Rhapsody Blouse pattern for Tami at Love Notions. Â I would have blogged this right away but I got mired in making and releasing the Clipper Shorts pattern. The Rhapsody Blouse is for women’s sizes XS to XXXL, or 31 to 47″ high bust. Â It includes a separate full bust {…Continue Reading}
