My intention with the Tiny Sewists series was to keep all the projects gender neutral so it would remain inclusive. Recently, Arden and I made a video of her sewing a Pip Skirt for her turn as the Star of the Week at her elementary school. Â She had the choice of doing a live demonstration {…Continue Reading}
You guys! Â YOU GUYS!! I am beyond excited about today’s post! Â The lovely folks at Michael Miller Fabrics (yes, THAT Michael Miller Fabrics) invited me to be a guest “counselor” for their new Kids Summer Craft Camp. The Michael Miller Fabrics blog is called Making it Fun and the Kids Summer Craft Camp is a {…Continue Reading}
I’m not finished teaching Arden to sew, so Tiny Sewists will continue. Â However, I won’t be posting them with the same frequency as I have now covered the core skills I wanted to address as part the course. Â From here on out I’ll share tips and projects as Arden learns them. Â I have plans for {…Continue Reading}
If this is the first time you’re joining the series, be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, sewing on paper, sewing on fabric and using Wonder Tape instead of pins, sewing a pillowcase, making a teddy bear sleeping bag and threading the machine. Today Arden and I are sharing a simple project to {…Continue Reading}
If this is the first time you’re joining the series, be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, sewing on paper, sewing on fabric and using Wonder Tape instead of pins, sewing a pillowcase and making a teddy bear sleeping bag. I have purposely delayed covering how to thread the machine.  I {…Continue Reading}
If this is the first time you’re joining the series, be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, sewing on paper, sewing on fabric and using Wonder Tape instead of pins, and sewing a pillowcase. When last we met, Arden and I had completed the first part of this joint {…Continue Reading}
Today as we continue on with Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew Arden and I worked together on a joint sewing project. Â She learned to quilt following a line drawn on fabric, and got to have fun with the decorative stitches on her machine. Â If you are just now joining the series, please be sure {…Continue Reading}
I’m happy to bring you Lesson 7 of Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew.  Today’s lesson will also include the first project – a pillowcase.  If this is the first time you’re joining the series, be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, sewing {…Continue Reading}
Today we’re on Lesson 6 of Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew!  This is a series I’m sharing as I teach my four year old daughter Arden to sew.  Be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, sewing on paper and sewing on fabric. Today {…Continue Reading}
Today we’re on Lesson 5 of Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew!  This is a series I’m sharing as I teach my four year old daughter Arden to sew.  Be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, and sewing on paper. In the last {…Continue Reading}
