Hello everyone!  I’m so very excited to get the opportunity to participate in the fabulously philanthropic Skirting the Issue event hosted by Simple Simon & Co.!  I tried to go the extra mile and give you something a little special: a downloadable PDF tutorial. The skirt is a quick and easy sew for girls’ sizes {…Continue Reading}
Wahoo! Â Today I’m taking part in a really cool series – The Fashionable Type. Â This is the brainchild of Stacey of Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Crafts, and it will bring together typography in fashion brought to you by a bunch of sewing and creative bloggers. I’m all over a cute graphic tee {…Continue Reading}
If you read my plans for KCW, you saw that I was planning to pretest my Matinée Dress using some great Michael Miller fabric. Happily, I’m not pretesting my Matinée Dress; it’s in testing right now – and they’re killing it!  I’m fulfilling my plans and making a dress with the fabric.  It is turning out soooo {…Continue Reading}
I am so excited to participate in the pattern tour for this amazing Knight Hoodie by Charming Doodle! Â It’s been so exciting seeing all the other versions. Arden is definitely a girly girl and loves to dress up in princess gowns with tiara and all, but she has an equal opportunity imagination. Â She also likes {…Continue Reading}
I just wrapped up a DIY upholstery project, making new covers for five cushions on my sofa and love seat. Â I took process photos to show how I made mine in hopes that something I learned might be helpful. I bought a leather sofa and love seat back in my wild and crazy single days, {…Continue Reading}
Recently we purchased this cute patio set from Sears. Â We thought the banquette seating would work well for the girls. Â A tablecloth using laminated fabric seemed like a perfect addition. It’s already been put to hard use, with the tabletop often becoming scattered with pine tree leaving and dust. Â Additionally, the decorative cutouts along the {…Continue Reading}
I originally shared this post at Mama Says Sew in May to show how to accomplish curved seam piecing and thought I’d bring it home today.  Enjoy! One of my really popular sewing projects was this pieced rainbow dress I made for Arden’s fourth birthday party.  It’s been pinned like a bajillion times – don’t you {…Continue Reading}
Now that you’ve constructed your PVC frame, purchased your fabric and made your main cuts, and added windows with mitered bindings and cute curtains and awnings, we can finish this baby up and get ready to play! Start by sewing the side walls to the 60″ ends of the roof with right sides together. Â Use {…Continue Reading}
So if you’ve been following along, you’ve got your PVC frame constructed and made the main fabric cuts for the tent. Â Now we’re going to start the fun parts – making the windows with mitered “window frames”, ruffled curtains, and awnings! Making the mitered bindings for the windows sound intimidating, but it’s really easy: Decide {…Continue Reading}
I hope everyone enjoyed a happy 4th of July! Now that you have your PVC frame constructed, we can move on to the next step – gathering your fabrics and making the cuts. Fabric requirements: All fabrics are 60″ wide with the exception of the Swiss dot floral on the curtains. Â If you choose {…Continue Reading}
