Sewing and Such
I have dressed my Penny in her blue Penny Playsuit every chance I've gotten. It is just way too adorable, and I love seeing her romp around in it, not to mention it has received more compliments than any other item I've ever sewn. Everyone just loves seeing her romping around in it too! So …
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I have begun setting realistic monthly sewing goals to allow me to organize my thoughts and successfully sew more! This month I have set a goal of 4 garments: 2 for myself and 2 for my girls. I was able to finish one of them for myself during Selfish Sewing Week! Woohoo! A little history …
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Since I have made a pledge to sew at least 5 garments for myself using vintage patterns this year, I thought it was time to figure out which ones I want to use. I decided to select patterns that would also help me fulfill my wardrobe architect goal of making a capsule wardrobe. I've identified …
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After seeing the Penny Playsuit, another free pattern from Shwin&Shwin, I knew I'd have to make one for my little Penny! Really, I don't make her enough things. Especially since she seems to enjoy them so much! It's a combination of woven and knit fabrics which I love, and it looks comfy. My only hesitation …
It's been ages since I've done any real sewing for myself. Garment sewing that is, because I have sewn myself some bags. I used to sew a lot in high school, things like wool plaid pants, baby cord mini skirts, summery batik dresses, just a variety of clothing in fun fabrics. Then I broke my sewing …
One of my favorite people is going to be a grandma next month, so I wanted to make something special for her grandbaby. I had all these grandiose ideas of sewing a round tummy time quilt for the park (I still want to make one of those one day), but realistically I just got started …
I can't wait for warmer weather! Seriously folks, I live in CA, it really never gets that cold, but my daughter hates sweaters, so if she's wearing a cute little dress, she's generally shoved some type of long sleeve top underneath that really doesn't match and is incredibly bulky. Oh well, at least she's wearing …
I made these at the beginning of KCW, but she just would NOT let me take pictures of her wearing them! I had these sweat pants I had bought from Delia's years ago. They seemed to have shrunk over time and just sat in my closet, but I couldn't donate them because the hearts were …
I've said before that bibs are sooo boring to sew, but they're really a necessity with tiny ones. My 16 month old is pouring saliva everywhere with each tooth she cuts. The store bought ones just aren't cutting it, and the 3 I made a year ago are still going strong. A couple of weeks …
My daughter LOVES putting things to bed. It's crazy, but since she could first walk, she was tucking things in. I can't believe we didn't think of this sooner, but the perfect toy for her is a bed! After seeing these plans, I knew exactly what she was getting for Christmas! It was put together …
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