In the middle of a week spent taking care of sick kids, it was satisfying to make this gift last night. It was started and … Read More
Sew, Mama, Sew: Words to Live By Pillow Contest
I’m so excited because my “Look, See” linocut pillow made it to the Top 20 in the Words to Live By category of the Sew, … Read More
Gathered Clutch for Teacher’s Gift
I finished up another Gathered Clutch, this time for Timothy’s teacher. I used a repurposed shirt for the body of the clutch and my favorite … Read More
Another Cute Baby Post
Go ahead and roll your eyes…it’s another post about the cute baby and her ever expanding wardrobe! I just loved the last romper that I … Read More
Octopus Sundress
My daughter has been learning about the sea at preschool and is infatuated with sea creatures now. She requested an octopus dress. This is one … Read More
Pink Penguin’s Fabric Basket
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this little project! I have been wanting to make some of these fabric baskets for the longest … Read More
Gathered Clutch
When I saw the gathered clutch tutorial on the Noodlehead blog, I knew I had to try it. I love gathers! I made this on … Read More
Another Buttercup Bag
I made my second Buttercup Bag recently. My first was last spring right after Rae released her pattern. That first one was for me but … Read More
Bunny Finger Puppets
Bunny Finger PuppetsOriginally uploaded by AFriend2 This morning I saw these bunny finger puppets and had to make them for the kids. Marie Grace found … Read More
Little Folks Voile
I am just in love with Anna Maria Horner’s Little Folks line printed on voile. The material is just fabulous. It feels so nice and … Read More
Pot o’ Gold Skirt
After stitching those 100 hearts, I got the embroidery bug. I came up with another use for the backstitch. I made this little St. Patrick’s … Read More
True Love Contest
Sew, Mama, Sew is holding a True Love Contest where you are asked to use their cloth Valentine tutorial and make it your own. I … Read More
Hearts, hearts and more hearts
I made this set of stuffed hearts in 2004. My son was one and I felt like he was spending an inordinate amount of time … Read More
Knitting Needle Roll
I’ve been wanting to make myself a knitting needle roll for awhile now. I made one about 8 years ago but that was before I … Read More
Folksy Flannel Matching Cuteness
I asked Lily if she would like Penny’s dress to match her dress or be different and, my heart be still, she said “matching!” I … Read More
Lily’s Christmas Dress
I just finished up Lily’s Christmas dress! I used McCall’s M5966 in a size 4 and it fits like a glove. I chose flannel from … Read More
Manicure Kit Covers
As I mentioned in my last post, I am making up a few manicure kits for gifts this year. I found the original idea through … Read More
It’s that time of year
I’m still here. I haven’t posted in a week now because I have been busy working on my mother’s Christmas gift and she told me … Read More
Storytime Quilt
Story time is big in our house so I couldn’t deny Lily this Quilting Treasures Little Golden Books fabric while we were shopping. She saw … Read More
Church Fair Donations
After I made things to donate to the PTO for the fall craft fair, I felt that I should make somethings for the church fair … Read More
Halloween Costumes
Here is my little pea in a pod. It is completely unoriginal but you can really only be a pea in a pod once in … Read More
Halloween Costume Memory Lane
It’s time for a little trip down Halloween costume memory lane! This is the first costume I made, and I believe it will always be … Read More
Horsing Around Jumper Take Two
I made another jumper following the tutorial that I posted a little while ago:Horsing Around Jumper Tutorial. Since I wrote it after the fact, I … Read More
Knit Scarves
I first saw the idea for this scarf on the Rosey Little Things blog. She had followed a tutorial posted on Joy Beadworks for this … Read More
Peanut, the Wee Elephant Step by Step Photographs
Today, two twin elephants joined the world (fraternal, not identical). I made these two elephants as gifts following the pattern for “Peanut, the wee elephant” … Read More
Mini String Quilt
I found some time to try something that I have been wanting to try for awhile now; string quilt blocks using paper piecing. I followed … Read More