Who is getting married this time? I have only made one other wedding dress in my life and I worked hard to keep it that way! Even with five daughters. Up until now. I’m not exactly sure what happened, but I am now in charge of sewing the wedding garments for the last daughter to […]
My Favorite Best Ever Sewing Tools and Supplies
Here are the sewing tools and supplies that I find myself using all the time and/or appreciating more and more. sewing weights – These are not the kind I have, which are no longer sold, but if I needed more or choose to give them as gifts, this is what I would try based on […]
Lockdown Days 14 – 15: Sew a Child’s Play Cape in a Day
I estimate it took me 6 hours to complete the child’s play cape. That includes creating durable, reusable pattern pieces for the project, because I have five more little granddaughters that will get one of these for their birthdays this year! Although there are directions in the book, I discovered some things along the way […]
Lockdown Days 10 & 11: The Power of Regrouping
Call it gathering your thoughts or letting the dust settle, but everyone needs to regroup on a regular basis. Sometimes it is just after a certain number of days going full steam ahead. Sometimes it is at the end of a project. Other times it is because of interruptions out of our control. But it […]
Lockdown Day 8: A Custom Made Quiet Book for a 2 Year Old Grandson
The most expensive children’s book ever My husband started calling it the $1000 book. This is not because of material costs. I barely purchased anything new to make the quiet book. If I sold these similar quiet books, I would have to charge that much because of how long it took to design and construct […]
