Canvas Jacket

Yes, this little jacket is just as huggable as it looks! Canvas on the outside and super soft sherpa on the inside makes for the warmest, most cozy jacket ever. I started with some really beautiful cotton canvas by Art Gallery Fabrics from Minerva. It is very supple and easy to work with for projects.

Project Run & Play Pantone Party

It’s with great delight that I share my makes for the Project Run & Play Pantone Party!  Today I’m sharing an overview, and then throughout the next little while, I’ll be sharing a couple of tutorials on how I created these looks. Special thanks to Kalli June Photography for the breathtaking photos of my kids

Nini Noni Nightwear from Project Lounge Library

The final children’s garment pattern we sewed from the Project Lounge Library pattern collection is the Nini Noni Nightwear pattern.  We’re so excited to have this versatile pattern available to us for ALL our kids. Special thanks to Kalli June Photography for the beautiful photography of my kids in this post.   The Nini Noni

Buy or DIY: Boys Abercrombie Colorblock T-shirt

It’s not very often my 15 year old son makes a sewing request.  But when he saw this Abercrombie colorblock t-shirt he asked if I could make one like it.  If you are interested in more about sewing for teen and tween boys, head over to Project Run & Play for their awesome Tween Scene

1 Year Old BOY Separates

Now that you know what the “ingredients” are for the 1 Year Old boy capsule wardrobe, today we’re sharing the separates.  Well most of them! First up is our new favorite tshirt pattern,the Lemon Tee pattern from Project Run & Play.   We love this pattern because there are so many different options, and the

Lumberjack Shirt

When my oldest son chose the backing for his denim quilt, his younger brother got a case of jealousy.  He informed me that he’d ALWAYS wanted a plaid lumberjack shirt in just exactly those colors.  Well, he lucked out because there was enough fabric leftover from the edges of the denim quilt backing to make

Future Professional {Boy’s Mini Wardrobe}

Last week I shared the “Reach for the Stars” mini wardrobe I sewed for my son who is starting his kindergarten studies.  I promised to share more about each look, and today I’m expanding on the Future Professional look. This was such a fun look to create, and also useful because David needed these clothes! 

Reach For The Stars {Sewing for Kindergarten}

Today I have the absolute honor of being a part of Mie from Sewing Like Mad’s Sewing For Kindergarten series.  I may or may not have begged Mie to let me be a part of this series!  It’s a phenomenal series, and you can spend a lot of time looking through the past years posts.

12 DIY Backpacks for BOYS!

This week is Kids Clothes Week where lots of people sew clothes for their kids!  Since ALL the sewing I’m doing this week for kids is secret sewing that I can’t share on the blog yet, I thought I’d bring home some posts we’ve published elsewhere.  That way I can sew to my heart’s content!

Boy PJs for (almost) FREE!

The other day I was at JoAnn Fabrics because I had a little time to spare.  (What, don’t you spend your spare time there?)  I needed a couple of zippers and some elastic, so had a good reason/excuse to be there. On my way to the zippers I spotted a sign that read 70% off.