It’s become a tradition to sew something for each kid on their birthday. A few months ago, David had a special birthday. It was his golden birthday, he turned 8 on the 8th. So of course I had to commemorate this special occasion into one of his birthday shirts. I used light gold foil ironContinue reading “Two plain ole’ t-shirts…”
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Camo Boys and Sweatpants
My two little boys are currently in their camo phase. Do all boys go through a camo phase? All my boys have! If their camo clothes are clean, they refuse to wear anything else. Scratch that, they wear their camo clothes when they’re dirty, wet, stained, ripped, dusty, ragged, holey and in any possible condition!Continue reading “Camo Boys and Sweatpants”
Dolce & Gabbana Skirt DIY
Today we have another Buy or DIY skirt for you! This lace skirt from Dolce & Gabbana is the epitome of fashion. Unfortunately, the price will break the bank! But since lace skirts are Really in right now, we thought we’d show you how to do a Dolce & Gabbana skirt DIY for thousands (THOUSANDS!)Continue reading “Dolce & Gabbana Skirt DIY”
Patriotic Fabric Parade
This year I found the perfect patriotic fabric for a special occasion. Raspberry Creek Fabrics has a new patriotic line of fabric, and I’m in love! I got 2 of the 8 fabrics, both cotton jersey knits. They are soft and durable, and last through all the antics my kids put them through. These patrioticContinue reading “Patriotic Fabric Parade”
Modifying a dress to a peplum top
Today we’re over at CaliFabrics sharing all about our surprising love for this Earth Floral London Calling cotton lawn fabric. Go check it out! But we wanted to share a little bit about how we modified the Apple Picking Dress pattern by Oliver+S into a peplum, just like we did last time we made this pattern forContinue reading “Modifying a dress to a peplum top”
Boy Raglans and Boy Antics
I love these two boys and I love sewing for these two boys! This project was born out of the need to do some scrap busting. You see, my friend and fellow tall seamstress over at Sew Journers put out a free spreadsheet called Stash Shrinker. The idea is to choose a multiplier and onlyContinue reading “Boy Raglans and Boy Antics”
French Terry Pajamas
And we’re back! In the next few weeks we get to reveal some really big projects we’ve been working on, and we’re so excited. So stay tuned… Today we’re sharing some french terry pajamas! Because there was quite a lot of pj time over the past few weeks with holidays, non-school days, and even someContinue reading “French Terry Pajamas”
Corduroy Sandbridge Skirt and Baby Dress
Today we’ve got a fun post for you about some of our fabric fabrics and patterns. Corduroy was one of the first fabrics I fell in love with when I first started sewing, and all these years later, I’m still in love and sewing with it often! We’re going to share pattern details here, soContinue reading “Corduroy Sandbridge Skirt and Baby Dress”
Parachute Polo Dresses
Everyone here is so excited about today’s post! You see, when Baby was born and she was a girl, Annie got all excited about matching with her little sister! I’ve sewn these 2 girls a couple of matching dresses using scraps from dresses I’d already sewn for Annie. But this was the 1st time weContinue reading “Parachute Polo Dresses”
Future Dreamer Pajamas {Sewing for Kindergarten}
The final outfit from our Sewing For Kindergarten mini wardrobe is these pajamas. I’m not sure why a simple pair of pajamas was so fun to make, but this ended up being one of my favorite pieces from the wardrobe. This outfit was actually the fastest sew of the whole group. Maybe it was becauseContinue reading “Future Dreamer Pajamas {Sewing for Kindergarten}”
Skirt Fixation 