Today's "Art of Homemaking: Sewing Spaces" post is brought to you courtesy of our sweet friend Christina over at Two Little Hooligans where she runs a series highlighting bloggers sewing spaces (among her other picturesque posts about her beautiful home, family, and sewing). We love Christina and are delighted to be invited to participate in her series. ... View the Post
Archives for June 2014
Easy Swimming Suit Cover Up Tutorial
Today I have an easy swimming suit cover up tutorial to share. I originally posted it over on the Terra's blog (one of the nicest people I've ever "met") but today I am reposting here to start off the summer season. WAAAHOOOOO!!!!!! So here it is---A super simple swimming suit cover up: Hello Mama Says Sew Readers! I am so excited to be over here today and to be a part of Terra's Just Sew Series! (I, by the way, am liZ from over at Simple Simon and Company...a blog where my sister in ... View the Post
Sewing Saturday’s at Simple Simon and Company #7
Hello! Welcome to Sewing Saturday! We are anxious to see what you've been sewing this week so let's get to it. Here are "the rules": #1. Please link to a specific blog post and not just your home page. #2. Please only link items that are sewing, quilting, and handiwork related. #3. Please don’t link any more than two items. #4. Please don’t link up things to advertise…like giveaways, items for sale, etc. #5. Please link back to Simple Simon and Company so others can join in the sewing ... View the Post
Maxi Skirt Round Up
It's knit skirt season!!!! WAHOOO! And one of the best kinds of knit skirts---the maxi skirt. So, we have put together a Maxi skirt round up of some of our absolute favorite maxi skirt tutorials. All of which are different (drop waist, pocket, full, pencil) so there are choices to find for every body shape and every age! We do love our maxi skirts and often joke with each other that they have become the new "momiform" all year round! They are comfy and are also a quick, easy sew that ... View the Post
Shoe Jewelry: Decorate Your Keds!
Today we are talking about Shoe Jewelry so you can decorate your KEDS! Keds seem to be all the rage this summer and my girls have jumped on the bandwagon. Which is fine by me...I grew up wearing Keds and love that they are making a come back! Grace and I actually made these "shoelace bracelets" a few weeks ago. We had a rare afternoon to ourselves and we went shoe jewelry crazy! ... View the Post
Free Zipper Bag Pattern- Quilt as you Go Method
Hi everyone! I am Elizabeth, one half of the duo of sisters-in-law who blog at Simple Simon and Company. We love all things that revolve around sewing for our children and are constantly striving for the art of homemaking....all while trying to stay sane. We really love simple sewing projects that are not only quick but that are also beautiful and luckily today's project completely fits that theme. These zipper bags are simple, but make great gifts and I am warning you---once you make ... View the Post