I know, I know I'm posting yet another yarn embellished skirt. (But you know how I get...once I get going on something it's hard for me to stop...but I'll try to control myself and only post one more yarnified skirt after this one.)I made this skirt the other day for Grace to wear during the spooky season. It is made from a light weight corduroy and has a simple elastic waistband.To make this skirt I cut the fabric to the necessary measurements and then "hemmed" (or finished) the bottom ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: The Measure of a Person
I came across this quote recently and loved it. It's been on my mind for a couple of weeks and I am glad for Miss Ann Lander's wisdom. And I have needed it in the last little while... Like the day that one of my littles came home from school crying because "so and so" was mean to them....I re-iterated Ann's thought. That we may not like the way that everyone treats us, but we can show what kind of person we are by the way we treat them, even if it's hard to do. And I have even talked to my ... View the Post
Helpful Tips for Perfect Pressing
Today I am sharing a post that I shared awhile back over at the Moda Bake Shop. I used to think that "pressing" and "ironing" were the same thing until one fateful night... I was at my pattern drafting class which was taught by a wonderfully eccentric retired wedding dress designer. The instructor was helping me with a dress and sent me over to "press" a seam. I walked over to the ironing board and began my version of "pressing". Within seconds I was being very LOUDLY reprimanded and ... View the Post
A Storm and a story…..
Photo by Ben Prepelka,sourceA few weeks ago we took our two girls on a road trip. It was an excursion that we had been planning for months and we were so excited. We planned out everything...the food, the clothes, the activities...and when the day came we were all set.The van was packed, the girls were loaded and we set off for an adventure...and adventure we found. We left before lunch and planned on reaching our destination before sundown but mother nature had other plans.As we approached ... View the Post
$5 Friday: A Mad for Plaid Skirt
Ok...let me explain.... Yes I made this skirt. Yes Grace is going to wear it. But no...I didn't "design" it. Here's the story: Over at Project Run and Play it's "Mad for Plaid" week and I wanted to sew along. You see, the thing is when Elizabeth and I come up with the themes for Project Run and Play we choose themes that we would want to sew along with and I really wanted to sew along with every single week this time...but then I had so much going on that I just wasn't able. And (for ... View the Post
Everyday I’m Shufflin: My first Burda Dress and the Shuffle Fabric Bundle Winner
Until this pattern I've never sewn anything for myself that wasn't from a vintage pattern or self drafted.... ...and I wasn't sure how it would go. For the Fabric Fest fashion show I really wanted to make one of my dresses from Riley Blake's Shuffle fabric. (It's one of my very favorite fabrics right now.) So I needed to find a dress that would showcase the fabric with a simple design. Then one night I was browsing through Burda's dress patterns and I came across this: Burda Pearl Dress ... View the Post
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