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Dresses· Guest Post· sewing

Easy Tiered Skirt. A Tutorial.

I shared this a couple weeks ago at Riley Blake...and I hope you don't mind that I am sharing here today.  They really are great Spring skirts!    Hi everyone, it's Simple Simon and Co. and we are back today with an easy but especially darling skirt today that we have seen all over children's clothing websites selling for lots of money.  But instead of spending lots of money, we are are here today to teach you to make your own tiered skirt out of fabric from your sewing stash. I made this ... View the Post

Dresses· Thrifted Thursdays

Thrifted Thursday: Daddy to Daughter Dress—The Sequel

If you've come around here for any period of time you already know that I sometimes start with an idea and then....go crazy with it...and remake it 72 million times in 5 thousand different ways.(Like all those different kinds of t-shirt skirts,or the specimen charts, or the suspenders, or all those, well, you get the point.) So when I posted about the Daddy to Daughter Dress last week you may have suspected that I would be making some more...and if you suspected that, then you were right.Super, ... View the Post

Techniques· Tutorials

A Zipper Pocket Tutorial.

Last week I made a travel tote that can sit in the car with snacks and supplies mostly because when I run out the house I literally forget everything.  So I decided to make a bag---keep it in the car---and then it will be there when I need it.  (Well, that is the plan......I feel like I am so forgetful sometimes as a mom....I don't know at what number child it happend but I really feel like I lost half my brain cells.) By the way, this tote is huge....like carry 5 beach towels and all the ... View the Post

Boys

Something to Do with your Boy on an Idle Afternoon

The other day Simon, Grace, and I found ourselves with a sleeping Ruth and an entire afternoon without plans.  (Something that recently never seems to happen.)  As we talked about what we should do with our time Simon wanted to show me a book he had checked out of the library.  It was called "Draw Dinosaurs". I hadn't seen a book like this for years!  Growing up my grandpa bought me loads of these kinds of books---how to draw cartoons, horses, fruit, 1950's costumes, whatever...and I LOVED ... View the Post

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Sowing While You Sew.

  Today I am over at Daisy Chain Creations sharing a project for Sally's Sowing while you Sew Series.  I am sharing the quilt that Hannie and I made together for her room makeover and some thoughts about my sewing with her.   See you there! ~Elizabeth ... View the Post