As my girls are getting older, their love of clothes is getting RIDICULOUS! They love fashion and work hard and save their money to spend on the latest ready-to-wear trends. I love being able to sew things for them still and it is an even bigger thrill when they reach for their handm...
Trouble is, my clothes still fit but my watch is now too big and I never had fat wrists in the first place! 7. A rare day out with No.2 Son. No, this isn’t our lounge, it’s Clara’s Cottage in Weston-Super-Mare museum – a cottage restored to its 1900 origins. 8. Teachin...
The clothes are simple but I often preferred to dress my girls in simple, play-friendly clothes when they were little. Many of these patterns would be perfect for sweet floral and kooky lawns, voiles, linens and poplins. Let the fabric sing and the child play unfettered by fussy clothes I...
I know there are those who are happy about this but they evidently have an automatic self-propelled leaf sweeper and a closet full of warm and maybe stylish clothes they can wear for the next 6 months. Me… nope… just a rake, a broom, and no stylish clothes. I will continue wearing ...
Yeah, maybe for doll clothes. To adjust the stitch width, you have to flip the upper knife up out of the way, loosen two small set screws, one of which is hard to get to, adjust the position of the lower knife, making sure it is level with the top of the throat plate, tighten ...
Tawashis are a fantastic way to repurpose fabrics from old clothes (t-shirts, knit pants, socks, etc.) and give them new life. Strips are cut from larger pieces (such as the body from an old shirt), loops are cut from long sleeves and child size pant legs or old socks where the ...
I’m wheelchair bound and get so frustrated with clothes that don’t fit properly or make me look frumpy. Now thanks to your lovely patterns I can adapt to meet my wheelchair needs, my ever changing shape and still look pretty and feel feminine. So again a heartfelt thank you from UK ...
We head back mid-August and I can’t get over how fast this summer flew by. The good thing about heading back to class is that it gives me the perfect excuse to sew up cute new school clothes! I joined in theProject Run and PlayBack to School Tour sponsored by our favorite shopRasp...
I did start to miss my other clothes by the end of the challenge, but managing to NOT reach for something different made me dig deeper into creative possibilities. Towards the end, and spurred on by a smidge of boredom, I came up with these two outfits (above), which I ended up likin...
I started sewing clothes for my dolls when I was 7. My mother showed me how to stitch with a needle and thread, and it was my favorite pastime when it was too cold and snowy to play outside. As a teenager, I began to design and sew my own outfits. I cut out paper patterns to...