Another year is coming to a close, and yet again I did not get everything done that I wanted to do. This seems to happen every year. We have been home with the kids for most of the past two weeks, and have been mainly lounging about in our jammies when not running from place to […]
Month: December 2014
Well, it is cold here. That dang Polar Vortex hit earlier this year, but right now it feels like April. A brief reprieve for the bone chilling cold that is sure to come back soon. Thus…warm scarves! I made them using the tutorial I put together previously. This first one is shorter than the tutorial […]
There was another call for pattern testing that looked like something I might like to wear, so I held my hand up. There were a few issues with the bodice, but she got it figured out with help from the testers. That pleat detail was more involved that you would think it would be! Here […]
The girl is back into gymnastics, and it is time to make her a new leotard or two…or three. I still use the same basic leo pattern that I have used in the past, which is Kwik Sew 2679. I have cut a deeper neckline, though, since she didn’t like the high neckline on it. […]
Sally from Daisy Chain Creations and Sew Cool for the Tween Scene asked me to participate in this blog hop, so here goes! What am I working on: I always have something on my sewing table, and I tend to cut and sew in one sitting. Unless it is something complicated, like a fitted coat […]
