The Girl is just a little bit obsessed with The Warriors book series. It takes her a week or two to read each book, and she is about done with the first series of 6 books. We have bought her the next series of 5 books. She is in 3rd grade and reads at a 4th […]
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Sewing for the tween – tips and sewing a high-low hem shirt
By Stacy on January 24, 2014
This was a guest post I did for Sew Cool For the Tween Scene a few months ago. I thought I would bring it home, so I could add it to my Sewing Tutorials page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So when exactly do the tween years start? For the Girl, I think it started around 3 with the […]
Yes, I can still sew with my injured paw! (It just gets a bit sore after awhile…) I made the first outfit here for myself. The plaid camo is a stretch twill-like material and the cream is a knit. The leggings I made from a pattern I drafted with 2.0″ elastic at the waist. The […]
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Halloween and a little sewing
By Stacy on October 31, 2013As per the usual for the last few years, the kids did not want me to make their Halloween costumes. The Boy wanted to go as a Transformer. He really wanted a “bad guy” Transformer, but I couldn’t find any in his size. Instead he got an amped up Bumblebee costume. Totally worth the money […]
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Cascading front knit cardigan – tutorial
By Stacy on September 24, 2013
I saw this tutorial online and though it is nice enough I wanted the cardigan to have a neckline. After looking at some line drawings, I figured out how to make this happen. Here are the pattern pieces: I took my normal front knit shirt pattern block and went out 16 inches. This proves to […]
When I asked her what she wanted me to make her for Fall/Winter, she said, “I don’t care.” Huh. “What color?” “I don’t care.” Rigggghhhhtttt. She doesn’t care until presented with what I made, and then I get the look. Coming at her fall wardrobe with a blank slate was not where I wanted to […]
So…you know how you have clothes that have mysterious shrunk in the washer? Oh, just me? Well, you could give them to charity (always a good idea) or save money on buying clothes for your youngster and change them up (also a good idea)! There are a few different ways you can approach upcycling garments. […]
I normally don’t make pajamas for the kids, since they just aren’t that interesting to make. However, when you have an excessive amount of fabric…jammies sound like a good thing to sew. I had bought this kitty fabric for the Girl to make into street clothes, but I thought they would work for jammies. Especially, since […]
Today I am guest posting over at a new blog: Sew Cool for the Tween Scene I am very excited about this new endeavor of the blog owners. It is very hard to find anything on tween sewing, so this new blog should be interesting to follow. I am sharing some thoughts and a tutorial […]
When I was digging away in the one-off fabric pile at the fabric mill I buy my fabric from…I found this fabric. Totally girly and totally dressy fabric. I wasn’t sure I could make her a dress, since…you know…it’s a dress. Dresses are generally off the table at this point, but I still bought […]
