Category Archives: sewing

This year for Mother’s Day I made sets of dishtowels for the three mothers in our midst (mine, Dave’s and Dave’s step-mom). I chose two of the boys’ drawings, scanned them and reduced their size to a little smaller than 4×4. Then … Continue reading →

I made these pajama pants two years ago. I made them for a 3 1/2 year old and an 8 month old and when I saw that they were no where close to fitting, I chose to stash them in … Continue reading →

This Christmas I only made a couple of gifts. One of the gifts I made was a pocket of photos for the boys’ grandparents. I used Andrew’s awesome self-portrait: And embroidered it onto fabric. I sewed it to a piece … Continue reading →

We have big plans for the boys’ little room. Their room is 7 feet wide and 14 feet long. I think my mom’s closet is bigger than that, but my boys don’t care at all. They love being roommates and … Continue reading →

Remember those hexagons that kept cropping up around here now and again? Well, the project is done, the gift given and the secret revealed. This little quilt was part 2 of my 2 part wedding gift. Part 1, was the … Continue reading →

Remember those hexagons a while back? Well, my friends, the hexagon project is almost complete! This is all you get for now, though. ;) I’ve learned a lot so far with this little project. I drew hexagons on the white … Continue reading →

I decided to go ahead and try to make a faux headbord. Ladykis commented that she hangs a quilt above her bed that acts as a headboard and that idea simmered for a little while until I had this marvelously … Continue reading →

Last week I made another dress and little coat for my small and sweet friend, Tess. I used more of that fabric I fell in love with as a border around the bottom of the dress and I lined the … Continue reading →