My five-year-old daughter has been wanting a polka dot skirt. She knew I had this fabric, and asked that I make her a skirt from it. Because she is still small, I just cut one piece of fabric from selvage to selvage. I sewed the side seam together with a French seam. I ironed 1/4…
I made button bobby pins for my eldest a few years ago, as she puts her hair up every day. Her younger sisters often ask her to style their hair for them (you can see some of the styles she does from her Pinterest board). This year, one of my younger daughters asked for some…
This post contains affiliate links. My eldest son needs a long, warm scarf. I have this beautiful herringbone brushed flannel that was just perfect for a scarf. It’s super soft. I didn’t have a long enough piece from what I had, so I sewed together two pieces with a french seam in the middle before…
When I was at a garage sale in October, I found an unusual king-sized bed skirt for $1. It had snaps every few feet, but there was no middle piece that went on the bed itself for the eyelet ruffle to snap onto. Fortunately, the ruffle itself was what I needed. The seller was asking…
I’ve made lined pencil bags and other lined, zippered bags before. They’re a pretty quick and simple gift to make. The important thing is to figure out what size you need it to be, depending on what purpose it will serve. For this bag, I chose to cut the bag 9 x 4 inches and…
This was a sewing the inherited stash project. The plaid came from my mother-in-law’s stash (a heavy fabric that was a home decorating scrap) and the pinwale corduroy came from grandmother’s stash. Both women have passed away (my grandmother this year and my mother-in-law 3 years ago) and I am happy to be using the fabric that…
My sweet little baby sidetracked my Christmas sewing completely. I had forgotten how hard it is to accomplish one’s goals when there’s a baby in the house! But this week, I’ve got a chance to get in several hours of sewing each morning while my husband watches the children for a few dedicated sewing hours….
I made a few items again this year for our Operation Christmas Child boxes. As they receive the fewest boxes for boys ages 10-14, I wanted to give to this age group. In the photo above, you can see all of the items we chose to include in each of this year’s boxes. If you’ve…
A couple of months ago, I came across a vintage-style free pattern for a cloche hat. I loved it, and so did Winter. Winter used the pattern first to make herself a hat, using the fabric from the bottom of a skirt (she turned a long skirt that I had bought at the thrift store…
Some of you might remember the pink eyelet blouse I made earlier this year for Elsa. Wren wants a similar blouse, but in white. I inherited a lot of eyelet from my grandmother. I used Elsa’s shirt pattern to draft a larger one for Wren. I made Elsa’s shirt pattern from a shirt she already…
I’m sure you’re wondering what happened to yesterday’s gift. I thought it was 2-3 hour project. I even got a head start by laying out and taping together the 28-page printable downloadable pattern the night before (a 40-minute task). I started the project and it didn’t take long to remember how frustrating it is to sew…
I decided to dive right in with a long project this year! Last year I used this fun polka dot fabric to sew a doll dress, make a skirt, and line a pencil bag. This year I made a matching dress for one of my daughters. Supplies: Fabric. I used a cotton print and…