I’m in a crafty and sewing mood. I cleaned my sewing room (things were practically piled to the ceiling) and I was reminded of the huge list of things I want to sew. I get a panicky feeling when I think about how my days of sewing sweet little dresses won’t last forever. I came…

I made these bloomers from the Heather Ross book today. Bea has been into wearing dresses lately so she needed a pair of diaper covers to go under them. It’s no fun to be walking down the street and hear “mommy, my diaper fell off” trust me. The pattern called for elastic thread for the…

This is what you get when you really want a play kitchen but you don’t have room for one more thing in your house. I made a new slipcover for our footstool. Here’s my before and after.

This hat pattern goes together so quickly – I can actually complete it in one day – which is very satisfying to me. She wouldn’t try it on when we were at the beach this morning. It probably would have just blown off her head anyway. I think I need to make a chin strap…

I adore the clothes that Jenny at Wiksten-Made designs so when I saw that she created a pattern for Stitch Magazine I had to have it. I love that it’s called the Tulip Skirt – perfect for making on a rainy April day. Brian has been out of town so, as usual, I’ve been staying…

I just finished making a shirt from this lovely book by Heather Ross. I love several of the projects in the book – I want to make a couple of the little girl dresses soon. I think I will make the smaller size and adjust the length if/when I make it again. I was really happy…