Ella’s Embroidery
This week Ella used her new-found sewing skills to learn how to embroider. I bought this very simple embroidery kit at Sewn Studio in Oakley. She finished it quite quickly with no help from her mama and she was so pleased with herself. She even added her name to the bottom of it in stitches...
Sew Your Own Holiday Skirt
I have not sewn in many months, and I was really missing it. Even though I hadn’t been sewing I had still been shopping, so I have quite a few lovely patterns I’ve collected with the thought of making them into skirts for Ella. So this week I dusted off the sewing machine, which is...
{this moment}
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
Sewn Studio
This week my dear friend Amy Q. and I went to Oakley to visit Sewn Studio. It was a wonderland of fabric, patterns, kits, supplies and more. They opened earlier this year, and I cannot believe it took me so long to get there. They carry all kinds of cute fabrics made by great designers...
Simple Sewing Project ~ Sweet Baby Bibs
I have mentioned this before…I’m a pretty new seamstress. I can do straight lines, and I have finally taught myself how to thread the machine and change the bobbin. I could probably become more accomplished at sewing if I put my mind to it, but for now, straight lines are my life. Well, maybe straight...
Easy Cloth Napkin Tutorial
I have an easy cloth napkin tutorial to share that made our family dinners a little more environmentally friendly! I am a newcomer to sewing. I can’t do fancy things with my sewing machine. I can only sew straight lines, sometimes not even that. I really have no business posting a sewing tutorial, given that...
Sewing for the Boys: Car Cozie
Recently I made the most adorable Car Cozie for the boys and it was so easy to sew! For a year now I have been sewing the cutest little skirts for my princess. The lazy days skirt from Oliver + S was a simple starting project for this beginner seamstress. I made several skirts…for summer,...
Easy Sewing Projects
I love to sew but I am no expert. In fact, I can only sew straight lines, so I am always on the lookout for easy sewing projects! Easy Sewing Projects: I am slowly teaching myself how to sew with a machine….in the past week I’ve made three new skirts for Ella using this...
