Thrifting Excitement!
I absolutely adore thrift stores. I mean seriously, cheap clothes, home decor, fabric… what’s not to love about that? Usually I go in with an eye for repurposing, but on my recent visit, I found a book that…
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Prefold Cloth Diapers – a Tutorial!
We are a cloth diapering family. There are lots of reasons for this [any of which I could happily discuss with you if you are curious!] … I love not filling landfills with poopy diapers, I love putting…
Maternity Pants!
Yes, there comes a day when maternity pants are a must. That day has looong since arrived with this baby! It is truly amazing how quickly a third baby pops out. I have a mega problem with maternity…
Simple T-Shirt Fix
I am a T-Shirt girl. I tend to have a pretty boring wardrobe, especially when I am at home with the boys during the day. I like to be comfy and be able to play on the floor…
“Quilted” Coaster Tutorial
This is one of the fastest, easiest gift ideas out there. Great for Christmas, bridal showers, housewarming parties…. and perfect for using up your fabric stash. Each coaster requires two squares of fabric, plus batting to go inside….
A Little Something For Me!
The past couple of days have been rough mommy days. My almost three-year-old has been… sigh…. trying my patience. So, to keep my sanity, I decided to sew something for myself. And eat chocolate. I have a…
Felt Embellished Baby Onesies!
A couple weeks ago, I broke my first needle on my sewing machine. It was a sad day, because I was finishing a project for myself, and I couldn’t get the old needle off! But of course, that…
Revived Hand Towels
Last weekend, my cousin got married. I had purchased a few items for them, but wanted to also give them something homemade. Well, it ended up being partially homemade. I found some hand towels at a dollar store…
Here a sleep sack, there a sleep sack…
Everywhere a sleep sack! I have recently seen two other bloggers do some fabulous sleep sacks. Love them! I especially love that neither one of these ladies used a pattern either. My kind of sewing! Check out Trula’s…
Summer Sleepsack (Mini-tutorial)
Here in Wisconsin, it can go from winter to summer in about a day. When that happened this year, I suddenly realized that my six month old was in desperate need of a summer sleepsack. This realization came,…