For Easter, I made Connor a short-sleeved dress shirt. He really liked it. The weather finally is warming up so we could take some nice pictures outside! (Yay!) And all the snow is gone (again)! Yay! For this shirt I used Simplicity Pattern 4760. I had to do a bit of fudge work to make […] Read more…
For Kids
Cherry Pit Hand Warmers and Neck Wrap – a pair of tutorials
Even though winter may be almost over (well, we hope), this is a fun pair of projects that can be made quickly and that are useful year round. The hand warmers can double as “bean bags” for games and even for juggling when it’s not cold. The neck wrap is good in the winter to […] Read more…
Modern Darth Vader Pillow
As a last-minute Christmas present for my nephew, I made this modern Darth Vader pillow. The art for this pillow was inspired by a piece of graphic art I stumbled upon on Pintrest. I used fabric paint and freezer paper to put the image onto a piece of white KONA. See the tutorial here for […] Read more…
Gwyneth’s Quilt
This quilt has been waiting to be finished for a long time. I started this quilt over three years ago. Until now, it has been my longest outstanding unfinished quilt. And now it’s done! Yay! I had the quilt top done in one weekend. I wish I could remember where the free tutorial was for […] Read more…
I made fire!
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Christmas is almost here. Eeek! I’m not ready. Are you? One more cute gift done for my little 4 yr old nephew: a play campfire. The pattern for the fire and logs came from the book “Big Little Felt Universe” by Jeanette Lim. The entire book is adorable. My version of the campfire is slightly […] Read more…