I made this little "quilt" for my serger the other day. My thinking is that it hopefully will help muffle the noisiness of the serger when I really get 'er rip. (Since I usually sew during kiddos sleepy time.) This fabric makes me smile every. single. time. I see it! Gorgeous, huh? It's Amy Butler's Peacock Feathers (in sea glass) from her … [Read more...]
All you need is love…and some free stuff.
February 4, 2011 By 270 Comments
To conclude our week of Loove..... Some lovely giveaways of things I love!Care will be doing the same thing on her blog-don't miss out on those giveaways! (and a Happy Anniversary to my mom and dad-they're on their way to Mexico on a cruise. Can I just say, JEALOUS! lol) Who doesn't love zippers? Ok, we may not always love putting them … [Read more...]
shades of pink dress
February 3, 2011 By 4 Comments
Our last day for a project! I've enjoyed all the pink and red this week, have you? Ok. My goodness-isn't this little dress Care made gorgeous? I love it in it's simplicity-and all the shades of pink and red are perfect for Valentine's Day! Not just Valentine's Day, any day, really! A great example of Holiday clothes going the distance. Which, … [Read more...]
vintage feedsack dress
February 2, 2011 By 62 Comments
Pardon the interruption of Love week, please! Here's the dress I made for Vintage/retro week on Project Run and Play. At least it's red, right?Anyways, get ready for a plethora of pictures-cause Sadie was way into modeling for me that day and actually stood still a few times! Miracles happen. I've had this fabric and have been waiting to … [Read more...]
LOVE felt wall hanging tutorial
February 2, 2011 By 10 Comments
I guess I"m in LOVE (hehe) with red and white together! It's so graphic and quite striking. (didn't I sound all designer-ish there? ha. ha. ha.) Wanna make this quick and easy wall hanging?Click below for more details! You'll need: felt-I used a wool felt blend, and got about 1/2 yard of white, and 1/3 yard of red, but didn't use half of … [Read more...]
valentines day covered notebooks
February 1, 2011 By 7 Comments
Day two of All you need is Love! Hop on over to Obsessively Stitching to get the tutorial for these adorable covered notebooks! I literally squealed out loud when I saw them. What? Didn't you just do that too? I keep changing my mind about which one I like the best. They're all so cute! … [Read more...]
blowing kisses skirt tutorial
January 31, 2011 By 46 Comments
Ready to kick off All you need is Love week? What better way than with a skirt. Well, in my mind there is no better way. I love the simplicity of this skirt-and the fact that the hearts look like they're floating across the skirt. (right?....right?) I imagine them as little love kisses being blown to a friend or loved one. Or sister, like … [Read more...]
anthropologie dress knock off tutorial
January 29, 2011 By 31 Comments
Heeeere's the tutorial for that green and teal dress from Anthropologie! I have to tell you, I don't have pictures of every step, because the way it's constructed is similar to the Sadie shirt-so I'll refer you to that tutorial a few times. Click below for more details!So, you'll need:fabric (I got away with one yard for my smallish 2.5 year … [Read more...]
well, they are cute in cotton!
January 28, 2011 By 22 Comments
Wouldn't you agree? I whipped out some of my pleated headbands the other day in some scraps I had (you may recognize the patterns ;) I also added some buttons and flowers to jazz them up a teensy bit, but I like them simple like this. Simple is my middle name. (that, and Danger) P.S. Hey Justin-consider this your shout out!...to explain....I … [Read more...]
my adult-inspired knock off
January 28, 2011 By 36 Comments
I said I'd still do my ideas for Project Run and Play, and I always keep my word!Unless it pertains to not eating the rest of the chocolate cake or something...a girl's gotta have her chocolate. ANY ways....I chose this green and teal dress from Anthropologie. (of course)I found this perfect fabric, from Michael Miller called Ta Dot Lagoon. I got … [Read more...]