Posts tagged as:

sewing

Making Sweater Mittens

25 March 2010
Thumbnail image for Making Sweater Mittens

Last week, the kids and I stopped by Goodwill with an eye toward reusing our finds. We picked up a few shirts in the men’s area to revamp into dresses for Miss Chief. Mr. B found nothing. (He thinks Goodwill stinks & never wants to go again. Ever.) I was able to score this wool [...]

Keep reading →

New Sewing Machine

24 February 2010
Thumbnail image for New Sewing Machine

One of our dogs tripped over my sewing machine’s power cord. Ouch! Bam! Boom! The silver lining is that is was rather on its last legs and I was planning on getting a new one soon. (The machine, not the dog!) I’m thinking a Pfaff because I’m in love with the IDT. Really. Visit the [...]

Keep reading →

Halloween 2009

26 October 2009
Thumbnail image for Halloween 2009

This year, Miss Chief wanted to be Ariel (ar-ee-elle, not air-ee-elle). I sketched up a few ideas for her and we decided to go with this one: The mermaid tail instructions came from Burnouthappy on YouTube. Mr. B wanted to be a Water Dragon. I sketched this up for him: And here’s a collage that [...]

Keep reading →

Time for a Little Sewing

5 October 2009
Miss Chief's New Pants

The weather has been asserting its influence over our daily habits. We still spend a lot of time outside but it is time to swap out the summer clothes for the winter-y ones. As I was going through the kids’ closets, I realized they don’t have much in the way of long sleeves and pants [...]

Keep reading →

Pattern Drafting – Child Shorts

24 July 2009
Thumbnail image for Pattern Drafting – Child Shorts

You’ll need a ruler, card stock, shorts to copy, scissors (paper and fabric), a pencil, sewing machine, pins, elastic (I used 1/4″ cut to Miss Chief’s waist + 1″) and fabric. Fold the shorts in half to the side seam faces up. Tuck one leg inside the other. The crotch seam is shown here at [...]

Keep reading →

Hemming Curtains

8 July 2009
Thumbnail image for Hemming Curtains

Over the weekend, it was raining almost non-stop. Now, we happen to live in the high desert, so the rain has been a very welcome change. The plants (read: wilderness) have been growing great guns. Everything looks all green and beautiful. But it’s not good for outdoor activities. Therefore, I decided to take down the [...]

Keep reading →