I am finally getting around to sharing Arden’s Pony Party – yay! We had so much fun celebrating Arden’s birthday as she turned five with a very special guest at her party – my cousin’s pony Sweet Pea. March in Michigan is typically still pretty cold and there might be some light snow on the {…Continue Reading}
I know you have some. That bit of fabric that’s not large enough for a project, but you just can’t bear to part with it. Is it Liberty of London? Remnants of a favorite childhood dress? Vintage sheets? Don’t worry, I have some too, so I thought I’d round up some ways to do that {…Continue Reading}
Recently Hadley had a day with a couple of big firsts – her first trip to the dentist, and her first haircut: Choosing some goodies from the treasure box. She was cooperative enough to get some x-rays taken. Check out the cool shades! The happy patient! Both Arden and Hadley have a labial frenulum, a {…Continue Reading}
Today is a momentous day for the sewing and design community! My friend Lauren Dahl has released her much-anticipated course Creating PDF Patterns: From Sketch to Sale. I am an affiliate for this course, but all opinions are my own. I only wish I were more eloquent to express how great this course is. I {…Continue Reading}
I’m not finished teaching Arden to sew, so Tiny Sewists will continue. Â However, I won’t be posting them with the same frequency as I have now covered the core skills I wanted to address as part the course. Â From here on out I’ll share tips and projects as Arden learns them. Â I have plans for {…Continue Reading}
This project post is a part of a paid marketing campaign with Snap. Although this post is sponsored the project idea and all opinions expressed are my own. I am so giddy to get the opportunity to play around with this great line of products from Amy Tangerine called “Plus One”! If you follow me on {…Continue Reading}
So Arden dear, you’re five whole years old now. In the past I’ve shared all the firsts of the year, but as you get older there are fewer firsts to be had. Instead, this year has been more about developing and growing; letting your personality expand and shine. You are thoughtful and insightful. Quirky and {…Continue Reading}
I’m over at Kids Clothes Week today posing the question: Muslin or Not? Do you make a muslin? What are your deciding factors? I’ve discussed some reasons you may or may not want to make a muslin on the Kids Clothes Week blog.
This is the fourth and final post in a series discussing how to evaluate and set up locations within your home to work as photography backdrops.  In the first post, I covered some less-obvious locations, then a couple spots in each of the girls’ bedrooms, and last week I showed my setup for the Tiny Sewists series. {…Continue Reading}
If this is the first time you’re joining the series, be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, sewing on paper, sewing on fabric and using Wonder Tape instead of pins, sewing a pillowcase, making a teddy bear sleeping bag and threading the machine. Today Arden and I are sharing a simple project to {…Continue Reading}
