It’s been a while since I last sewed for a kindergartener! Â I participated with Arden in 2014, right before we moved from Michigan to New Jersey. Â Arden is 2.5 years older than Hadley, but Hadley missed the cutoff here in New Jersey by three days and will turn six at the beginning of the school {…Continue Reading}
Today we’re on Lesson 5 of Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew!  This is a series I’m sharing as I teach my four year old daughter Arden to sew.  Be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, practicing with a needle, and sewing on paper. In the last {…Continue Reading}
Arden and I are back with Lesson 4 of Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew! Â This is a series I’m sharing as I teach my four year old daughter Arden to sew. Â Be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, getting familiar with the machine, and practicing with a needle. In the {…Continue Reading}
Welcome to Lesson 3 of Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew! Â If you’re just joining, this is a series I’m sharing as I teach my four year old daughter Arden to sew. Â Be sure to review the first lessons on setup and safety, and getting familiar with the machine. Up until this point, we’ve been {…Continue Reading}
If you’re just joining this series on teaching your child to sew, please review the first lesson on setup and safety first. This lesson focuses on a few skills: raising and lowering the presser foot to begin sewing “driving” the machine with the foot pedal guiding the fabric with hands to the sides; away from {…Continue Reading}
Arden has been asking to learn to sew for a while, so I decided to take that idea and run with it by getting her a sewing machine of her own for Christmas. Â With her own machine, the next obvious step is learning to sew! Â I thought it would be fun to share my process {…Continue Reading}
There’s just something about sewing during early fall that I love so very much. Summer is nice, but when I spend my time wiping sweat from the back of my knees while sewing or trips to the breakfast nook to stand in front of the air conditioner it really takes a hit on my productivity. Late {…Continue Reading}
My nephew Jack turns six tomorrow. When I asked my sister in law for some gift ideas she said he was into The Avengers and Iron Man. When I brought up a super hero cape she said he had just asked about one a few days before. ‘Nuf said – a super hero cape it {…Continue Reading}
I received some lovely replies that a tutorial would be appreciated for my Kid’s Duffel, so here goes: Kid’s Duffel Skill Level – Beginner Items Needed – Fabric – 1 1/3 yard – home decor weight or canvas will work best for this Cotton Cording – 1 yard Cotton Webbing – 2/3 yard plus more {…Continue Reading}
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