After my Woodstock Tee success I couldn’t wait to try the Happy Tank, also by Hey June Handmade. It did not make me happy. The strap attachments are difficult and don’t look great. I can’t imagine a way to make them straight or finished looking with the bulk of four braided straps being attached to […]
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Category Archives: kidsWith my sewing area finally coming together, I’ve been doing a lot more sewing! One of my ongoing goals has been to make friends with my coverstitch machine (a Janome Coverpro 900) and I realized practicing on garments for the KIDS is a lot less angsty that working on garments for ME. This Woodstock Swing […]  For Ellie’s first day of school I knew I wanted her to have something with this adorable Heather Ross print from the Kinder line. I decided on a circle skirt and while I had made circle skirts just by the numbers before, I’ve never been 100% happy with the waistband and decided to try out the […]  Remember the Boho Baby Romper I made for my cute niece? She came to visit me last month and let me get some action shots! This cutie pie is 18 months and is almost swimming in the 12-18 month size, so choose your size accordingly!  I sewed something last month! Around here I’m all banjo and ukulele practice all the time now, so pulling myself away for other hobbies is hard! When I saw this cute Boho Baby Romper pattern by See Kate Sew on pinterest a couple of months ago, though, I knew my adorable niece needed it for […]  If you have an elementary school student, you are no doubt aware that March 2nd is Dr Seuss’s birthday. I have long planned to use the leftovers from my nieces’ baby quilts (link) for a Analise patchwork skirt from Portabella Pixie for Ellie to wear during the Dr Seuss festivities (which were limited to one […] |
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