This origami style project bag zips open to reveal a bowl/basket to hold your project materials. If you knit or crochet, this bag will hold your yarn and stop it from rolling away. When you are ready to put it away its as easy as a *zip*. This is the bag I made for my 11 year old daughter for… View Post
If I was putting together a little gift basket for a close sewing friend for Christmas, I would make it themed “12 Days of Sewing”. I would wrap each gift separately and they could open one each day leading up to Christmas (or starting on Christmas until January 5th, which are the actual 12 days of Christmas). The examples I… View Post
First a Little Story… The year before my youngest daughter started kindergarten, we decided to take on the “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” Challenge. We didn’t officially signup or anything like that, but we took it on as a personal goal. I set a few loose rules to aim towards. First, I wanted to track it on paper. Second, I didn’t… View Post
Our dining table has had a set of 4 chairs for many years and countless times I’ve had to improvise with adding seating for guests. I have begun working on our dining room design and I knew adding more chairs was a priority. For a few weeks I had my eye on Facebook Marketplace and finally a beautiful set came… View Post
Pencil skirts are classic and timeless. They look flattering on a multitude of body types and are relatively easy to sew. Getting a perfect fit can be a bit more complicated, but overall, we are dealing with a few seam adjustments. In my video tutorial I won’t be addressing fitting, just the construction. I will add this fitting tip though:… View Post
