mcholley1

I’ve been thinking of finding some patches to use on the back yoke of buttondown shirts for K. What about heavy a denim shirt shirt that can be worn like a light jacket with patches on it?

Thanks for all the opinions everyone. I didn’t mean to start controversy! I personally enjoy all the strong opinions here in the forum. The reason I posted is because a light dress covered in a down puffer or my husbands coat is exactly the look I want to avoid. I also don’t want to look out of season for the time of year. You all have given…[Read more]

Thanks for all the great ideas! Please, keep adding them!

That does remind me I’ve been thinking I need a DVF style wrap dress. Have you seen the price on the authentic vintage patterns!? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Size-10-Diane-Von-Furstenberg-Vogue-Designer-Original-1549-Wrap-Dress-Pattern-/131431595086

I had no idea the bistro dress had long…[Read more]

Yes…I have a velveteen/voile infinity scarf that I adore!

We need to see photos!!! I love baby photos!

I spent last weekend making last minute Harry Potter cape’s for a friend’s two children. I can’t say as I really enjoyed it, but she really is “that kind” of friend so I didn’t mind. They turned out well enough. I’m still kicking myself for being too lazy to switch to black serger thread.

I’ve got…[Read more]

We need to see photos!!! I love baby photos!

I spent last weekend making last minute Harry Potter cape’s for a friend’s two children. I can’t say as I really enjoyed it, but she really is “that kind” of friend so I didn’t mind. They turned out well enough. I’m still kicking myself for being too lazy to switch to black serger thread.

I’ve got…[Read more]

I’m so glad to know this! Thanks for sharing!

My babies wore lots of these for every day wear…
http://childrenscornerinc.com/wp/shop/babies/254-taylor/

And, lots of bloomers and diaper shirt/short dress type things.

For longer dresses, we always had matching bloomers. Once they are down and crawling around you can bunch up the end of the dress and tuck it in the bloomers in the back.…[Read more]

That’s a seriously cute girl!

I heart off the cuff tutorials! I’ve done plackets using this one before. They require a bit of precision but are strangely so satisfying! I just do a horizontal fold at the top of the placket instead of a point on my size 4T shirts. Otherwise, it gets quite fiddly.

I can’t wait to see your blouse.

And, I admit I have some city weekend here…[Read more]

My sewing room has been moved to our detached upstairs to give the kids some room to spread out a bit. I’m finding it much harder to carve out sewing time. No more put dinner on…sew….stir dinner….sew….serve dinner. Now I have to sew in bigger blocks of time, i.e. once the kids are asleep. Oh the horror! My husband likes to call these…[Read more]

My sewing room has been moved to our detached upstairs to give the kids some room to spread out a bit. I’m finding it much harder to carve out sewing time. No more put dinner on…sew….stir dinner….sew….serve dinner. Now I have to sew in bigger blocks of time, i.e. once the kids are asleep. Oh the horror! My husband likes to call these…[Read more]

We are crazy co-sleepers here too, though we kicked them out at about 3 yrs old. I agree…you can’t stop her from waking, but you can stop her from waking you. My oldest (now 7) still wakes up from time to time. I keep a little box in the living room with a blanket and pillow. I find her in all sorts of places in the mornings…the couch, the…[Read more]

Oh thanks, everyone! I’m ordering the cloud 9! The kids had already asked for Purple and Green, respectively…so perfect!! Nicole…I’d already though about gingham, but K turned down my idea. He’s very particular right now about what he wears (or what anyone wears for that matter – silly boy)!