It took ten days to pull my act together and finish little lady’s dollhouse backpack. It wasn’t ready for her first day of preschool but 5 school days late isn’t too bad! I used an adorable pattern from Heather of The Sewing Loft which is being sold by Simplicity. I made one slight adjustment to the pattern by…
Preparing for Preschool: Dollhouse Backpack
This morning the kids and I headed out to my daughter’s preschool orientation. Next Wednesday she’ll start attending school at one of our local public Montessori Schools. I am so excited for her! She seems excited to go and I know it will be a great experience for her even if the transition from being…
DIY Patch Pocket Camp Shirt
Ready to see how simple this campground worthy DIY is? Here goes! You will need:-tee shirt-old flannel shirt with pocket(s)-seam ripper-sewing machine or needle and thread Step 1:Use a seam ripper to remove the pocket from an old flannel shirt. Step 2:Position and pin pocket onto tee shirt. Step 3:Using a needle and thread or…
Necktie Sunburst Clock
Today’s the day my first Sew-vivor project goes live over at Family Ever After . Our challenge: to sew something, anything with emerald (green) fabric. I’ve been wanting to make a necktie sunburst for a while now so this seemed like the perfect excuse. My husband and I hit up the local Goodwill stores and asked…