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Category Archives: sewing
Plastic Surgery
Last week, Ellie pulled the mouth thread out of her doll. Feeling justified in my procrastination about adding hair, it was an easy thing to add a new mouth. Ellie requested teeth so this is what her doll looks like … Continue reading
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Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 1, bonus material: some more fabric tips
This is the bonus edition of Part One of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along. For an introduction to this tutorial and to see the finished book and a table of contents for all the parts, see this post. I’m currently writing … Continue reading
April Sewing (in progress): Someone Is Really Smart
In the process of finishing up a project that I started in January 2012. the original iron-on letters shredded in the wash
Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along, Part 1: Selecting and Preparing Materials
This is Part One of my Color Book Tutorial/Sew-Along. For an introduction to this tutorial and to see the finished book and a table of contents for all the parts, see this post. Your first step is to collect the … Continue reading
March Sewing: Look Mom! I Made A Skirt!
A couple weeks ago, I ordered some cotton voile to make a skirt. Voile is a special fabric best suited for apparel. It’s normally quite expensive but I got it for almost 70% off and I was pretty excited to … Continue reading
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Color Book Sew-Along/Tutorial
Over a year ago, my Aunt Zona requested that I post a tutorial for how to make a color book like the ones I sewed for Ellie and her cousin Luke. I’m finally getting ready to sew one again so … Continue reading
March Sewing: A Bunny For Mark
I made a bunny for Ellie for her first Easter so I figured Mark should have one too! I used this adorable bunny tutorial, but I used flannel instead of wool felt for the outside and wool stuffing instead of … Continue reading
How To Make and Use Cloth Wipes (and why you might want to)
3/13/20 – When I wrote this post nearly 7 years ago, I couldn’t have anticipated a reason such as “world wide pandemic causes toilet paper shortage” as a reason for why anyone might want to use cloth wipes. I’ve been … Continue reading
March Sewing: If People Would Stop Having Babies…
…I would stop making these blankets! 🙂 Two more baby blankets for two sets of friends, both of whom are having girls. Congratulations, our friends!! We can’t wait to meet your babies!
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February Sewing: A Bag For Ellie’s Bath Toys
This project was so quick and easy, it’s probably not blog-worthy. But, in the interest of keeping track of everything I’ve sewn, here’s a drawstring bag to get Ellie’s bath toys off of the bathroom floor, made from very lightweight … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 