Category Archives: sewing

I showed you a picture of Ellie’s quilt back in December.  At that point, I’d actually pieced the top and back in time to give them to her for Christmas.  Then I didn’t touch it until yesterday. Now I have … Continue reading →

On the flight home from Alaska after Christmas, I started thinking about the obscene amount of flannel that I had and really feeling convicted that I was hoarding it.  I didn’t actually need all that flannel so why did I … Continue reading →

For Kaitlyn and Grace, I made soft color books.  I made one of these for Nik’s nephew last year but modified the idea quite a bit this year.  My favorite innovation is the hand-embroidered words on the front and back.  … Continue reading →

Last year, Noah got an electric guitar for Christmas so this year I made him a patchwork guitar strap cover, from this tutorial.  I heard that his favorite color was green so I chose a bunch of green fabrics, put … Continue reading →

For Addie (who is 4) I made her name in felt letters for her to hang over her bed – or whatever she wants!  I took the idea from this post but stitched them on machine instead of by hand … Continue reading →

For Nik’s brother and sister-in-law, I made a wood-carrying tote and a gathered clutch purse.  I added the words in wool felt, in case Andreas forgot what it was for! 🙂  I also especially love how I was able to … Continue reading →

For Jonas (who’s six), I made him a “trinket keeper” for him to carry around his “treasures and Legos” (Jonas’s words).  He told me that his favorite color was dark green and that his favorite animals were bugs and bunnies … Continue reading →

For my three-year-old nephews and niece (Alex, Alex, and Ezra), I made owl pillows, using this blog post as inspiration.  This was my first foray into pattern making and it was fun! They’re backed with very soft Minky. All three … Continue reading →