Happiness Through Sewing
When a diaper needs changing it needs changing. It doesn’t matter where you are, on the road, at a gathering, or shopping, it commands you to stop everything and deal with it. Thank goodness for a foldable, padded, washable, changing pad with its own pocket that holds a spare diaper or two and a travel […] Read more…
When choosing what gift to make expecting parents I never think of burp cloths. I mean, ick. But really, parents with babies use burp cloths all day long going through more than they thought possible. So making good looking, functional burp cloths is a great idea. They’re easy and quick to make, a great project […] Read more…
Use your sewing talent and your fabric stash to make some gifts. For a certain occasion or just an “I was thinking about you” here are 18 gifts you can sew. For The Home Placemats This is a gift they’ll use every day. Use a little batting to give the mats some weight and substance and be […] Read more…
Finger puppets may not grab your attention like a toy that sparkles and squawks but they are fun to make and pretty cute lightweight and take up so little space that they’re easy to take with you everywhere And they can easily distract a fussy baby or keep a toddler occupied while waiting for your […] Read more…
Whether you want to add a little color to a gray room in a grey season or set a holiday mood, or affordably decorate a temporary space (baby’s nursery? dorm room?) a string of felt garland is the ticket. You pick the colors. You pick the length. Two hours from start to finish. The […] Read more…
What kind of paper should you use for pattern making and altering patterns? Well, technically, any kind of paper would work but different types of paper have different qualities and some papers are just better for pattern making, drafting, altering and/or tracing. In the video, I show you some of the more popular types of […] Read more…
You’ve made cookies for your child’s teacher, the postal carrier, and the dental receptionist who was able to find an appointment for you at the last minute. Now, how are you going to give them the cookies? A plate of cookies requires a lot of cookies to make it not appear skimpy. You don’t want […] Read more…
It Starts With Envy: Up until recently, my sewing supplies were semi-organized in drawers, and bins, and shelves and I was content. Sure things would hide in the back of the drawer, slip down to the bottom of the bin, or fall off the shelf. That’s just how the world works, a little natural disorganization, […] Read more…
Do you ever think you know what you’re doing and then mistake after mistake your confidence slowly erodes away and you think, geez, I’ve been fooling myself and everyone else. I know nothing. My hand is raised. This happened to me, surely more than once in my life, but definitely recently when I realized that […] Read more…
After seeing these pouches on Pinterest over and over again, and on a quest to use up the little cuts of fabric in my stash, I decided to try out Noodlehead’s Open Wide Zippered Pouch tutorial. (No, wait. Cut to reality – It wasn’t as organized and leisurely as that sounds. It was a last […] Read more…