I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Elizabeth, Sewing Projects, Susanna on Jun 11th, 2012
Since Derek’s going to be gone for five days, I decided that we’re going to have all our meals outside this week so I can spread out all my sewing stuff on the kitchen table and sew, sew, sew. My first attempts happened over naptime Sunday afternoon. I’ve been wanting to do a pillowcase dress […]
Posted in Sewing Projects on Dec 15th, 2011
Since I’m almost a year into my etsy endeavors, Derek thought I should do a little update. While I haven’t earned enough money to pay for photography classes or new clothes, as I’d hoped, I’m ending the year in the black. I’ve learned a lot from this experiment. I really do love to sew, and […]
Posted in Sewing Projects on Apr 16th, 2011
Well, being overdue with nothing big scheduled has meant that I’ve had time to finish a big project before the baby’s arrival. This afternoon I finally finished sewing the binding on Elizabeth’s big girl quilt! I’ve had to cut back on quilting projects tremendously since Tommy dropped naps, but I’m determined to make each of […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Sewing Projects on Mar 29th, 2011
Last week I picked up a dress pattern at Walmart on a whim, and here are results #2 and 3 (#1 had to be thrown away because I foolishly followed the directions exactly with disasterous results): (and another pic just because Tommy wanted to be in one:) I’m not thrilled with the pattern (I actually gleefully […]
Posted in Sewing Projects on Feb 16th, 2011
Katey at Having Fun at Home is hosting a giveaway from my etsy shop! This is my first giveaway, and I’m super excited to get some exposure on her lovely blog. Go check out her review here, and while you’re over there, read my favorite article on Ten Characteristics of Real Play. Though we have […]
Posted in Sewing Projects on Feb 8th, 2011
I promised a few people that I’d post work-in-progress pictures of Elizabeth’s big girl quilt. Last night I finished sewing together the 9 patches with setting squares and side setting triangles. As I have time this week, I’m hoping to get the borders put on so that I can send it home with my mom in […]
Posted in Sewing Projects on Feb 5th, 2011
Derek and I really are going to finish reading Anne of Green Gables soon so that I can post about it and finish up my children’s literature series, but in the meantime, I got inspired by recent chapters to create some Anne-themed felt food sets for my etsy shop! I’ve had a few sales this […]
Posted in Sewing Projects on Jan 24th, 2011
So after a lot of research and some product testing (thanks, M and E!), I finished up my first couple of sets of wool felt food and listed them on etsy! Check it out:
Posted in Sewing Projects on Jan 17th, 2011
This is becoming addicting…I went out and bought a couple more colors of felt and some muslin for another style of teabag. Derek set up an etsy account for me, so I think I’ll try to make up some tea related sets and sell them! The thing I’m concerned about is how much my time is […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Sewing Projects, Tommy on Jan 15th, 2011