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Made By Me Monday – Dress Shirt Pillow
This is a pillow that I made out of a XL Men's dress shirt. It was not large enough to fit across the whole width of the pillow. So I added in 2 side strips and used white piping that I had laying around. The back of the pillow also has the side strips. I used the...
Here we go again….
I liked this shirt I made on Monday night so much I couldn't wait to make another one. I have had this fabric for a while and was waiting to make something for my youngest with it. I think the colours look so cute and summery. I got to use my glue stick again (it...
The Perfect Reading Shirt
I'm super excited about this shirt. Or, as my daughter would call it - a shirt-dress. The shirt-dress was inspired one day when I was trying to get her to wear something other than a dress. So far it has stuck, if the shirt is longer than mid-hip or so and has a bit...
Speedy Tote-Able Towel – a Tutorial
If you are looking for a quick and easy way to make a tote-able towel, you are in the right place. This pattern has been tested (many times) and got better with each try. They are super-useful and help little ones to carry their own swim gear, and big ones to free up...
Made by Me Monday – Yellow Petal Pillow
This is the beginning of a series I am going to call "Made by Me Monday". I enlisted the help of my wonderful husband (who thought up Thread Riding Hood) to find a better option, but we are stumped. On Mondays (not necessarily every week), I will post something I...
Keeping the kids busy.
This is what I have been working on lately. WAIT - don't scroll down yet! Don't you want to guess what it is? Maybe you need a clue. It's meant to keep 2 little kids busy on a very long car ride up north to the cottage. (Cue game show thinking music.) Give up? Okay,...
Aprons in “The Kitchen”
This is the story of a girl - a girl, an apron and a cinnamon bun. Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away called "The Kitchen", a girl wanted to bake. She put on her "Mommy and Mia Apron" and started to measure. She stirred, and stirred and stirred. Her mom helped...
Ahhh, The Cottage
Just when I'm sure you thought I wasn't coming back! Here's what we've been enjoying for the last few days. Painting out in the open air. S'mores! Resting in hammocks. More s'mores! Bubbles. S'mores, S'mores, S'mores! Needless to say, not much sewing has happened in...
Princess-Worthy Water Shoes
Here is a picture of - as my daughter put it - boring blue water shoes. They were the only ones at the store that fit her properly and I didn't have time to go searching elsewhere. So the shoes were bought with a promise to add some bows or flowers and (hopefully)...
Where do your pajamas live?
What would you make from these pieces?! Looks fun eh?! I needed to sew a gift for a 1 and 3 year old's birthday, found this pattern and these guys arrived. They eat pajamas for breakfast, and keep kids' rooms tidy until bedtime when they give the pj's back. They...