I suddenly realized it’s June already, and July is not far off. That means it’s time to start making things for the 4th of July. If you already have a flag, you might be looking for some decor in a red, white, and blue theme, and I have just the thing for you. This star coaster is quick to work …
Crochet Oreo Cookie – Free Pattern
After I made a crochet marshmallow more than a year ago, my little sister kept asking me to make an Oreo cookie. It has taken me forever, but I finally obliged. This is a really simple design: just a few circles stitched together to make a sandwich. After you make the classic Oreos, try making Uh-Oh Oreos using yellow for …
Princess Dress for Barbie – Part 2: Sewing the Bodice
So after finishing the planning stage of this project, I was ready to start sewing. First, the bodice. This took a bit longer than I had planned, because I guess I should have done a bit more planning. First, I cut out the pieces for the bodice and sleeves from pink satin. Because this fabric frays practically just from touching …
Princess Dress for Barbie – Part 1: Planning
So I was working on a different post that I’ve been meaning to finish and publish, but lately I’ve been absorbed in a totally different project. I’ve spent a lot of time on the preliminaries and it’s gone very slowly, but I’m finally to the point where I have everything I need to get started. This post is going to …
Why is Blogging So Hard?
I keep trying to get a blogging schedule, but somehow it seems to take so much to post. I just realized that I haven’t posted since February, so it’s been a full two months. Somehow it seems I have so much to do. I also haven’t been doing much for the projects that I had planned. I do have some …
Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse – Holly Dress
Here is the second dress I made using the vintage Simplicity 8390 pattern. In case you missed it, the first was this green dress. I guess I was sort of on a roll making things from this pattern. When I found this holly fabric in the store, I knew I had to make a dress from it, and this pattern …
Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse – Green Dress
My last posts were about the first blouse I made from a real pattern, and then the second one I made from it. Today I’m showing you the next thing I did with that same pattern. I made it into a dress! For this project I chose a dark green cotton poplin. I also got some light green for a …
Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse – Black with Copihue Flowers
I know. I was supposed to post about the dress I made using this vintage Simplicity pattern. But I decided to write about this blouse first. The dress will have to wait for the next post. After I made the first blouse with this pattern, I had to make one for my youngest sister. We went shopping for fabric and …
Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse – Black with Red Flowers
This blouse was actually the very first thing I made from a pattern after learning to sew. When my dad went to take care of things at my grandmother’s house after she passed away, he came home with a box full of sewing patterns that she had used when my mother was growing up. This pattern was among them. My …
New Year: Back to Work
It’s been a long time since I posted anything. Before Christmas, actually. This blogging thing hasn’t been the easiest for me. It’s been hard to be consistent about posting, and it’s been hard to know what to write. Sometimes I haven’t even been able to get projects done. In my head I have a long list of things I want …