They're HERE! My Favorite Contemporary Children's Patterns

 The FALL/WINTER Oliver + S patterns have arrived! I'm so excited, too... I can't wait to see what you make from them! And the new sizes are wonderful ~ ranging from 6 months - 8 years.   Level of difficulty indicated by '1, 2, 3 or 4 Scissors' . . . Priced at $15.95 each with Free Dom...

Paper Doll Matchy

Paper dolls are so much fun. I like it that SweetPea thinks so, too. She begs me to cut out the paper dolls when the Oliver + S patterns arrive. Before I received the all-in-one paper doll cut-out sheet with all of them on one page, she would have to wait until I actually made the outfit. Sh...

More Sewing Makeovers

My sweet Sis came to help me paint last weekend... the dungeoness shelves which I had turned into my fabric / sewing area. I had taken a picture of the 'before' a month or so ago, but it must have been so atrocious for me to look at that I think I deleted it from the computer. Oh, well... trust m...

Strawberry Shortcake for Preschool

This week is RED week at preschool. And what does my little SweetPea decide she needs to wear to coincide with the week?... none other than her Strawberry Shortcake outfit I made for her Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party last January. She opted out of the hat (which I probably would ...

Fabric - Artful Medium

FROM THE ARCHIVES (2008)...I used to be an artist... that is, I drew pen & ink drawings.  It has been 10 years since I picked up a pen & ink pen, however. Sometimes, I wish I had the desire to draw again especially to illustrate my children, but thankfully I've taken enough photos so th...

My New Cyber Friend

I'd like to introduce to you my new Cyber-Friend. Her name is Sharyn Sowell and we met by happenstance. Her artwork is beautiful, her ideas are fabulous, but most importantly, her kindred Christian spirit is ever lovely. You will probably be seeing a lot of her artwork on different thing...

My Personal Attachment Stash

A real quick post... I feel as if I've hit the pinnacle with all that I have accumulated over a very long period of time. Some of these items are EXTREEEEMELY rare, and some cannot be found but over years and years of searching. Anyway, getting all of my Singer Sewing Collectibles out was quite...

The Perfect Green

While I don't care for all painted Featherweights, I will say that I completely support it if they are the right color. This, my friends, is the epitome of Jade-ite Green. I love it. A customer/Stitchery Friend e-mailed it to me as his new acquisition and I about fell out of my chair with jade-...