My mom told me this is her favorite of my annual posts…so I had to make another 🙂 I can’t sew it all. I’ve tried but I just can’t. Below you will see a graphic of what I’ll be making and what I’ll be sewing for this fall and winter. Looking at the graphic above, the items on the top are pieces I’ll be buying. I love Peter Pan collared shirts but I cannot make them as fast as my kids can destroy them. I also prefer them in knit but I don’t prefer sewing with knit. For me, purchasing staple knit pieces for the kids makes the most sense,…
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Gift Guide For Sewing Friends
A gift guide specific to sewists!
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Gift Guide for Smocking Friends
Need a gift idea for a smocker in your life? Any of these items will be definite hits. It can be so easy to accumulate smocking plates and not so easy to keep track of them. The sheet protectors and the binder are a perfect fit for smocking plates…bonus points if you organize them for your recipient. The other items are my favorite small scissors, needles, plates and smocking aids. Some of these would make great stocking stuffers! Sheet Protectors: these are the perfect size for your smocking plates. Binder: Perfect for smocking plate organization-throw in some new smocking plates for an extra special gift. Embroidery Scissors: sweet, pretty little…
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Tips for Fabric Shopping Online
Online shopping is one of my strongest skills. I’m not even going to pretend I haven’t honed this skill with much practice. Amazon, Walmart Grocery, Whole Foods Delivery, Target…you name a store…odds are good I’ve shopped there online. Much to my husband’s chagrin. That being said, shopping for fabric online is a different beast. Particularly if you’re a new sewist and aren’t certain what type of fabric you need for a project in the first place. I cannot tell you how many times I have purchased fabric online thinking it was one thing and ending up with another. I have purchased 8-wale corduroy thinking it was feather wale (see image…
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PSA- Peter Pan Collared Shirts!
Little ones in collared shirts look….clean. That might be a bit dramatic but its true! A peter pan collared shirt immediately elevates a Jon Jon or Jumper and it is a practical, warming addition to almost any ensemble. I have made my own collared shirts for Maria. I use woven fabrics (usually imperial broadcloth) and one of several patterns. The shirt included in the Children’s Corner  Johnny Pattern is very sweet. However; for daily wear I tend to reach for the ones made of knit more often than I do my woven options. Now-the question is: to make the knit shirt or to buy it? Since this is an item my child…
