My poor girl has come down with a cold, so she was a reluctant model today. She still looks pretty cute though considering how she was feeling! This pattern started out as the Heidi & Finn Urban Unisex Hoodie, but it evolved into something that only remotely resembles the original pattern. There was nothing wrong with […]
One thing I love about sewing and knitting for children is that it allows me to practice skills on a smaller scale before doing them on larger, more expensive pieces of fabric. That’s what I’m telling myself, anyway, since I’m not particularly happy with some of the details of this dress. Namely: the button placket. […]
Remember how I complained a few weeks ago about how my 2-year-old was impossible to photograph? Well, we seem to have turned a corner. There are going to be a lot of photos of the same shirt in this post because…well…I am just so damn proud of how they turned out! This fantastic pattern is […]
How handsome is this boy?! And how adorable are these shoes?! I can’t believe this little guy is already three months old. He’s been the perfect addition to our little family. Other than, you know, the poop blowouts, the pee hydrant, the puke in my bed and the night feedings, he is just a joy […]
…AKA quite possibly the worst photos I’ve ever taken. Can we talk about two-year-olds? At 8am? Harper goes to preschool three days a week, and those mornings can be a little chaotic with a young infant around needing milk, diapers changed, etc. You know how it is. We’ve been trying to give Harper more responsibility […]
If you’ve never sewn an Ottobre pattern before, you’ve really been missing out. I was recently turned on to these Finnish sewing pattern designs by a friend, and they are just fabulous. I’m not sure why more American sewists don’t use them - I can only imagine they are turned off by the layered pattern […]
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of sewing done. Harper has reached this glorious age where she likes doing things on her own - playing with her babies, running around in circles, watching a show or climbing to dangerous heights on unstable furniture. She also loves creating artwork… Here are just a couple of things […]
I haven’t sewn in forever. Forever in my world is, you know, a few months. Recently, however, I discovered Kids’ Clothes Week Challenge on elsiemarley. I was kind of bummed at first because I didn’t find out about it until day 5. But look! I was able to whip something out at the absolute last […]
It became apparent very quickly after Harper was born that finding pants to fit over her cloth diapers was going to be a major endeavor. During the summer, it wasn’t a problem because she could just wear her diaper with nothing else. But when the temperatures started heading south, well, she needed to start wearing […]
