Designer Anna Maria Horner’s fabrics are to die for! When I saw the Museum Dress she made for herself from the Square Dance fabric I had to have one too. Here is my version. With the left over fabric I made my little Willow a matching skirt and coin purse. I found a great tutorial [...]
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I made this child’s convertible art smock from the book One Yard Wonders. Then I met a group of Stapleton Mommies for a sewing craft night and showed them how to make their own. I think it is a really great gift idea. Fill it with some simple paint brushes, paint and paper and it [...]
Salida, Colorado is a charming town. We stayed one night in this little mountain town a few weeks back, somewhat accidentally. We had planned a three day family trip to The Great Sand Dunes. I was prepared for hot hot sun and cold snow melt water to play in. Instead we had freezing rain and [...]
I fell in love with these scarves. I knew I had to make one for my Mom too! I added vintage buttons.
I loved Holly Hobbie when I was five years old. I had an assortment of clothing, toys, dolls and collectibles that my mom and other family members gave me. I came across this vintage Simplicity pattern circa 1973 for a Holly Hobbie inspired prairie dress.
My mom had made me an outfit from this exact [...]
I took inspiration from this incredible mama and turned one of Mira’s drawings of herself into a plushie doll for her to play with. Mira did all the stuffing and chose the fabrics. She also drew a picture of Willow and we are working on a doll for her too. It was so much fun!
Remember this?
Here is the new one being worked on and made up right next to the other. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get both girls sleeping all night in their room together. Wish me luck!
For Christmas this year I made the girls a puppet theater using Amy Karol’s pattern from Bend the Rules Sewing.
It is a HUGE hit. Thanks to gifts of puppets from both Grandma and Nana we have countless characters for daily shows. So Much Fun!
Preparations are under way at the Metter house. Tree is up and decorated. Stockings hung by the fireplace. Homemade holiday gifts are flying out from under my sewing machine needle daily along with all the other treats and crafts that the girls are helping me with. I should be watching what I eat since I [...]