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The Ellie Bag

Ellie knows all to well what it’s like to be forgetful and lose track of one’s baubles and little necessities in life. She does not want you to suffer this same fate. At just the right size to carry your notepad and lip balm, Ellie is here to save the day.

I thought I’d blog here and there in the next few weeks during the blog tour about some of the projects in the book. Maybe share some sketches, … More

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here we go yo

The blog tour for the book starts today! Here’s the itinerary. I’m starting today at my pal Amy’s house with a giveaway of an autographed book so head over and sign yourself up!

September 27: Angry Chicken  Interview

September 29: My Paper Crane  Review/Image Gallery

October 1: True Up  Review/Vintage Fabric Giveaway

October 4: Ohdeedoh  Review/Q + A

October 6: Inchmark  Vintage Toys

October 8: House on Hill Road  A Wee Wonderfuls Project/Q + A

October 11: ReadyMade “Make Nice” More

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kids clothes week challenge: day one: tulip turtleneck

kids clothes week challenge

pattern: from this book.

fabric: jersey knit fabric from here

sewing time: about an hour ( I’d already traced the pattern pieces and prewashed the fabric)

overall: success! there may have been a loud snapping sound of a thread breaking when I pulled it over her head but I went back and sewed it up while stretching the fabric and I think we’re going to be okay.

hat: yes, another one. she wanted pink. it’s done … More

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early start

I should just save this for next week’s kid sewing challenge but I want to stay motivated to get through my huge stack of sewing projects so here’s this top today. Thanks Karen for the Liberty print! When are you going to London again?

Pattern is from here and it was tricky! This was definitely a labor of love. Here’s the criss cross back.

Liberty cotton lawn and knit jersey for the sashing (that’s what you’d call that, right?). I … More