It’s that time… time for me to start begging for help. I’m looking for some testers for the patterns from the book. Do you have some free time? Fabric in your stash dying to be made into a toy? Want to help out your fellow sewers by being the first to discover that whopping mistake that is inevitably there in every pattern?
This isn’t like our normal pattern testing so it may not sound as appealing to some. First thing, … More
Aww, look at them all in a row. I can almost hear them singing it’s a hard knock life. These gals and their teddies are looking for new homes. You know, when they’re all together like that a few seem more cheerful than others. If you’d like one I’ve put them on up etsy. Maybe you’ll get an almost smiling one 🙂… More
I’ve been wanting to make silk screened printed dolls for the longest time now. I bought all the supplies and picked out the spot in the basement to set it up. I watched dvds and read online tutorials. And never did anything about it, for years. Now I’ve finally figured out how to do it. I found myself a willing high school art student to do it for me! Thanks Tess 🙂
We’ve been thinking about printed dolls for a … More
Oscar and I are reading this book.
We’re loving it! Oscar thinks it’s hilarious and I’m just so glad to be getting a break from the magic tree house books he loves.
On deck for us, more hi-jinks
And these are for me. These are the books, probably the exact books, I read as a tween… in the 80s. Nothing like heading into high school armed with vital morality tales like the Luckiest Girl who realizes of course how lucky … More
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Ok, here’s the big gardening project we’ve been working on… our very first vegetable garden!
We figured it was finally time, we’re growing two kids we could probably handle a few vegetables. Last year we figured out our best spot and left it bare so it was ready to go this Spring. Tim did all his research and then built us this beautiful 8′ x 4′ cedar box. We love it so. It was so satisfying just to have a … More
happy mothers day everyone 🙂… More
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
