“They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women.”~Ruth Handler, creator of Barbie Christmas was upon me and I always prefer to give homemade gifts. You have to start early and work hard, but it’s always worth the effort. This year I decided that for my niece Lauren,…
Tag: Mia Strawberry
Happy Anniversary to Me! Year 3!!!
“A generation which ignores history has no past, and no future.”~Robert A. Heinlein Three years of sewing has zipped by, like time seems to do the older you get. As I look back on the projects and progression of the last three years, I can definitely see an improvement in my sewing skills. The more…
Bathing Suit?
“A baby girl arrives, and just like that, everything changes. The world gets bigger, hearts grow fuller and life means more because she’s in it”.~Unknown With summer upon us I thought it would be a great opportunity to sew a summer outfit! Mia looked through my patterns and picked out this bathing suit from 1962….
A Long Time Ago, In Cloud City…..
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away……. Mia got tickets to an event at Disneyland, Star Wars night! Being a huge fan she wanted to dress up for the occasion. Usually, Disneyland does not allow guests to dress up as characters. However, this rule doesn’t apply to Star Wars night. She didn’t…
Handy Dandy Apron
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”~William Morris I always say that some projects take longer than others. I’ve been in the middle of a big project, that has multiple pieces. This project is for Mia, you will see it in an upcoming blog…
Grateful For What Is Given
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”~Theodore Roosevelt I had scrap fabric leftover from Mia’s Mystery Dress. I didn’t want such wonderful, and vintage fabric scraps it to go to waste. I decided to piece it together and make a scrap bag! See previous blog post where this fabric was featured,…
“HOW” You Can Make A Difference
I was asked again if I would like to make something and contribute it to a charitable event. Of course I did. It was again for the Los Banos HOW (Helping One Woman) organization. My blog post from September 7, 2023, was my first contribution to the HOW program. (See previous blog post, “What We…