“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”~Theodore Roosevelt Some projects just take longer than others! It’s a lesson I already knew, but was getting another example of it in my current project. To make matters more complicated, right in the middle of the time consuming project, I got a phone call….
Emerson’s 着物 (Kimono)
“家族は大切なものなんかじゃない。家族こそすべてだ。 “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”~Unknown With the new edition to the family, another baby sew was in order! You see, our little Emerson is part Japanese. This comes from Kiauna’s side of the family. I wanted to honor all of the parts that make her who she is. I got to…
I’m Just Ken
“Shredding waves is much more dangerous than people realize.”~Ken (from the Barbie Movie) Growing up, Barbie was my favorite toy! I loved all of her clothes and accessories. I must admit that I am still a huge Barbie fan! Last year when the Barbie Movie came out, of course I went to see it. It…
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…
Alice And Stitch
“Ohana means family, family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.”~Lilo While at a fabric store, Elizabeth found Lilo and Stitch fabric. Since Alice is a huge fan she showed Alice the fabrics and she chose this one as her favorite. Through my patterns she then went and found this year 2000 pattern with…
It’s A Jungle Out There
“Directly in front of [Father Wolf], holding on by a low branch, stood a naked brown baby who could just walk-as soft and as dimpled a little atom as ever came to a wolf’s cave at night.”~Rudyard Kipling I have become rich in babies! Russell and Marisa welcomed their second son, Byron Henry, on their…
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….
The Pillowcase Dress
“We should live and labor in our time that what came to us as a seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom, may go to them as fruit. This is what we mean by progress.”~Henry Ward Beecher I had this fun pattern in my collection and…
Sewing From the 70’s
“In the dance of generations, each step forward is a tribute to those who came before.” ~Unknown 1977! Who remembers this great year? It gave us amazing things like this 95 cent pattern from Simplicity. I decided to make it for myself. At first glance I thought the pattern was from the early 1980’s, but…
Clothes Pin Apron
“No scent is better than clothes and linens right off the line.”~Anonymous I love this apron so much! This innovative design, from 1951, has detachable pockets along with a detachable bodice. This allows the wearer to decide if they want a full apron, or just a waist apron. I was excited to get to work…