“It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.”~Mother Teresa With Christmas rapidly approaching I knew that if I wanted to give any homemade gifts I would have to get busy now. I wanted to make a homemade gift for a special little girl who loves dinosaurs. I decided…
Tag: Simplicity
Why Buy It When You Can Make It
“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.” Psalm 128:2 I wanted a new jacket for work, and looked around the stores. I couldn’t find any that I liked. I decided I would make myself one! I looked through my patterns and found this jacket from 1973. I chose…
Homemade Halloween Hand-Me-Downs
“Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories. The past is never dead, it is not even past.”~William Faulkner My Grandma Barbara was the best grandma in the world. I was loved and spoiled by her. She would never say no when I asked for a toy at the grocery store. She would…
A Monster Of A Dress
“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”~Oscar Wilde I’m currently fighting a cold, and coming down off of last weekend’s adventure. David filmed a short film, and helping him with the logistic and costumes wore me out! It was set in the 1970’s, so I was pulling every sew, and…
A Simple Enough Blouse
“It’s not about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.”~Tony Robbins Elizabeth tells me often that when people offer me things, I need to say no. My sewing room is full, and storing things in an orderly way is becoming more difficult. I strongly believe in organizing my things. It makes them easy to find, and…
Jenna’s Summer Vacation
My niece Jenna was going on a vacation to Hawaii, and I offered to make her a dress for the occasion. I sent her pictures of different patterns that I thought fit her style, and she chose this one. We had to coordinate a day for her to come over, get measured, pick fabric, and…
Little Black Dress
Everyone needs a simple black dress in their wardrobe! Michelle needed one and picked out this pattern, from 1966. She needed it to wear to Grandma Joyce’s celebration of life. With simple lines I figured it would be an easy enough sew. It’s always interesting when I can tell where a pattern started it’s life….
Little Dress On The Prairie
There I am, scrolling on social media, and I see cousin Brandi in Missouri, asking if anyone has a little girl’s prairie dress she could borrow. I’m intrigued so I asked her why she needed one. Apparently her daughter Reagan, a huge Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, wanted to wear a dress and bonnet to the…