Between the generous bags of hand-me-downs from friends, and the clothes that I make, my kids wardrobes were getting overrun with clothes. Despite this, the kids never seemed to be able to find/put together a respectable outfit. I love my kids (4 and 6 years) having their independence, and being able to express themselves through…
Today Katie from The Hand Crafted Collective has been kind enough to invite me to guest post over on the Hand Crafted Collective Blog. I have put together a FREE girls knickers pattern for the occasion, but you are going to head over there to check out all the details. In the mean time I…
If you are sewing up some swimwear for your kids you might want to check out my other kids swimwear posts: Sew… Some Stretchy Swimming caps [FREE Pattern], Are freezer paper stencils possible on Lycra/Spandex??, Super Summer Swim Bottoms [FREE Pattern], and How to Sew $3 Rash Vests for Kids [Free Pattern]. But for today… high waist swim…
I am excited to share with you guys today that one of my patterns has been published again (check out the first time here) by the amazing One Thimble E-Mag!! If you haven’t heard of One Thimble before you have got to check it out. In this issue alone there is 10 PDF Sewing patterns…
Well I promised it weeks ago, and finally here it is! The long-awaited rash vest post. If you are sewing up some swimwear for your kids you might want to check out my other kids swimwear posts: Sew… Some Stretchy Swimming caps [FREE Pattern], Are freezer paper stencils possible on Lycra/Spandex??, and Super Summer Swim Bottoms [FREE Pattern].…
I have 2 daughters, and although they are only little (4 and 6 years) between them they have an awful lot of hair. We find the best way to control all that hair in the pool or at the beach is with swimming caps – the soft super stretchy type made from Lycra or spandex. So…
It is late spring here and daily temps are ranging from about 28 to 32 degrees Celsius, so my daughters skirt obsession is not a problem. She has a mixture of mum made skorts (from our #106 skort pattern) and skirts, that are affectionately known around here as fru fru skirts (think tulle). She is…