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  • Advent Calendar: Nearly There!

    Just a few more days until Christmas, and progress is looking very strong on the Advent calendar front.  I’ve fallen a bit behind, but other than the fact that I feel…

  • Advent Calendar Sew-Along

    I am, at heart, a planner.  I tend to make lists and sketches and diagrams and schematics, and wrestle endlessly with ideas–talking them out loud to myself as I bring them…

  • Buttonholes are NOT hard: a headband project

    Super special thanks to Shannon of luvinthemommyhood for hosting today’s stop on the Stitch by Stitch blog tour!  I love Shannon’s outlook and bubbly voice in her blog, and am so…

  • Machine Applique Tutorial: Sassy Pants

    Special thanks to Kristen of Motherhood Uncensored for hosting today’s stop on the Stitch by Stitch blog tour! In her honor, a sassy twist on one of the techniques I get…

  • Tutorial: Bias-Edge Pot Holder

    Huge thanks to Dana for hosting today’s part of the blog tour!  She put in a special request for a bias tape project, like the Picnic Placemat in Stitch by Stitch,…

  • Scalloped-Edge Baby Blanket

    When our second baby was born, she was gifted with two really amazing swaddling blankets. One of those is now her woobie, and the other was handed on to her younger…

  • Castle Peeps Travel Play Set

    When Lizzy House’s new collection Castle Peeps was released, I ordered the entire thing for the shop sight-unseen–after Lizzy Dish and Red Letter Day, I didn’t need to see it to…

  • Car Seat Cover

    From this: To this: To this! Don’t want to do it on your own?  Grab a tutorial from PukingPastilles (on sale!) or hop over to YourCarSeatCover and have it done by…

  • Video Tutorial: Recycled Hand Puppets

    Simple, no-sew hand puppets from stuffed animals scored at the thrift shop (or scoured from their forgotten spot at the bottom of the toy chest).  Quick and easy, with crazy professional…

  • Instructions for Sewing: Doorway Puppet Playhouse

    Our oldest is nearly fifteen, and when she was around six, she really, really loved puppets.  Browsing through the Lillian Vernon catalog one day (hey, it was the late 90s, OK?),…

  • Girls' Ruffled Pillowcase Dress by SimplyModernMom

    Today, a guest tutorial!  As I write this, I am envisioning myself recovering from a smooth, happy delivery of our new baby.  Recently, Tiffany over at SimplyModernMom dropped me a note…

  • Recycled Tees into Baby Washcloths: Quick & Easy!

    If it weren’t for nesting, I’m pretty sure none of our closets would EVER get cleaned.  The linen closet itself was…well…atrocious is probably not too strong a word.  These last few…