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sewing for children

  • Big Butt Baby Pants

    I’m contagious.  At least, I think I’m contagious.  I have at least three friends who have been hoping to get pregnant over the past year or more, and all of them…

  • Back to School Lunch Bags

    We’ve got three heading to school this year:  our oldest is a sophomore (!!), Miss #2 is heading to all-day pre-K, and Mr. #3 will be at preschool three days a…

  • New Beginnings

    Here in the Steamy South, school goes back in August.  I assume that’s because June is lovely and breezy and August is sweltering and intolerably hot, so why waste June in…

  • The 80s Strike Again

    Funny how decades have more than one life.  When I was in high school, we were all abuzz for the 60s and the “hippy” lifestyle.  Or at least, the bowdlerized version…

  • Teens & Their Sewing Dreams

    Today hasn’t really been my best day.  Our oldest and I selected a pile of patterns a while back, and I’m working on whipping up a vest for her in anticipation…

  • Sewing Goals 2010: Summer of the Teen

    When I was designing children’s clothing, my initial goal was to create clothing for tweens that was clean, modern, and classic–no low-rise or trashy text. I got pretty side-tracked, simply because…

  • 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…