fabric beach balls!

These are great balls for playing indoors. I’ve made one for my daughter and a few for her friends. Everyone seems to love them. This one was a bit of a challenge when I realized that I didn’t have a lot of eight-year-old-boy-ish fabric in my stash. I grabbed a few men’s shirt sleeves that [...]

how to sew a remote control pillow
in five easy steps

I’m not sure why I’ve had pillows on my mind. Maybe because the sun has been hiding behind the clouds for too many days to count? Maybe it’s because I’ve been feeling under the weather? Maybe it’s because the holidays are fast approaching and I need some gift ideas for the guys in my life? [...]

quick and easy birthday shirt

My daughter’s birthday was last week and I wanted her to have a special shirt. Turning three is a big deal! I used one of her summer t-shirts, some Heat n Bond, and some fabric scraps from my stash.
stash: Appliques are great way to use up your fabric scraps! You can usually find Heat n [...]

wardrobe refashion: shirt to apron

Here’s the third shirt from last week’s garage sale purchases. These big, flouncy shirts came in style right after I had my daughter and I refused to buy any. I had just gotten out of maternity clothes. I didn’t want to buy shirts that made me look pregnant!

I really liked the band around the middle [...]

wardrobe refashion: floral shirt

Not sure if this qualifies as a refashion or if it is more of an alteration. Do I need a new category?

Originally, I thought I’d take it in at the waist, but the front has a bunch of tiny little pleats. I was worried they might look funny if I altered the sides.

Instead, I just [...]

little bits

I’ve been having more fun with college sweatshirts.

I’ve been playing around with men’s dress shirts.

I tried mending a nylon jersey decal. Not easy.

my faux burberry scarf

Remember when I mentioned that some of that stash flannel was going to become a faux Burberry scarf? It was a really easy project and great for some instant sewing gratification.

The original piece was about 14 x 43 inches. I cut it in half and joined the 7 inch ends with a french seam.

I [...]