As I was preparing for a recent family vacation, I was lamenting the absence of a computer sleeve for my netbook.  I went searching online, but kept asking myself if I really needed to spend the money on it.  The more I thought about it, the answer was “no”.  I remembered batting that I had [...]

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There are many different ways to make t-shirt dresses for your toddling little girl.  One way is to take a shirt that fits the little one add a skirt of matching fabric and voila!  Easy dress.  This is what I had in mind when I went surfing through cyber-space and found so many other creative [...]

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I love finding projects that use items that I already have in the house.  This is one of those projects. Gather up some of your t-shirts that need a new use, match some thread, add some elastic and you’re ready to make toddler pants. You’ll also need a pair of pants that fit your Little [...]

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This is part of the Sewing Show and Tell week.  Check the main post to link up your favorite sewing project or to get more ideas!

A while ago while surfing the internet I came across a post about uses for the stacks of flannel receiving blankets leftover once an infant outgrows them.  Since GBaby outgrew [...]

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This week I have a great line up of Sewing Show and Tell posts!  I’m taking a break from the kitchen and will be sharing sewing projects that use unwanted T-shirts, extra flannel receiving blankets and old sheets.  For some projects, all you add is time and thread and the re-creation is ready to go!  [...]

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We have had fabulous luck with the first batch of soft shoes.  Remarkably, they have stretched like a good pair of jeans and still fit.  The second set I made have gotten a bit tight.  Somewhere in between I also made a fleece lined denim pair that are getting a lot of use.  So, it [...]

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For Christmas, I made a photo quilt for my mom.  Mom had a section of wall that she was trying to decide whether to put photos up or a quilt hanging. She was concern by the high traffic past this wall.  So, inspiration hit and three (or four) of GBaby’s nap-times later I had the project [...]

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For all the folks out there that sew and need a relatively easy and inexpensive way to use up all your fabric scraps, you have to check out the Scrap Buster page over at SewMamaSew.com.  There are tons of ideas and one that I picked up was originally posted at Chez Beeper Bebe for making [...]

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My sewing project last week was this super cute jumper for GBaby.  I was chatting about patterns on FaceBook and an old college friend passed along a few patterns that she had.  When they arrived in my mailbox, one pattern was for this really cute jumper or overalls.
I made the jumper and made matching shoes.  [...]

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My sewing project of the week was a rain/snow cape for GBaby.  There are lots of stories online and recommendations from pediatricians to limit the bulk of winter clothing on children in car seats.  This was the most credible information that I could find after a number of google searches.  So, in an effort to try to [...]

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