when a lovely coworker has a baby girl on your birthday a special gift is in order!
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tooth fairy pillow
for my birthday last year victor bought me sewing happiness by sanae ishida.
it is a darling book with heart warming stories and 19 little sewing projects. i’ve already made the triangle tote bag (to be blogged) and the zippered pouch a few times (here, here, and two more times that haven't been blogged) from the bookand found the instructions to be excellent. so when maya told me she had her first loose tooth a few weeks before christmas and asked for a tooth fairy pillow i once again turned to sanae.
Read Moreeveryday backpacks
next month my mom and i are taking nora and etta to disneyland and universal studios. naturally I've decided to sew the girls a few things for the trip. first up: my mom requested some bags for the girls to have in the park.
Read Morea pair of portland pencil cases
a few years ago my sister abby gave me handmade style by anna graham of noodlehead.
Read Morea messy kid bib
quick post on something I whipped up for baby wesley!
one of the oldest fabrics in my stash is this whale laminated oilcloth I bought back in cambridge at gather here in 2012. having never sewn with oilcloth before I was looking for an easier pattern that would provide lots of instruction and up my odds of a successful result.
cue the little things to sew book from oliver + s.
Read Moreat long last on the go organizers
what is the longest you've ever left something as a work in progress before actually finishing it?
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a few years ago i modified the much loved class picnic tunic pattern (from oliver + s) to make maya an apron. given that it was such a hit I knew one day I would need to make neela one.
Read Morelorax art kit
for my birthday this year victor got me "sewing happiness" by sanae ishida.
Read Moreanother memory game
sometimes you just want to have some premade gifts on hand, so two weeks ago i made this 24 piece memory game.
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