My 5 year old wanted some clothes for her Barbie dolls and after looking around the internet and stores for clothes I just could not find any that were cheap enough to consider buying. So I browsed around the internet and found some great tutorials on how to make Barbie clothes! The tutorial from…
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Sewing: Juliana's two very talented Grandma's!
A few months ago my sister spotted one of Juliana’s shirt and said she loved it so much and insisted that I have my mother make one like it for Juliana, since she is such a great knitter. Here is the original shirt. Here is Grandma Christiansen’s version. The details. My sister even bought some…
Read MoreSewing: Nautical White Dress with frills
Hello summer! I love summer. Technically the California summers. Its where I grew up at. Summers here in Vegas is a little different. Its where I live now. Vegas summers is more like having to stay indoors to survive the deathly heat and hoping the 3 long months would go by quickly. But in California,…
Read MoreSewing: Summer dress
Two years ago I bought a pattern, Butterick B4718, from Joanns. I didn’t realize until after I bought it that it was 3 sizes to BIG! Oops! I had started it but just never got around to finishing it. I just wasn’t motivated to finishing it because it would be awhile before this dress would…
Read MoreSewing: You are my Sunshine...
We have been having beautiful weather here lately. With all this sun I decided to make a skirt that reflected the moment. I call it the “Sunshine Skirt” I used McCall’s pattern M5696. I then added an additional layer and sash around the waist. I also gave it some piping and added white binding to…
Read MoreSewing: Refashioned Nautical Shirt
My husband’s shirt before… and after…. Can’t wait to see the look on his face when he gets home and see’s his daughter with her “new” shirt. I wonder if he’ll notice something familiar? Here she is giving her new shirt a hug. We are ready for summer! Note: I used the 90 Minute Shirt…
Read MoreSewing: April showers bring May 'Fabric' flowers!
One of the things I love about May are the many flowers I see blooming everywhere! I think they make the world so much prettier to live in. I love having flowers in my home, flowers in my yard, flowers for Mothers Day {with Dark Chocolate of course!}, and most especially hand picked flowers from…
Read MoreSewing: Binding Swirl
Working on some binding today. They kind of remind me of candy. Doesn’t it? We have Peppermint, Caramel, and Blueberry twist. I am using the peppermint roll for an upcoming project I am doing for one of my cousins. She is having her first baby, a girl, this fall! Hope she and baby enjoy this…
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