Month: July 2012

Camisole Inspiration, a sew along, no serger required

Camisole Inspiration, a sew along, no serger required

My daughters and I love camisoles. My two daughters wear them almost everyday. My younger daughter wears them all by themselves on hot days and to bed; she’s still little. My older daughter wears them underneath other shirts and dresses for modesty. Here’s the kicker: 

Summer Sewing

A service project of mine is sewing with the youth at our local shelter and I have been amazed with their enthusiasm. They patient and determined,  and are turning out some great projects. Many have never touched a sewing machine before.  Unfortunately, I have been 

Play it Safe–Summer Dress Tutorial

Play it Safe–Summer Dress Tutorial

A pillowcase dress tutorial. Perfect for summer. But done in a safer way. I don’t mean to be a hater… but drawstrings around necks are not safe and actually have not been allowed by the CPSIA for many years, before all the recent hype. This 

Swim Skirt Sew Along

Swim Skirt Sew Along

Summer for us means a lot of swimming! I love sewing swimsuits!! Though I have been sewing most of my life, I always thought sewing swimsuits would be difficult and not worth the hassle. Well, I was wrong. Not only are they pretty easy to 

Too many ripe all at once…

Which means we need to freeze much of our blueberries. We will be in supply for a while, so to keep the picked ones edible, we freeze them. We cannot eat them that fast 🙂 we have so many. It’s best to freeze right after 

What Summer Brings

Summer has finally come to our little town here in Oregon. It is well worth the wait! First we went to pick these in late June: My youngest used these fresh picked Oregon Strawberries to make homemade jam, which she will be entering at the 

Summer Romper Sewing Tutorial

Summer Romper Sewing Tutorial

Rompers for girls are available everywhere! Since they are so easy to make, I thought I’d  make my daughter several. The first one has a spaghetti strap top and uses woven fabric. I began with 2 patterns designed for woven fabrics: Kwik Sew 1317 (I