“Vintage” Smock

Ah, the power of quotation marks! There is really nothing vintage about this smock. Unless fabric that has been sitting in my stash for a year counts as being vintage. I guess the only vintage thing about it is that the pattern is modeled after a vintage pattern. So, it is like, 5% vintage.
I found [...]

For Lotte

My cousin, Jennifer, had a new baby girl (her second daughter). I decided that since she had two girls, I would make them matching twirly skirts! I also made her a couple burp cloths, because you can never have too many of those! Since the package has now safely arrived in California, I can now [...]

Newborn Cloth Diaper Review

Emery is our first little one to have a fluffy bum from birth. I chose to go with mostly fitteds and covers for the newborn stage.  I also ordered some all-in-ones for this stage. I love the fitted option for a newborn! Those explosive newborn poos never leaked with our fitteds and covers. If the [...]

Kitchen Quotes

I won’t say what I’m making, but in making something, I had to look up quotes related to kitchens. Here are some that I found fascinating.
“The way one eats is the way one works.” Czechoslovakian proverb
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll
“Everyone is kneaded out of the [...]

An Update

I’m so lame. It has been forever since I posted and all I can come up with for a title is “An Update.” Lame, really lame!
I did replace my sewing machine. He just wouldn’t behave, so it was time for us to part ways. He is still in my house, just not being used. If [...]

What Have You Been Up To Lately?

I’ve taken up alligator wrestling. If I can raise two toddlers, I can certainly wrestle an alligator, right? Okay, so I am joking. Although, did you know that there are only two kinds of alligators according to Zoo Books? They say there is an American Alligator and an Asian Alligator.
So, what have I really been [...]

A Gift For Billy

A couple weeks ago, I ordered the book In Stitches by Amy Butler. I love, love, love it! Since we were traveling to Georgia the weekend of Billy’s birthday, I decided it was perfect timing to try out one of the patterns in my new book. So, off to the fabric store I went. I [...]

A Romper For A Prince

I have never made an outfit for Aidan. There just aren’t that many cute things you can make a boy. When I found this particular pattern (Simplicity 3808), I knew it was just the thing for my little prince. I finished it in one day. I did modify the pattern a little. I skipped [...]

Go Make Your Own!

Although The Pastor will not admit it, we are “going green” to a certain extent. He doesn’t want to be seen as some left wing nut. But let’s face it, we are responsible for this earth. God created it and put man in charge of it. So why not care for it to the greatest [...]

For Jesse, Jr.

Since I have now given this gift, I can post pictures of it. I made this baby set for my cousin Melissa’s baby, Jesse Jr. He will be here in about a month (maybe less). Melissa loves western and cowboy things, so when I saw this Michael Miller cowpoke fabric, I had to [...]