Teaching my kids to sew by machine

Teaching my kids to sew by machine

So, even though I really enjoy sewing and I really want my kids to sew, I had yet to teach them to sew a single stitch by machine. I tried a couple of times to show them hand sewing, but they would just get frustrated and want to quit. The last thing I want is to have...
Hand-sewn baby play mat with arches and everything

Hand-sewn baby play mat with arches and everything

Before Johanna was born, I was looking at playmats for her and thought they were stupidly expensive, too small, too ugly, too noisy in some cases, didn’t hold enough toys, and just not what I wanted. I thought I could make a much better one. This is what I came...
Make a stuffed elephant out of a pair of socks

Make a stuffed elephant out of a pair of socks

Today I finished the elephant I started yesterday from “Sock and Glove”. These things actually look a lot better in person than they do in the book. Johanna seized it immediately. She has been on a real elephant kick lately since she figured out how to...
Little purse to carry around clothespin dolls

Little purse to carry around clothespin dolls

This was a Christmas gift I sewed for my only niece, Eleanor, who just turned 3 and is as girly as they come. It looks like a little purse with pretty yellow flowers (apparently her favorite color). The outer fabric is double layered with batting and quilted in a...