Helen’s Garden Purses
Helen’s Garden has started shipping to stores!!! To provide an initial bit of sewing inspiration, I wanted to feature these gorgeous bags that Jennifer Ladd so creatively whipped up for me for my Quilt Market booth. Helen’s Garden offers so many colour and pattern matching possibilities, that with just a few fat quarters of fabric, […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Embroidered Tooth Pillow
My boy is so excited … his first tooth is wiggling. These little life’s big moments take precedent and should be marked with something special. Ever since his big sister lost her first tooth a few years ago and I had made her a little owl pillow so the tooth fairy would know where to […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Les Monsieurs Skirt
I promised this tutorial, and finally, it’s here! So … without further ado … The Les Monsieurs Skirt What I used: This was made for a 7-year old. For a younger child, I would just cut the shorter measurement of the 2 main pieces each a few inches shorter, but still use the full 45″ […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Les Monsieurs Reversible Cape
You’ve been asking for it, so, without further ado, here is the promised reversible superhero cape for your little one. What I used: Keep in mind, I made this cape for my five-year old son. It should work fine for a child between about 4-6 years. If making it for an older child, I might […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Les Monsieurs For the Girls!
Who says cars are just for boys? Not this mama! While I designed Les Monsieurs for my son, I thought it would be really cute to make something for the girl in my life with some of her current favourite colours. She is all about blues these days. I had designed this skirt for a […]
Stitching Family Heirlooms
I’ve been thinking about my creative grandmothers lately. First, my maternal grandmother (that’s what we called her, Grandmother … she was quite a lady, born into a very “proper” New Brunswick family in 1905). Thinking of the things she lovingly sewed for her three granddaughters when we were little girls. I have the baby quilt […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Little Backpacks Tutorial
Should be organizing, making lists, trying to switch gears to be ready for a new school year. My disorganized self still has oodles of books, pencils, crayons … you name it, to buy. So, why not procrastinate with the necessities just a bit longer and instead make a few easy, cute, soft backpacks for gym […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Ruffled Neckline Dress
I learned to sew at a very young age. My Mom made most of our clothes when we were little (and also when we were no longer quite so little). She had learned from her Mom, and so it goes. Emma is impressing me with her abilities when she can sit still long enough to […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Monsieur Pocket Pillow Tutorial
My son loves arranging things (pillows, stuffed animals, etc) on his bed and he’s been asking for a personalized pillow for some time now. My Les Monsieurs fabric line offered the perfect inspiration. I decided to be really playful with the personalization aspect, and created a soft 2-sided doll. One side is Max today, the other […]
{ Happy Sewing } … Desk Chair
Le petit Monsieur in my life was the oh-so-happy recipient of a cute wooden desk I had found on the roadside recently. I figured he needed his very own personalized chair to go with it. I asked him to choose which Les Monsieur fabric he would like me to use (I was thinking just one […]
