Author Archives: elliesmom

When I started this, I wasn’t sure I would use this one much, but it’s turned out to be my favorite of the two.   Things tend to collect on my ironing board, and I let it build up until … Continue reading →

  It’s time to start constructing our caddies. The sewing machine one is the simpler one so we’ll start there. For this caddy you’ll need The two pieces you cut out and rounded for the back and the front. One … Continue reading →

  Now that you have your fabric and other notions collected up, it’s time to get our caddies cut out.  How you mix and match your fabrics is up to you. The sewing machine caddy can be customized to fit your … Continue reading →

In our family Halloween costumes usually hit the dress up clothes for play after the holiday is over so I usually sew them with that in mind. There’s always at least one party where they get worn as well as … Continue reading →

What if patterns had different kinds of flowers as their sizes? Maybe you’d be a daisy size or a rose. Would you be OK with it if you were an iris instead? We’ve become so hung up on numbers picking … Continue reading →