Look what came in the mail yesterday! I’ve been waiting as patiently as possible for these to arrive from Fancyweaver in Hong Kong. They did such a beautiful job with them. I’ll have some of these listed in my store later today in case you want to grab some to sew onto the things that…
Category: My Patterns
Happy 40th Birthday to Me . . . to Me . . .
40 pillowcases, sewn up over 40 days, are all finished in time to celebrate my 40th birthday! Thanks so much for cheering me on and joining in to sew with me! (In case you missed my 40 Day Challenge, you can read about it here.) I have a wonderful day planned today spent with friends…
Adding a Gusset to the Little One Layette
The Little One Layette pattern was designed with a little extra room for cloth diapered babies, but not all babies and not all cloth diapers are alike—some just need a little more extra room. Adding a gusset piece to the pants or Jamie Jumper will give some extra space for bulkier cloth diapers or just…
Trying to Impress Big Tex at the Texas State Fair
Fall is coming soon, and here in Dallas, fall brings the Texas State Fair! Last year, Allen submitted a Lego project in the Creative Arts Competition at the fair, and he was so excited to receive an honorable mention ribbon. He enjoyed participating so much that Samantha and I decided to join in this year,…
The FD Photo Contest Winners!
Are you ready to see the winners? I have a quite a few to announce. First up, the winner for the Week 3 Drawing. Rather than having the kids draw this time, I assigned a number to each entry and used random.org to choose. The number that came up was number 9, and number 9…
The FD Photo Contest: Final Round of Voting
And the finalists are . . . . In the Baby Steps category, you’ll be voting for one of these three finalists: Baby Mushroom by Suburbanbelle In this photo, Maggie is wearing the Halloween costume that her mom crafted using the Jamie Jumper from the Little One Layette pattern. What’s on My Head? by Suburbanbelle…
The Photo Contest: Baby Steps Entries
Entries in the Baby Steps Category of the 2010 Fishsticks Designs Photo Contest. Just click the thumbnail to see the full size photo: Sitting on My Own Smiles! A Precious Gift Baby Sydney Ooga Booga All Girly The First Days Checking My Email On Her…
The Photo Contest: On My Own Entries
Entries in the On My Own Category of the 2010 Fishsticks Designs Photo Contest. Just click the thumbnail to see the full size photo: Sweet Birthday Girl Gwen the christmas rosemary wheelbarrow pumpkin patch voracious reader big boy T Stella’s dress Hi, from Stella! Lunchtime yet? Bombs! My new…
The Photo Contest: Friends & Family Entries
Entries in the Friends & Family Category of the 2010 Fishsticks Designs Photo Contest. Just click the thumbnail to see the full size photo: trying for both smiling Brotherly Love Hanging Around Snack Time Did We Take the Picture Yet? Snuggly Brother The…
Week 2 Drawing and Big Kid Charlie Tees
A little late, but finally done . . . the drawing for Giveaway #2. Allen got to draw this time, wearing his new Charlie Tee Hoodie: And the winner is . . . Lisa! Congratulations! I’ll email you and get your information so I can drop your prize in the mail. Lisa and about a…