Handmade with love, each of the items sold at Sewing Hope for Asia’s new Etsy store represents the hope of new life for women in South Asia. One hundred percent of the proceeds from each purchase goes directly to the Asian mission field to provide women with sewing machines of their own, so they can…
Getting Closer to Wedding Day!
Last minute wedding preparations are well under way. Friday is Wedding Day! Morgan’s shower was yesterday. Our dear friends, Carol and Rhonda, put everything together beautifully! The food was amazing. Morgan was blessed with many gifts that I know she and Chad will enjoy using in their new home. And, the games were a blast,…
Handmade Christmas – A Trio of Stockings
Just finished up these stockings for Morgan and her fiance, Chad, and his little guy, Austin. I used my own Stocking Tutorial which you can find here. I’m excited to give them these to enjoy on their first Christmas as a family!
Handmade Christmas: Birdies for Little Hands
My idea for decorating the bottom of the tree with something safe for little hands is . . . stuffed fabric birds! I love these! They take a tiny bit of fabric and only a few minutes of time to sew. The pattern is from Laura over at Spool. You can find the pdf pattern…
Handmade Christmas: Fabric Garland Tutorial
Looking for a simple project to add some handmade beauty to your holiday decorating? I was really tired of our old tinsel garland, and we’ve been working towards decorating with mostly handmade Christmas decorations. I played around with a few different ideas for making a garland and this one is the one that turned out…
Home, again, grown-up pattern and a peek at some holiday decor
We’re home from our whirlwind trip! Thank you all for your prayers for our travels and speaking engagements. It went very well! We enjoyed a lovely, quiet Thanksgiving dinner at home. Now we’re excited about getting our home ready for Christmas and our oldest daughter’s holiday wedding. Our younger children are working on a little…
A Little Blog Vacation
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers on our trip! I had great plans for blogging about our trip and sharing as we went along, but, as I’m sure you already know, life does not always go as planned. I need to take a bit of a break from blogging for the rest of…
Treat Bags and a Tutorial
I just did not have time to sew costumes for my children this year, but I think I made up for it a bit with these fun treat bags. They are really fast to put together, and, unlike most costumes, we can put them up to use again next year! The design allows them to…
The Inside or Out Pocket Pants Pattern is available now!
You can find it here: The Inside or Out Pocket Pants Pattern. I hope you all enjoy it! I can’t wait to see all the fun pants that you make for your little ones!
Super Style Bag Swap
One of my favorite blogs, Sew Mama Sew, is hosting the Super Style Bag Swap. I was partnered with Carla from With Needle & Thread. Carla should have received her bag yesterday. I can’t wait to hear what she thinks! Carla’s experienced at bag swapping, and she suggested that rather than trying to figure out…