Last week I showed a picture of a purse I made for a little girl to match the dress I made. I'm calling it the "Twila-Kate Purse" after the little girl it was made for. I took lots of notes while I was making the purse so I could share a tutorial, but as per …
This has been a fantastic week for me sewing-wise. My husband had his first full week back at teaching security so I had extra time which was a good thing. Our church is putting together a box to send to a young pastor family in the Philippines. I jumped at the chance to have an …
A couple of months ago I told you about a girly baby shower we had at our church for the sixth baby/first girl of a family in our church. I knew I wanted to make a special gift for this very special baby girl. I happened upon this idea on Pinterest for a fusion quilt. …
Finally I have a laptop that works. So I'm back in business with my digital scrapbooking. Very happy. But we lost my camera chip - unhappy. I've also been busy this week in my youngest sons' bedroom. I've had new wallpaper for their bedroom for months, but I've been afraid of it. I didn't realize …
About a month ago my husband bought me a new laptop, and ever since I feel like I've been in a fight with technology. First of all, the laptop did not always play videos or audio. I couldn't figure out what was wrong so we took it back. Now with this next laptop I cannot …
Life has been a little slower this week. There was no chemo! The weeks we have chemo (two out of every three weeks), it takes three days out of my week. One day for blood work and to see the oncologist to talk about the blood work and Hugo's health in general, and one day …
When I decided I needed to get this update done so I could get on with planning my winter sewing I was pleasantly surprised at how much I accomplished over the summer. So here's the rundown: ~My three girls all need a new church dress. It’s a little harder with all of them getting older …
Last week I offered to make a clutch for my oldest daughter to match a dress I had made for her earlier this summer. She said she would like to have a square clutch because the neckline on her dress is square. No problem. Only I couldn't find a pattern for any online that I …
This has been a busy week of sewing, sewing and more sewing. I've enjoyed it so much. It has felt awesome to clear out some of the projects in my mountainous pile of projects. I made four messenger bags - three for children and one for a lady friend. I also mended several things that …
I had a lot of fun sewing and crafting this week. First, here is a picture of the nightgown I made for my second daughter. Well, actually two pictures. The second picture is a close up of the pin tucks and lace on the collar because even a flannel nightgown can have a touch of …
Intentional Simplicity 