We sat on her bed, looking at the contents of her wardrobe. After flicking through the rail, I finally agreed with her. All her dresses were not suitable for a near-teen. It didn’t help that since last summer she has stretched. I mean really stretched. Dresses were now tunics and […]
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A shirt with dogs. Plus flying bikes
Seeing as it’s the summer, I offered to make the Boy a shirt. It’s the one time of the year that I can sew something for him, that isn’t going to spend most of its time hidden under layers of warm clothes. I love sewing for him. He always choses […]
Read moreThe boy in the car shirt
I think I’ve found the right balance when it comes to making clothes for my tweens. * little dance of joy *. With three tweens in the house, it is a good place to be. Believe me. The answer, for us, is to let them choose the fabric, but negotiate […]
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I love sewing. My children have grown up surrounded by all my sewing projects and materials. They’ve sat on my lap as I’ve worked. From an early age they’ve learnt that magnets are a fun way to pick up pins and needles. They’ve also learnt that I tend to roar […]
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