by Virginia | Jul 4, 2011 | Holiday, kids cooking, tutorial
I am in Atlanta spending July 4th with my parents. You all know I am not much of a cook, right?? But I do have a festive contribution to the picnic this evening. It is my super simple knock off of the Martha Stewart version that I have always admired but...
by Virginia | Jun 21, 2011 | decorating, sewing, tutorial
My mom bought me a serger for my birthday!! I am so excited to use it but first I wanted to organize and clean up my sewing room. After the 3 bags of garbage (one tall kitchen and 2 small so it wasn't THAT bad) and a BIG garbage bag of fabrics to...
by Virginia | May 6, 2011 | gift, sewing, tutorial
Kelle Boyd of AnnKelle left a comment on my blog post about my elephants about a month ago. I love her fabrics and stationery so I responded to tell her that I should make some elephants using her fabrics too. Through some emailing and her generous gift...
by Virginia | May 2, 2011 | Handmade Arcade, owls, sewing, tutorial
UPDATE! The Lola Pattern now includes instructions to make this bag! My almost seven year old pays a lot of attention to what she is wearing and has very specific opinions about how clothes look. I try to be supportive of her style in my own...
by Virginia | Mar 23, 2011 | Books, give away, owls, sewing, thriting, tutorial
I got a request to make a small version of my Lucky the Elephant and it turned out so cute. I decided to make smaller versions of the owls for my show in a few weeks. I set the printer to 65% and it made a really nice size. I made 6 different owls...
by Virginia | Mar 11, 2011 | Dress a Girl Around the World, sewing, tutorial
I have known for about a month that I was going to do a pocket tutorial for Vanessa's sew along. I have been really excited to participate! Until yesterday afternoon I was just going to do a simple pocket with rick rack around the edge. Now,...
