Mid-winter project catch-up

I wanted to post some of my more recent sewing projects. The projector has made sewing so fast and easy since I bought it almost a year ago. It got bumped a couple times this winter by my kids or myself, but re-calibrating it wasn’t very difficult. Looking back at my sewing projects since my last post, most have been Christmas stockings, but there have been a fair amount of clothes too, including several new projects for myself. I bought fabric to make new winter clothes 2-3 winters ago and finally used it!

Sewing for kids, Sewing for me, stockingsVictoria JamesFebruary 1, 2024Comment

Project Highlights

I’ve got a big project to share, my daughter’s Homecoming dress, but before I do that, I wanted to highlight various projects I’ve done since my last post. I haven’t been working on very many purse patterns this year, but I have been working on a lot of sewing projects! My new projector has been making things so much faster and easier, especially when it comes to kid wardrobes.

home decor, Other sewing, Sewing for kids, Sewing for meVictoria JamesOctober 17, 2023Comment

Summer Sewing

How is your summer going? My kids start back at school in three weeks, which makes me realize how much the summer has flown by. We’ve been busier than ever, with my oldest off at two church camps and a national competition for TSA (Technology club), my second one attending one church camp and three school “innovations”, my third attending a school Stem Camp, and all of my kids signed up for whatever free library events I could find.

Other sewing, Sewing for kids, Sewing for meVictoria JamesAugust 2, 2022Comment

A new winter coat- Pepernoot Coat

Ever since the weather got cold, I have been determined that THIS winter will be the winter that I make a new winter coat. I have been wearing my current coat for 14 years since I bought it from Motherhood Maternity while pregnant with my oldest! I have been ready for a change for a long time. A year or so ago, I saw some online fabric that I like, but both the exterior and lining were about $15 a yard, plus shipping. I was not quite ready to spend that much on fabric (the patterns I had been looking at estimated 4 yards for the exterior and 3 for the lining). Then that fabric went out of stock. One option was to use the coating fabric sold at Joanns, which is a wool/poly combination, but I wasn’t thrilled with it.

Sewing for meVictoria JamesFebruary 1, 2022Comment

Halloween and Holiday Sewing

Glancing back at my sewing since I last posted, I have not actually done a lot of projects compared what I normally do. I think the biggest reason is that I teach an early morning scripture study class to the high schoolers at church, and I am always tired. But I did manage to make some fun Halloween costumes, pretty Christmas dresses, and a few other things. Plus I made stockings for my seasonal stocking business.