It's the last day of the year and I decided to count how many things I made this year. I have a Crafts folder on my computer where I can easily store pictures of my sewing and other crafty projects. Counting just the sewn items
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Last week I decided to get started on Christmas presents. I try to not overload myself with sewing obligation each year, but I always have a handful of projects. My kids each give a gift to one of their cousins each year. The first project was for my 17-month old niece. I decided to make her a Peppermint Swirl Dress by Candy Castle Patterns. Since this is
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Yesterday my son turned 8 and was baptized a member of our church. Last year when my oldest was going to be baptized, I first developed the Sweet Sunday Bag. I made a test version first and gave that bag to my son. For his own baptism I wanted
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I've gone away from my usual knit projects this month and worked entirely with wovens! This means I've spent much more time on muslins and fitting. My body is still shaped differently from my newest baby. The weight is almost all off but the extra inches are very happy where they are! I am about a size larger than before. I also don't have
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Well, my baby arrived last month! He was a few days early and thankfully my mom had just come into town. All went well and he was a healthy 8 pounds, 10 ounces. He's super cute and cuddly and my kids all love him.
Surprisingly, I've accomplished quite a few sewing projects
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