I showed you my kids costumes last week, but this week I had to finish a couple of accessories. My oldest wanted to be Psyduck, a Pokemon with a duck-like beak. My youngest wanted to be Flareon, a Pokemon with a bunch of fur around her head. I bought a hat

custom orders, Sewing for kids, Sewing for meVictoria JamesOctober 25, 2016 Comment

Weekly Sewing 10/17/16

This was a busy week for me, sewing-wise. I almost completed that big stack of cut out projects from last week. I shouldn't need to sew very much for my kids for awhile! As well as sewing them some long-sleeved items, I added their Halloween costumes

custom orders, Purse sewing, Sewing for kidsVictoria JamesOctober 17, 2016Comment

Weekly Sewing, 10/9/16

I spent several days this week cutting out fabric. I decided to make a bunch of fall/winter tops for my kids. I bought some new french terry a few weeks ago, but most of these clothes came from my existing fabric stash. I absolutely love using fabric up! I don't have a ton of storage room, so when I free up space, I feel more comfortable ordering

custom orders, Sewing for kidsVictoria JamesOctober 9, 2016Comment

Tutorial: Wrapped edge Barrelette Clutch (+ coupon code!)

Coincidentally, I had two customers this last month ask for the same thing--they wanted to make sure the inside of their clutch didn't show at the edge of the flap. With the Barrelette Clutch pattern, the inside color

TutorialVictoria JamesOctober 2, 2016Comment

September catch-up

It's no coincidence that I haven't posted since preschool began this year. My part-time job is as a preschool music teacher, and once that began, life became much busier! The nicest thing though is that this year I get two mornings free

custom orders, Other sewing, Purse sewing, Sewing for husband, Sewing for kids, Sewing for meVictoria JamesSeptember 28, 2016Comment