The little bean needs to be STYLIN’ this holiday season, so she’ll be gift wrapped like the little gift she is. Beautiful model Loki demonstrates the Gift Wrapped Dress It’s just a basic toddler’s dress pattern with the skirt box pleated along the plaid pattern and gold fabric appliqué to give the effect of being [...]
Little Bean needs a stocking for Christmas this year. Auntie Stella is ON IT. I wanted to make her something that was sturdy enough to hold an obscene volume of gifts, looked good, and would work for her as she moves from an age of pooping her pants to the more advanced stage of griping [...]
Patterns coming soon for: – Squiggle hat – Piranha hat – Jedi robes (Obi-Wan Kenobi circa The Clone Wars) – Tuxedo Dress – Dia De los Muertos Dress – Sharktastic Dress – Statue of Liberty – King Arthur I think the motor on my sewing machine is going to wear out.
Project one: Interactive toy for pet introduction or ‘cuz it’s funny Need to introduce a new pet? Here’s an el-cheapo toy you can crochet in about an hour that will allow your cats (or a cat and a puppy) to play together on opposite sides of a closed door: [insert inappropriate joke about the appearance [...]
Before you say it’s too early to start thinking about Halloween, I’ll say three months is barely enough time to create a replica of a Jedi uniform circa the Clone Wars. Seeing as I collect people as nerdy as myself as friends, I will be helping out with what is probably my ninth or tenth [...]
The inspiration: a pair of shoes by Goody Goody that were too cute to not be bought. The starting point: Butterick B4110, a great pattern for beginner or experienced sewers with a lot of different options. The twist: Calico appliqués to repeat the carrot, turnip and beet motif on the shoes. Stitch witchery + embroidery [...]
Behold, my minions. I give you: the Viking Beanie. I made one for the little bean, and then everybody wanted one for Christmas. That meant I spent the first half of December running a masochistic crochet sweatshop on my boyfriend’s couch. After all the effort to really get the pattern right, I can’t not write [...]
