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Kid’s Character Christmas Stockings

Last week (before my kids got sick and the sewing halted for a few days), I decided to sew a couple of stockings. Of course my first instinct was to use some Anna Maria Horner or Amy Butler, but as these were stockings for my kids, I decided to stop being selfish and make them character stockings.The pattern I...

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Hello Kitty Circle Skirt

My daughter really loves ballerina skirts and things that are girly, so I decided to make her a skirt for Christmas. Kids are sort of fickle with their tastes, and I had purchased this Christmas Hello Kitty fabric last year on clearance at Joann's, not even knowing that she would love Hello Kitty this year or that it would...

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Buttercup Bag

I finally got around to making the Buttercup Bag free sewing pattern from Made by Rae. This bag is everywhere, let me tell you. Not a month goes by where I don't see that someone in blogland has made a new Buttercup Bag! It's so great that this pattern is available as a free tutorial. The other day, my...

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Crafty Characters

Close-up of Violet's Hello Kitty hoodieEven though handmade items for my kids usually don't get the response that I would hope for (they border on indifferent - my son - to just-plain-won't-wear-it - my daughter), I still decided to make them some stuff for their Easter baskets. I dream of them wearing this stuff every single day and never...

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