Welcome to Sew & Tell Saturday!You are probably wondering if you landed at the wrong page since my blog design has changed ! Things around here were getting pretty cluttered and when it got to th...
So yesterday I took my three daughters and my mom to the LA fabric district to buy fabric for the costumes for The Elephants Graveyard.. We had lunch at Philippes, a Los Angeles landmark f...
Before I get to the giveaway I have to announce my new blog design!I have been doing my own designs since I started but felt I needed some help getting the blog to be more organized so I hired Jacque...
Time to go outside and play....Pebbles are so interesting....Those pockets are a perfect place to hide some pebbles!I got these little flower pot buttons from Retro Nana, a supplier on Etsy. I m...
New Look 6913 View C.I bought this hankie print fabric on my Tokyo trip and am working on a matching dress with gingham trim for Gigi. I love this hankie print voile fabric. This top will be cute wit...
Something I love about running a creative blog is the interesting people I have met through it.I have been following Lady Danburrys fashion designs on her blog Thinking With Shapes for about six...
It was the week of the peak of the cherry blossoms. Can you see the cherry blossoms falling like snow?Seniors having a Hanami party under the cherry blossom trees.A Japanese child enjoying the Hanami...
Thanks for stopping by Sew & Tell Saturday!I hope everyone has had a great week!I have been super busy! My son is graduating from high school tomorrow and we have a big party planned for all the ...
Lets pretend.Its 1941 and this little girls daddy is a soldier coming home on leave today.Her name is Darla.Mommy and Darla came to the station early and Darla wants to look at the train tracks!Darla...
I made a fabric banner from some pretty flowered fabric fat quarters I bought from the Flower Sugar line by the Japanese fabric company Lecien.I trimmed it with some crochet trim I bought at the 100 ...
I love creative challenges because they sometimes make you dig deep to figure out who you are creatively. Of course, as creative beings we are always changing but for me, there is one influence which...
I just got back from the half price sale at the thrift shop!As usual, I feel like I bought a few things for my girls that were cute but might not get worn very often so I wrote this little guide...
Everyday is Earthday when it comes to my wee ones wardrobe. If its not handmade then a lot of it is thrifted or handed down.For instance, this outfit here.A collaboration of my design, my nine...
I copied these designs from Molly Makes Magazine. This is my first attempt at embroidery!I looked at the designs and drew them on my fabric with a water soluble fabric pen.This is the perfect c...
Do you like my old french enamel ware match holder? Allumettes.A friend of mine was having a barbecue this weekend. I wanted to bring her a little gift but as usual, I hadnt planned anything, it was ...
Last weekend the weather was lovely so I took the girls to Santa Barbara for the day.It was the perfect opportunity for Lily to wear her 1943 style sailor shorts and halter top I made from this...
My BirdhouseDecorated and decoupaged bird houses are an easy and fun craft to do with my kids in springtime. We have lots of birds in the yard and they often use the birdhouses. I made my birdho...
Source: chicagohistorymuseum.tumblr.co m via Justine@sewcountrychick on PinterestI work sporadically for a local theatre which has been in operation for many years. We have some very talented people i...
The past few weeks I havent made much for myself and I felt like making something fun for spring.I have always wanted to make myself a romper so I did.I have been working away on projects for Gigi an...
Warning to my readers..... this is a major rant!!!This weekend I jumped on the Google Plus Train and opened up a Google Plus profile and linked it to my Blogger account. My old Blogger profile was re...
Welcome to Sew & Tell Saturday!Here are some great projects featured from last weeks link up:The fabric on this skirt made at Pinspiring looks like a European fishing village. I love it...
Welcome to Sew & Tell Saturday!Post your sewing projects and visit some new blogs and say hi!Here are some featured projects from last week:A couple of refashions:A tutorial for how to make this ...
I made this messenger bag out of this cool Nordic style fabric I bought at the thrift shop.This was a gift for my nine year olds teacher.She is from Poland and this fabric reminded me of her for some...
Welcome to Sew & Tell Saturday! Im back from all of my travels and ready to dive back into some sewing projects I have planned. There is nothing like a little trip to get your creative ideas...
The SNAP bloggers conference this past weekend in Utah was was an excellent event. The organizers worked so hard and had an amazing array of informative workshops presented by and for creat...
Welcome to Sew & Tell Saturday!I should be at the SNAP Bloggers Conference in Salt Lake City as you read this on Saturday. Actually as I write this, its 3:50 AM in the morning on Thursday. I...
I found this applique on a tshirt at the thrift shop. I bought it for one dollar and cut the applique off to use on the skirt.I have been working on a small collection for my littlest girl inspired b...
My inspirations for this piece from Gigis Spring Collection were 1940s women from World War 2 For the first time women were doing the mens jobs in factories, building planes and ships. Als...
The main store of Tomato fabric with six floors in Nippori Textile Town Tokyo. There are some great deals here!The second Tomato shop across the street. Its two floors and has top of the line Japanes...
Chicken breedsThere are over 400 breeds of chickens!hi everyone! I am on vacation in Tokyo right now! It is raining outside but we are going to the fish market anyway to have sushi for breakfast! The...
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