I'm still recovering from this week--the last week of the school year for my Kindergartener and my birthday. My big sewing goals (like, participating in the Week of the Summer Boy) had to be put aside so I could make gifts for my good friend's birthday and my son's teacher. Sew Mama Sew featured a… Continue reading Gifted zip pouches
The cardboard boxes that crayons, markers and colored pencils come in are virtually useless in the long run. We toss them as soon as they are opened. Instead, I've made zippered oilcloth bags for each type of implement. Well, my son decided he was going to remove all the markers from one to put in… Continue reading Taming the marker mayhem
This weekend, we went with our good friends and all four of our little boys to go strawberry picking at Coastways Ranch in Davenport, CA. It was a beautiful day and the kids really enjoyed having their own containers to collect berries. It's so very hard to resist the bright red beacon of the perfect… Continue reading Strawberry season = jam
I make roast chicken a lot...about every week. The best roast chicken I've ever had was at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco. After the meal, I bought the cookbook to get my hand on that chicken recipe. I've made the chicken and it's great, but the recipe is picky, takes a long time (dry brining… Continue reading Roast chicken in cast-iron with pan gravy. Seriously good, and easy.
I make lots of clothes for other people--the kids, especially, but other family members too. After apparently feeling neglected, my husband finally expressed his dismay that I hadn't ever made anything for him to wear. Sure, I made him a quilt when we were dating, but it wasn't that great (we don't even own it… Continue reading Linen shorts for my honey
At dinner tonight, my sweet Kindergartener chose #99 (out of 146 comments) for the winner. Congratulations to Jo--she will receive the lovely apron! But...I couldn't NOT give away the diaper covers too, so the random number generator produced #20. Congrats NinjaEema--she will be getting two custom diaper covers! This was my first time participating in… Continue reading Congratulations to the Giveaway winners!
Choose two of these.....To celebrate Sew Mama Sew's May Giveaway Day, I'm giving away not one, but TWO custom cloth diaper covers! These are wrap-style, waterproof covers to be used with prefold diapers and I'll make two in the size and color you specify (solid colors only). To see the available colors, visit my Etsy… Continue reading May Giveaway Day! Which will you choose?
I was "on-call" the day I was scheduled to have my labor induced, which means I just had to wait and wait (and wait!) for the hospital to let me know when to come in. I can tell you, the call didn't come on the early side of the 24 hour window I was given!… Continue reading Tutorial: Tipped burp cloth
After submitting my entries into the Sewalong, several lovely fabrics were still staring at me from my stash. I'm trying hard not to buy 1) more fabric or 2) more patterns, since I have heaps of both, so I set out to match fabric to pattern for a new shirt. These days, of utmost importance… Continue reading Giving it a go
Wahoo! I submitted two tops to the Made by Rae Spring Top Sewalong, and BOTH made it to the first round of finals. Crazy! Please vote for my "Flowery button-down"!This contest has really gotten me excited me about sewing for myself again. Using patterns had been making me insane because you go through all the… Continue reading I’m a finalist…Again!
Bea & Lucille 