Pocketed pants
The Bean refuses to wear pocketless clothing. No shirts, no dresses, unless they have pockets. One is acceptable, two preferred. So this morning, while she bathed, I whipped this teal corduroy pair out. Very quick n dirty. No pattern (or hem, just a serged cuff, as she wanted them right away), but I put a yoked cargo pocket on each leg. She was underwhelmed with the bird print, but thrilled with the pockets, so I guess we both win. Her pockets are full with about 400 pennies; she rattles loudly with each step. Her flower coat has a pocket, too, just one though, so it carries some broken...
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scraps of old knits and an old sweater plus some stuffing turned my Bean into a VERY happy Bean. she got a Papa doll!shhh, it’s sleeping. just like papa would like to be. same hair color… dark blue pants (jeans), and blue shirt… just like Papa. that’s a VERY satisfied little...
Read Morebarrettes!
I’ve been playing with wool felt lately, working on ornaments for the Advent Calendar Sew Along… Then I realized I had lots of roses and barrette shapes cut out from when I first saw the tute over at Purl, but I had stopped making them as I ran out of barrettes. A quick trip to Target solved that problem, and I had LOADS of fun whipping out all these little babies. Of course my favorite is the one I created all by myself, this leaf one, and I also like the apple ones, made from buttons from Momen+ the Bean and I each wore one of these yesterday. (she got the pink one)… it...
Read MoreA seasonal barrette…
Wool felt, variegated embroidery floss, a hair clip, and a model who's so fluffy he doesn't...
Read Morefinally catching up!
My awesome husband took the kiddos this morning so I could catch up on my bees… here’s 2 non-wonky squares in a square 2 wonky log cabins… 2 bridgesand a mod-mosaic block…all will be mailed off on monday, and then I can start on November’s...
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