I have the pleasure today of introducing my very first guest contributor to Super Mom – No Cape and I have to admit that I’m pretty excited because not only is she a wonderful teacher whose students adore her, she is our oldest daughter, Krystal. She has a great teaching aide to share with you today, complete with a tutorial…
Last summer I made some reversible children’s aprons with adjustable ties for our oldest daughter’s classroom. I’ve redone the photos and accompanying instructions for this tutorial several times but was never completely satisfied with it. Hopefully this last time I’ve covered each and every step you’ll need to complete an apron for a little one in your life. *Note: This…
Today I’m sharing the pattern and tutorial for the half circle sew in frame coin purses that I posted on Tuesday as part of the UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop. Click here to access and print the free pattern. Be sure to set your printer to print at actual size or no scaling. The size and shape of…
The Giveaway is Now Closed I will announce the winners later today. Today is Day #2 of the UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop hosted by Katherine from Sew Me Something Good. And it’s my day (along with 15 other blogs) to share the coin purse made from the pattern provided by Madam Sam of Sew We Quilt. You…
As I’ve mentioned before, our oldest daughter is teaching in Shanghai. Her students are pre-k (3 to 4 years old) and she recently sent me some photos of two fun things she’s made for her classroom. So today, I’m going to be the proud mom and show them to all of you. First up is this super cool puppet theatre.…
Learn how to recover lawn chair cushions to give them new life at a fraction of the cost of buying new ones. The step-by-step instructions provided in this tutorial will show you how I went about recovering mine with new fabric while reusing the inside foam and batting and recovering the buttons. Also included is an easy faux-piping technique will…
While searching through and organizing my computer photo files, I came across pictures I had taken while joining the striped borders for the flying zebra baby and child-sized quilts. At the time, I thought maybe others might like to see how I went about sewing the strips of border fabric together on the diagonal while at the same time matching…
Place a pin in the center of the front of the bag. Measure 2 ½” from either side of the pin and mark a dot with a pencil. Measure down ½” from the top edge, place grommet piece against edge of ruler. With the pencil, trace inside of grommet. Using the punch that came with the grommet kit, punch hole…
This past Christmas, Dave and I decided rather than buying each other gifts, we’d take that money and buy a reading chair for the corner of our bedroom. It took us a while to find a chair that would be comfortable for both of us; short enough for me, tall enough for him. We finally found one in February, but…
My husband and I each like to sleep with two pillows. So on our bed we have two king size pillows and two regular size pillows. Most sheet sets only come with one set of standard size pillow cases. Rather than buy cases for the king size pillows, I sew them. Pillowcases are quick and easy to make. If you…