Happy Halloween, everyone! I kept handmade elements pretty minimal this year, only making the girls' jackets and my robe. We are dressed as Thor, Thor in Endgame, Rumi and Mira (from K Pop Demon Hunters), and Spiderman. Hope everyone has a great last day of October!
I don't think K Pop Demon Hunters has hit every area as hard as it's hit where we live, but kids here are obsessed with the movie, so it was no surprise to me when my girls wanted to dress up as characters from the movie for Halloween. Lots of different outfits are worn in … Continue reading K Pop Demon Hunters: Halloween Costumes
A few weeks ago we were able to celebrate my oldest daughter's baptism. It seemed like a really great opportunity to get her something special to wear. It was no surprise that she had very exact specifications for her dress and, after a brief search online, we knew it was something best made myself, to … Continue reading A Special Dress for Wendy
And just like that the summer is over! Somehow I let it pass by with hardly a blog post. Our summer, though, was packed. We hiked and swam and hiked some more. We endured a couple nasty sicknesses. We took a big trip to visit family. I sewed up a big project on commission. We're … Continue reading Back to School: Simplicity 8807
So March ended up being totally bonkers. We had so much going on that I wasn't sure I'd be able to make dresses for me and my girls as per my annual Easter tradition. I didn't have time to make a dress for myself, but I did manage to make a dress each for the … Continue reading Girls Dresses: Simplicity 9503
Wendy was freezing so this is the only picture she's in! She ran back inside right after I snapped this. Well, after a couple of weeks of trying to get the girls to go fabric shopping with me, Wendy finally told me to "just not do dresses this year." Kids are so fun. All the … Continue reading My Girls’ Easter Dresses: Simplicity 8851
Sewing has been so weird for me lately and it has just felt like I fail and then turn around to fail again. Frankly, I was getting pretty tired of this! But I made each of my girls a dress and they turned out so well! I'm hoping I can get a win like this … Continue reading LLK Galena: Dresses for my Girls
I made my girls some mini Marlo cardigans. Now, before you get too excited, True Bias does not, as of yet, have a mini version of the Marlo pattern. Unfortunately. I checked first thing when I had the thought to make slouchy cardigans for the girls. If they had the pattern in mini, my job … Continue reading Mini Marlos
I apologize for bringing it back 'round to Halloween when it is clearly time to move on. But if you happen to still have candy in your bucket, feel free to pull some out while we focus on costumes for just one more post. Sorrrrry! So Wendy is a very lucky girl because she has … Continue reading McCalls 8251: Girl’s Dress (and Witch Costume)
A few years ago (??? seriously can't remember how long ago it was!) I stopped at Nordstrom Rack Last Chance on a trip to Phoenix. I've talked about this place before but it's where Nordstrom Rack sends a bunch of their stuff that they don't sell in store to sell it here but cheaper. It's … Continue reading Easter Outfits for the Girls: Raleigh Tops and Ballerina Skirts
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