Bloomers…

Tuesday March 17th, 2009

…because girls like to climb trees too.
I bought yards and yards of this cotton fabric with the embroidered eyelet border. My girl likes her skirts and dresses, but she’s not what you would call, um, “lady-like.”

The solution I’ve landed on is bloomers. I made some for her little sister too, and while I was at [...]

the pauper’s pantalettes

Thursday March 19th, 2009

SUPPLIES:
1/2 to 1 yard eyelet border embroidered cotton
3/4-inch elastic, to fit waist
matching thread
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Prewash your fabric to take care of any shrinkage. You should probably iron it before you start, too. As you can see, I didn’t. I’m lazy that way.

2. Open out the fabric and refold it lengthwise, with the borders aligned.

3. [...]

the colorwheel skirt

Thursday March 26th, 2009

SUPPLIES:
3/4 inch elastic to fit waist, minus 2 inches
2/3rds yard each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple fabrics (This skirt is sized to fit girls size 6-8. Adjust the length accordingly! If you are making a skirt for a toddler, I think you could adjust the dimensions of the pieces and use fat [...]

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Saturday March 28th, 2009

This recipe in its original form came off the back of a box of granola. We’ve made a few adjustments to it since then.
INGREDIENTS:
3 bananas
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/3 cup canola oil
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup granola
1/2 cup miniature [...]