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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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