I’m so excited to be sharing this free felt birdie pattern with you today! I have created some out of my own handmade felt (shown in the photo above) and in pre-made wool felt and they both turned out so lovely! These felt birds are a fun project for beginners as well as more experienced felt sewists/embroiderers. You can use […]
In the last stages of my pregnancy with Edith, I was having severe problems with carpal tunnel and couldn’t work very long on my usual projects of choice. I could only handle knitting and intricate drawing for a few minutes at a time before my hands became painfully numb. So, obviously, another kind of project was needed (I can’t just […]
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a delightful and extremely active boy in your life. He’s curious and smart and if you ever turn your head for even a second he’s climbing the curtains or dumping flour all over the floor, or any other number of mess-producing activities. I spent every spare moment (and, admittedly, some I probably shouldn’t […]
We’ve had a big of a sugar skull (aka Calavera) craze going on at our house lately. We learned about their origin and the part they play in traditional Dia de los Muertos celebrations. The next logical step was to try our hand at making some, out of felt of course. This was such a fun project for my 6 year […]
I was blessed to spend a lot of time with my Grandma while I was growing up. We got together frequently for family dinners and to celebrate birthdays and holidays. We spent a week together every summer at Lake Powell (and 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008). My sisters and I joined in singing with Grandma in her choir. She passed away over a decade […]
I have a bit of an obsession with felt. I adore hand sewing with felt and have made a multitude of games, play mats, quiet books and the like for my kids. I say “for my kids” but what I really mean is that I LOVE sewing with felt and I want to make things and if my kids happen […]
I have a few requirements when we begin contemplating Halloween costumes each year: 1) They need to be reusable. I want to be able to throw them in the dress-up box and be able to use them for years to come. 2) If I have to buy components, I want them to work as regular clothes in the future. 3) […]