tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post4024691968378800766..comments2024-03-18T00:16:37.094-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Behind My BackLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-64640174807364191862015-11-30T11:55:12.185-06:002015-11-30T11:55:12.185-06:00Do you have a pattern for the floppy ear rabbit yo...Do you have a pattern for the floppy ear rabbit you have shown? Your daughter is amazing.<br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-2978124491285393842015-11-18T18:04:29.881-06:002015-11-18T18:04:29.881-06:00Yeah! I noticed that too. Sisters are important an...Yeah! I noticed that too. Sisters are important and so cool. Ronjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464800282004201253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-60903118384394487832015-11-18T18:01:28.311-06:002015-11-18T18:01:28.311-06:00That is pretty darn cool! Your kids make me want t...That is pretty darn cool! Your kids make me want to have them sooner rather than later. Ronjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464800282004201253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-62777887372517317922015-11-16T07:44:07.231-06:002015-11-16T07:44:07.231-06:00This is so amazing! I've been sewing with my ...This is so amazing! I've been sewing with my 5-year old for a year now, and this summer she made her own dress. Sure I held her hand very step of the way, but except for the actual drafting and the button hole she did everything herself. I can't wait for the day when she goes off and does something completely on her own!Karahttp://www.karaw.com/blogg/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-36282408955677199552015-11-14T21:41:49.569-06:002015-11-14T21:41:49.569-06:00So exciting!!! This is how I learned to sew. So exciting!!! This is how I learned to sew. MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-27229455129838655552015-11-14T20:34:31.224-06:002015-11-14T20:34:31.224-06:00Normally I wouldn't care about grainlines for ...Normally I wouldn't care about grainlines for kid-made doll clothes but it was that fabric that has ruffles that hang loosely from it. You've used it for dresses. I've made skirts with it. The look of the jacket would totally depend on how you lay it out, you know what I mean? :) Check out here for our latest kid sewing project... www.awillingworker.blogspot.com. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764732022592880069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-25590390782749771592015-11-14T20:02:58.892-06:002015-11-14T20:02:58.892-06:00SJ Kurtz: yes! And there should be a special mini ...SJ Kurtz: yes! And there should be a special mini badge for Cleaning Up The Mess After Sewing. I may or may not ever earn mine, though.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-32805887517905515602015-11-14T20:01:33.993-06:002015-11-14T20:01:33.993-06:00Sew little time: Yeah! Share photos of the finishe...Sew little time: Yeah! Share photos of the finished Shopkin! My girls will surely ooh and aah!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-28047890639478078162015-11-14T20:00:54.210-06:002015-11-14T20:00:54.210-06:00Oh, Anne - I loved reading your story. Truly. And ...Oh, Anne - I loved reading your story. Truly. And the bit about "It was on grain." made me laugh out loud. Only sewing people will see the huge significance of this!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-44655430919634957932015-11-14T19:59:33.122-06:002015-11-14T19:59:33.122-06:00Thank you so much, Natalie! And brava for teaching...Thank you so much, Natalie! And brava for teaching your 4-year-old to sew!<br />LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-13553833979861040012015-11-14T19:38:51.539-06:002015-11-14T19:38:51.539-06:00Loved this story!Please keep us updated. Most int...Loved this story!Please keep us updated. Most interested to know how you would start teaching drafting to a young child?BettySewsAlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783088681179163508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-42136290777259403352015-11-14T18:55:07.965-06:002015-11-14T18:55:07.965-06:00In the scout troop my boys have been in, the ultim...In the scout troop my boys have been in, the ultimate compliment for a kid is that he did something "without being asked" (there's a custom mini badge for it), and the stakes go up the older they get (fundraising and building the playground for the orphanage in Quito being the gold standard). <br />Yup. Mini badge earned.SJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-82728036465294427502015-11-14T14:49:10.727-06:002015-11-14T14:49:10.727-06:00Inspired by you, i helped my 7 year old measure an...Inspired by you, i helped my 7 year old measure and "draft" a pattern for a felt version of her favourite shopkin this afternoon. Seeing and embroidery tomorrow! Sew little timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027164681383524032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-87752673849816884862015-11-14T09:33:58.116-06:002015-11-14T09:33:58.116-06:00What timing?! I had a similar moment a week or tw...What timing?! I had a similar moment a week or two ago! My almost ten year old wanted to make her 18'' doll a jacket. "But not a tight jacket - a loose flowey jacket that will fit over any clothes underneath. How do I make that Mommy?" I was in the middle of something so I just grabbed a piece of scratch paper and drew her the basic 't'/cross shape with the vertical part of the 't' being the front and back, the horizontal part being the sleeves, a hole in the middle for the head and a slit down the center front. Thats it - three lines in pencil. She disappears. Half an hour later she comes to the kitchen with her doll wearing a kraft paper jacket. Pretty much properly fitting. "Like this?" she says. I said "Yes, exactly like that'' after I picked my jaw up off the floor. She disappears again. Dinner happens. After dinner I said I'd give her a few pointers on laying it out on her ruffly fabric. "Already done" she says. I peeked at it. It was on grain. With the ruffles all pointing the right way. She cut it out and only asked for my behind-the-chair-supervision while she serged the two underarm/side seams. Done. Her doll had a loose jacket that would fit over clothes. She was thrilled. I was over the moon thrilled with her process and independence. She doesn't know how awesome it is that she drafted and sewed what was in her head. Sew on girls! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764732022592880069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-68308332873261527052015-11-14T08:11:11.002-06:002015-11-14T08:11:11.002-06:00Kids are so amazing ♥ have a great weekend. Angela...Kids are so amazing ♥ have a great weekend. AngelaFarbenformerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718960461281760206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-57909070087209708402015-11-14T05:31:48.909-06:002015-11-14T05:31:48.909-06:00I'm so happy for you! I remeber at age 7 aski...I'm so happy for you! I remeber at age 7 asking to sew a dolls dress on the sewing machine, being perfectly capable, but not allowed to do so, very sad. THis just shows what a great Mother you are to your girls, I never expected any less of you or them xxelbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803342448767111003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-53471860679372649272015-11-13T15:58:31.173-06:002015-11-13T15:58:31.173-06:00So fantastic! I love those stories of independence...So fantastic! I love those stories of independence and mastery, because while it's about sewing (YAY), it also about life. Excitement is definitely in order. Mel.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521008735359767164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-66502394940560730502015-11-13T15:04:22.855-06:002015-11-13T15:04:22.855-06:00Yay Emily! This is an amazing first drafting proj...Yay Emily! This is an amazing first drafting project! I'm so happy for your household right now.Mandykattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706912014293315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-29922551183814372232015-11-13T14:42:30.151-06:002015-11-13T14:42:30.151-06:00Happy mom smiles.Happy mom smiles.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468763091074811797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-32185909520831104032015-11-13T14:23:18.401-06:002015-11-13T14:23:18.401-06:00This. Is. Amazing.This. Is. Amazing.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395905037088285033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-29207870974002706712015-11-13T14:10:49.825-06:002015-11-13T14:10:49.825-06:00Way to go, Emily! Not only for making the pillow, ...Way to go, Emily! Not only for making the pillow, which was super cute, but for showing your love for your sister and her BFF - how very nice of you! And way to go Mom, too, for getting her going in the right direction! I can't wait to see future projects!Grandma Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260178906088230163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-25115489372531861232015-11-13T14:09:19.515-06:002015-11-13T14:09:19.515-06:00I say this in a completely not-sarcastic way: this...I say this in a completely not-sarcastic way: this post practically brings me to tears. This is exactly what I dream for my own children (though I will ::gasp:: be utilizing pre-designed patterns, as alas, I have not learned to draft myself...). I have started teaching my little girl (almost 4) to sew, and whenever she asks me "can I sew a pillow for [insert name of stuffed toy here]", my heart sings. <br />I am floored by the love that your girls show for each other, and the way that Emily made something for Bunny to show love for Kate. Oh my goodness. That on top of the sewing prowess! ::deep breath:: You're doing a lot right! :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237642663035102171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-56902431226279085242015-11-13T13:48:32.267-06:002015-11-13T13:48:32.267-06:00This post makes me so happy. For you! :)This post makes me so happy. For you! :)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.com