Author Archives: sewtheday

Seek and Find Jar

Posted on April 5, 2010 by sewtheday

About a year ago at a friend’s birthday dinner, I saw a really neat seek and find tube.  It was a long plastic tube filled with rice and small, mostly plastic, objects….a dinosaur, a button, a  fish… etc. After seeing … Continue reading →

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Bunnies for the Basket

Posted on March 31, 2010 by sewtheday

Here are the results of 2 of the many great bunny tutorials I’ve seen this past week. With Little Bit’s Easter basket to fill I figured these would be perfect. I found The Purl Bee’s finger puppet bunny tutorial through Lil … Continue reading →

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Little Apron for Little Bit

Posted on March 30, 2010 by sewtheday

I’ve finally finished Little Bit’s apron.  It has been sitting unfinished since January.  A combination of school and travels left it by the way side… but now it’s finished in time to be tucked into his easter basket. Today I … Continue reading →

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Hat With Ears

Posted on March 24, 2010 by sewtheday

I’ve had several people inquire about a pattern for B’s green hat since last week, so I have relocated the blog where I found the inspiration.   Chez Beeper Bebe   has this great hat tutorial!  So, check out Chez Beeper Bebe’s free … Continue reading →

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Cashmere Makes Yummy Hats!

Posted on March 22, 2010 by sewtheday

I’ve been Sweatering…. That is… scouring local secondhand shops for usable wool, cashmere, and wool blend sweaters….  Here is a picture of the yummy colors of cashmere sweaters I’ve reclaimed. Last week I set to making baby hats.  Here are … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Reclaiming Yarn

Posted on March 15, 2010 by sewtheday

Since the beginning of my journey into recycled wool sweaters, I’ve been looking for the perfect sweater to frog.  Finding a nice weight wool sweater, that hasn’t been felted, feels nice, had good frogging seams, and that wasn’t full of … Continue reading →

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A Month

Posted on March 5, 2010 by sewtheday

What a month it has been.  I left Kentucky on February 8th to go to New Orleans to visit my family.  I had intended to stay about a week there which, after smashing my car ended up being more of … Continue reading →

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Resweater Giveaway

Posted on February 6, 2010 by sewtheday

Resweater is doing a Good Karma Giveaway!  It is easy to play, fun, and you get a chance to win a sweater too!  Hooray for Good Karma! Post your favorite item from her shop to enter.Mine is this… Cashmere…. mmmmm.

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3 Pointed Hat – Crochet

Posted on February 5, 2010 by sewtheday

Mardi Gras is coming and we are going down to visit my family in New Orleans.  Naturally Bennett needed a purple, green and gold hat.  It took a while to find the right colors of yarn, in the same weight, … Continue reading →

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Dryer Balls

Posted on February 1, 2010 by sewtheday

After getting the idea from Resweater, I finally got around to making dryer balls. Here are the “naked” wrappped up balls of Wool scraps with some strips added to some to make them more round.  They are about 2 ounces … Continue reading →

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