Sewing with kids: A wallet for boys

boy holding wallet he made

My four year old has been begging me to help him make a wallet.  He picked out this truck fabric from Moda, and we picked out coordinating fabrics together. We didn’t use a pattern, but we looked at daddy’s wallet as an example and used its measurements. The wallet roughly measures 9 inches by 4 […]

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Hand Sewing with Kids

boy holding embroidery hoop over face

As a stay at home mom, my kids are always with me.  When I’m cooking, they’re helping me cook.  When I’m cleaning, they’re right behind me dragging out something else.  When I’m sewing, they’re right there with me wanting to sew.  I figure why not take advantage of their eagerness to help and use it […]

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