Have you ever made a pillow case or had your daughter make one? If you have been hesitant to break out your sewing machine or to make a project with your daughter, then wait no longer! This is such a fun and easy project that is so useful and can be as simple or elaborate [...]
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Several years ago my oldest daughter, Breezy, created a little bag that was so adorable that I wanted to make some of my own. This little bag tutorial is based off of her design. I have given directions for hand sewing and the stitches have a “rustic” look which adds to the beauty, but you [...]
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Over the years I have taught my daughters how to do many things so that if there is illness or someone is in the hospital they know how to run a household of ten– as they have proven in the past with a rocky past year behind us! I think it is so important to [...]
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It is so hard today to find beautiful clothing for our little girls. Many times, the stores are often filled with clothing that is unfit for lovely young maidens being raised to love the Lord. Thankfully, there are still places where you can buy beautiful patterns to create your own beautiful dresses. My sweet friend, [...]
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A few years ago, my daughter was given this similar holder to use for holding coloring pencils. It was a joy to take along our nature walks and unroll it when we would stop to draw and color in our nature journals. We soon found there was more than one purpose for this neat little [...]
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Have you brought your sewing machine out yet? Yesterday’s post on Raising Homemakers by Mrs. June Fuentes was inspiring as she shared several beginning sewing projects that would be delightful to make. In my first post about getting to know your sewing machine, I talked about having your daughters learn how to control the machine [...]
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“Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” -Proverbs 31:31 Is there anything so delightful as receiving a gift that is handmade? Before there were store bought socks, there were those that Grandma made, before there were store bought quilts, there were ladies that had [...]
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When I was a little girl and would visit with my grandmother who lived next door to us, she would have me thread several needles so that she would have them ready for mending. I love those memories of just sitting next to her and talking about sewing and learning stitches and looking at her [...]
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