For my ten year old daughter, who doesn’t like fussy dresses but complimented me many times on these three. The blue and the deep-red stripe were both from Gray’s General Store. The red organic jersey was bought on sale some time ago. I sew most my knits with a slight zig-zag and a stretch needle. I have a serger, but I prefer to work on a sewing machine. These dresses sewed up rather quickly, given I use my mat and rotary cutter and am an old hand at sewing with knits. All three dresses were based on a pattern by Chicken Hill, graded up for Phoenix’s tall, lanky frame. At first I thought I’d offer these to...

Note, April 2012: All current proceeds from my craft go to Project “Help Us Get To The ‘Life Is Good Unschooling Conference’!”; I have until May to raise the funds. Thank you to any and all who purchase, tweet, share, FB, email, or take a body shot in my honor. I loved this Anna Marie Horner Innocent Crush velveteen – shown here in “Loves Me Loves Me Not Golden” (the mustard colorway) and “Bubble Burst Sparkle” (the blue). It was as lovely to work with as it was to fondle. A bit light for a velveteen, my construction using an orange double-knit full lining makes for a fairly warm garment...

Note, April 2012: All current proceeds from my craft go to Project “Help Us Get To The ‘Life Is Good Unschooling Conference’!”; I have until May to raise the funds. Thank you to any and all who purchase, tweet, share, FB, email, or take a body shot in my honor. This set of five was inspired by reflections on our lovely greenery and the climate that makes it possible… and also inspired by a lovely, thick yarn-dyed cotton plaid on my shelf (I started referring to the fabric as a semi-flannel, which is not at all correct by the way). First, a brief history in our family: Lake Quinault (pictured above, with the...

No one has a hat like this one. No one. Another version, with creatures and colors and fabrics at the discernment of a client? Limitless.   You can see more photos and read more about construction in the Flickr tagset, as well as a special tutorial I made up demonstrating ear and whisker technique. Materials & materials cost (not including overhead of sewing machine and equipment maintenance, renting and heating sewing room): variable, $10 – $30; Time to completion of sewing and crafting (not including time gathering, shopping for, or organizing supplies): 2 hours. Size: M2M (this version is 53 cm) Available Price: Please...