I can’t even believe this is true – but it’s December 2nd, and my Christmas tree has yet to be put up. Gasp!!!! Not only that, but I have not put out a single Christmas decoration yet. Moan. Insert frowning emoticon here. HOWEVER, I have managed to begin the process of sewing Christmas “things” (aka. [...]
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Smocks are new again!
Posted in DIY, kids, patterns, Uncategorized, tagged YoYos, pattern, infant, baby, cotton, how to, make, rick rack, sew, smock, pinafore, plaid, Butterick, yo yo on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bolero Jackets – I heart them!
Posted in DIY, kids, patterns, Uncategorized, tagged bolero, etsy, handmade, how to make, jacket, jackets, kids, toosweetpatterns, toosweets on November 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Now that it’s almost December, I’ve decided to begin preparations for cold weather. Sorry Jeana, but there’s just no need to do this any sooner here in Texas. I found this darling pattern at TooSweets on Etsy and couldn’t resist. It’s ridiculously affordable and your pattern arrives in your inbox! Here is what I have [...]
Yay – a new ONESIE DRESS TUTORIAL!
Posted in DIY, kids, Scraps, TUTORIALS, Uncategorized, tagged cotton, dress, fabric, flower, gathers, onesie, onsie, skirt on November 21, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Oh my stinking goodness y’all – I don’t even remember the last post I made … much less my last tutorial! It has been steadily increasing in crazy around here. Strangest thing has been happening. My baby doesn’t sleep ALL DAY anymore. Weird. I might need to take her to the doctor. Anyhoo…tonight….because I’ve been [...]
Montreal & my first crocheted scarf …
Posted in Crochet, Uncategorized, tagged montreal, vacation on October 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Goodness. I have missed creating new tutorials lately. Sadly – this is not a post to remedy that. However, this IS a post to show that I really did get to wear that scarf that I made several months ago – my very first crochet project. (Confession: I haven’t crocheted much since – it takes [...]
Carepackages are FUN!
Posted in DIY, dresses, kids, Uncategorized, tagged amy butler, echino, gift, gifts, handmade, soul blossoms on October 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If you look back into September’s posts, you’ll find a fun guest post from my friend Ginger who wrote about celebrating the art of giving hand-sewn gifts. (She also makes wonderfully hand-sewn party decorations … be sure to ask her about how much she enjoyed, cough, making “real” bunting! Well….to the point of this post [...]
The old is new again …
Posted in dresses, Uncategorized, tagged cotton, etsy, lemon, Parsimony, sleeves on October 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »
One of the most common requests I receive via my Etsy shop goes a little something like this, “Can you make me one of your Team Spirit dresses except with sleeves?” This request is usually preceded or followed by a derogatory comment regarding the requestors arms. For some reason, women tend to hate their arms. [...]
Playing catch up – Celebrate Etsy!
Posted in dresses, Uncategorized, tagged dress, etsy, etsy.com, team spirit on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the last day of National Sewing Month, I am hoping to get caught up … I had hoped to post 30 days of reasons to Celebrate Sewing. I think I managed to post about 19 or so…I lot count of how far behind I am! So today, September 30th – I hope to post [...]
Celebrate Sewing on Paper! Meet Jeana Hansen, my idol.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cards, gifts, jeana hansen, paper, sewing on September 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a while since I had a guest blogger … turns out people are busy out there! What???? Seriously, y’all – you’re not obsessed with posting on my blog??? Shuh! Well, I was thrilled thrilled thrilled to see my dear friend Jeana’s blog-containing email today. I love her to pieces, and I know you [...]
So Celebrate Instant Gratification – meet Tiffany Schwedland !
Posted in Craft Crowd, DIY, Uncategorized, tagged celebrate sewing, tiffany schwedland on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh my goodness … I can’t begin to describe how thrilled and giddy I am about introducing y’all to my friend Tiffany Schwedland. If you’ve been sewing along with me for any amount of time, you’ve seen her name no less than a million times. I knew I liked her the instant that I met [...]
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Hi folks and felines...I'm Robie Kaye Dodson....I'm a wife, mother of three, obsessed sewer, mediocre cook, lover of coffee, marathon runner, and newly compelled DIY'er. Here, you'll find all the latest crafts I'm crafting and classes I'm teaching....please join in the fun with me!
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