Day after day, I am finding new inspiration and ideas. I wanted to share them with you without overwhelming you with a huge list of goodies all at once. So starting this week, every Friday I will share with you the top five things that have either inspired me or blessed me in some way… Continue reading Friday Five 3/8/19
In my years of photographing weddings, no reception song frayed my nerves like “Lady in Red.” Song aside, I love wearing red, so when I thought about a new, crisp Spring coat, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the gorgeous red twill that jumped off the rack at me while going through Hobby Lobby.… Continue reading Lady Grey Coat
A few years ago, I started blogging here at Dorothy’s Daughter, and was very excited to expand it and earn a little spot in the online sewing community. Then November 6, 2016 happened. While playing with my grandchildren and carrying a toy down the stairs, I took a tumble down them that changed my life.… Continue reading Where have I been?
Well moms, you are almost halfway through the school year… maybe some of you are even just beginning your journey into homeschooling after Christmas break. Either way, as a veteran homeschool mom on the other side of things, I want to encourage you to keep up the fight. I wrote the following to my daughter… Continue reading Halfway through the School Year — Encouragement for Homeschool Moms (actually, all moms)
“If tomorrow will be the end of the world, I will spend my today by looking at the pictures of my past!”― Mehmet Murat ildan As a photographer, I am always intrigued by new ways to display photographs. I’ve often thought that a quilt made of memories in photographs would be a worthy project. However, up… Continue reading How to Add Photos to Any Fabric Project
“That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up.” – Walt Disney Every year on November 18, the world of Disney celebrates the birthday of Mickey Mouse with parties, special episodes of Mickey’s Clubhouse, and many other ways that are befitting such a celebrity. I am Mickey’s birthday buddy. Ever since I… Continue reading If You’ve Got Ears… (free PDF pocket design)
One of the most frustrating aspects of sewing to me is that pattern sizing is so much different than ready-to-wear. No where is this more true than in childrens’ clothing patterns. Often, they run big, leaving me guessing, especially when I making a gift for one of my grandchildren. My local childrens’ resale shop had… Continue reading Creating a T-shirt Pattern from RTW
“You can’t stick it on with soap, Peter. It needs sewing. That’s the proper way to do it. Although, come to think of it, I’ve never thought about it before… um… sewing shadows, I mean. –Wendy Darling, from Peter Pan, Disney, 1953 The character of Wendy from Peter Pan is such a nurturer. She cares… Continue reading The Wendy Dress – Simplicity #2989 Pattern Hack
“When the first baby laughed for the very first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” – Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie I am Grammy to five adorable littles. They are my sunshine and rock my world. This project began when my… Continue reading Tinkerbell and Simplicity 1792
According to the dictionary, the word creative means, “relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.” The word, and the process have always fascinated me. I grew up in a family of creatives. My father, a well-respected professional photographer taught me composition from the time I was… Continue reading So who is Dorothy’s Daughter?
