It’s Sew, Mama, Sew’s Giveaway Day! I love this biannual event – it’s how I’ve discovered many of my favorite sewing blogs!
For new visitors, I’m MaryAnne! I am a stay at home mom with four kids: Emma (six years old), Johnny (four years old), Lily (three years old), and Anna (three months old. I blog about joyful parenting with an emphasis on creativity, learning, and play – and all three of those categories apply to me as well as the kids!
I’ve been sewing since I was twelve years old, when I taught myself by breaking a lot of needles and ruining a bunch of fabric on our family’s old Singer sewing machine. It’s a pretty sporadic hobby these days, but here are projects I’ve made that may interest you:
- Winter Toddler dress
- Easy-sew bean bagsÂ
- 10-minute camera case – with a wrist strap port
- 15-minute Cinderella gown – perfect for dress-up
- Wedding dressÂ
- Bridal veil
- Simple laptop sleeve
- A slightly fancier laptop sleeve
- Child’s coat
- I Spy Quilt
- Very simple baby shoes
- Barbie sleeping bags
- Apron from a shirt and a sheet
- Decorate-a-Monster
- Very easy little teddy bears
- Uglydoll-inspired softie
- Quick & easy preschool skirt
- Jeans makeover to child’s handbag
- Jeans makeover to door draft blocker
- Jeans makeover to hot/cold pack
- Christmas stockings
- Fleece pants for kids
- Cloth baby wipes
- Crayon roll
- Turn a shirt into toddler shorts
- Princess shoes
- Doll bed
- Doll clothes
- Little Red Riding Hood Costume
I also have a few hand-sewn projects – great for kids who want to sew:
- Ornaments for kids to color and sew
- Valentine hearts
- Kid-sewn stuffie
- Super-simple Superhero capes
- Felt pumpkin pie
- Felt sandwich set
Also, check out this Tow Mater my awesome hubby made!
I also made today’s giveaway item – and if you click on the photo it will take you to my tutorial, if you would like to make your own.
This year I’m giving away this pretty sling-style baby doll (or stuffed animal) carrier! It’s just like the ones I made for my kids for this baby doll carrier tutorial, just in a more neutral pattern.
This giveaway has now ended. Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations, Ashton!!!
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Thanks for the giveaway, and I want to link up my INDOOR snow play activity. We had lots of fun with this one- http://organicaspirations.blogspot.com/2013/01/bring-it-in.html
I love that post from Like Mama~ Like Daughter about nature!
Indoor snow play is one of my kids’ favorite winter activities!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Fun! We would love to win! Thanks for the chance!
I just wish you lived closer….so my girls could come over for help!
That would be wonderful! Maybe someday :)
Thanks for the sewing projects, I have to come back and look slowly at all of them. We made a wall Mural for Christmas http://anjalicuric.blogspot.sg/2012/12/invitation-to-play-create-large.html
My daughter is going to take a sewing class this week for the first time. I might have to get a sewing machine soon and then I’ll really need your post!
IKEA makes an excellent starter machine for kids…
All of your sewing posts are going to inspire me to give it a go – someday.
I hope you do, someday! I really enjoy sewing, when I get it done!
What a sweet give-away! I already shared this post on your FB page: http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-enchanted-childhood-playschool.html
My kids and I had a blast making our own Christmas snow globes: http://www.giftofcuriosity.com/2012/12/02/diy-christmas-snow-globes/
How fun! Thanks for linking up!
Love that you picked something small so you can ship it worldwide. :) Such a great gift for kids!!
What a lovely gift to give to others – we have entered as T is already trying to wrap her own babies as she saw me helping me friend the other day. Today I’ve posted our Nativity Story Sequencing Cards which we’ve had a lot of fun making and reviewing the story with
This is a really cute doll carrier. Very portable for little ones.