smile - it's sewing cards!

had to reshare the free pdf download for these adorable mini sewing cards for kids, found on the lovely mineco blog via ohdeeoh.  if i can find a needle stubby enough i will try these in our house, stat!

i remember having a toy sewing machine when i was quite small, probably four or so...  it was threaded (by mom) with red acrylic wool and i think you had to turn a wheel so it would punch very slowly through cards.  i wonder if something like that still exists (and not just in my thrift/vintage store dreams!)...

sewing for little girls

is there anything like making clothes for a little girl? if you're looking for something quick & easy and sure to please, check out this free oliver + s lazy days skirt pattern. found while reading one of my favourite blogs, and one that i find so positive and inspiring, soulemama:

it looks dead easy - something you could whip out in an hour or so. and really, is there anything more satisfying that sewing something that's this cute and that fast? looking for ideas? there are many interpretations of this one simple skirt pattern in this flickr group.

i adore the whole line of patterns from oliver + s - wee little pants and jumpsuits and dresses, the most adorable coat ever... it's so refreshing to find patterns for wee people clothes that are not straight out of 1980 (and not in that cool quasi-ironic way!).