What a week this has been! I wish I could explain to you my sewing emotions, get a pep talk from you, and be on my merry way. I’m so off lately. I have done plenty of handwork however. This past week my focus was on stitching up Anna Maria’s Nouveau Needle Cushion from her...
So I’m embroidering all the letters of Layla’s name. You may remember that I stitched up the “L” back in November. Now that the holidays are behind us, I’ve gotten back at it. This weekend’s project was the first “a” in her name. For this letter, I used a combination of the “a” from Anna...
I said it was the year of the baby and I wasn’t kidding. Last week I had out my trusty copy of Handmade Beginnings (again) when I made a couple pairs of Quick Change Trousers for a little boy due to make an appearance in February. This was my first time using the Quick Change Trousers...
I think its the year of the baby. Every person I know is having a baby or just had one. And when new life comes into the world, that means its time to make something special. For a little girl who was born last month, I made this Patchwork Sleep Sack from Anna Maria’s book Handmade...
So I’ve been wanting to make this project forever. Since I purchased Handmade Beginnings by Anna Maria Horner back in 2010, I really have been itching to embroidery Layla’s name in a similar fashion. I don’t know what held me back at first, but for this year I had been waiting and waiting on Anna’s Love...
Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.
there is definitely no greater gift than children! she is beautiful and you are a wonderful momma!
Oh how I wish we lived close, our kids would LOVE each other. Layla at the playground is my son every day, basically Hi, my name is … and what is yours? I love it! I was dying laughing at the “hookers” because I have a similar story….my husband got a new “gerber tool” and retired the old broken one, so he gave it to my son to play with and he misplaced it and proceeded to look for his “hooker” all day. So cute, and yes the grow so fast! Love seeing Layla in all those pretty dresses!