Back before I was pregnant, I was branching out on clothing patterns, and tracked down the Darling Ranges Dress by Megan Nielsen. I had wanted to sew the dress for a long time, and I was thrilled to get started. I cut out my AMH voile along with Free Spirit solid voile for lining, and...
I purchased a couple of Liberty prints several months back that I knew I would want to use for Wallace projects. At the time I thought I would use them right away, but once I had them in my hands, I over thought it and decided to wait to cut into them until he was...
Continuing to take advantage of the burst of energy I’ve had lately, I pulled out the basted quilt that Layla made, and decided she needed it to be finished before her brother arrives. I really didn’t know what to do, so I just went with a criss-cross design and sewed away. Not much thinking, and...
After a quiet week last week, I’m back with another baby quilt. And let me tell you, its a good one! I definitely need it in throw size immediately. When I made this quilt a few weeks ago, I was unsure of what fabrics I wanted to use for the solid portions, so I ordered...
We bought Layla a sewing machine for Christmas (the utterly adorable mint Hello Kitty Janome!). She had been wanting one for some time, and I hadn’t given her free reign on mine because its a lot of machine for a three year old, but she does sit on my lap and help me often. She...
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.
I was scared of FBAs too, but now they are my best (breast?) friend ;-)
Seriously though, have a look at several tutorials to find one that makes the most sense to you. The Megan Nielsen tutorial confused me no end! Good luck :-)