Celebrate Halloween with our Window Pumpkins. This post from our archives is a super sewing project for kids. Perfect for Half Term. Hang them in a window and the sun shines through so they look like they’re glowing. Halloween window pumpkins look great on a lampshade too. This is a great chance for your children …
Monster Knees Mending
Monster Knees mending is one of my favourite forms of visible mending. Knees often seem to be the first part of a pair of trousers that need mending. My kids could get rips in the knees the very first time they put them on! Monster Knees mending transforms the hole into a monster mouth, that …
Stitching Mobiles – sewing with kids
Here’s a parent/child Stitched Mobile project that can be used to introduce your children to your sewing machine. Children will need adults to work with them on the sewing part of the project. When they were little, my kids were facinated by the sewing machine! Here’s a project that lets them sit on your lap, …