Archive for the ‘Stitchin’ Time’ Category

home is where the lion is

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

As we were leaving Durango, we realized Mr. Lion was missing. We searched the hotel room and cafeteria, the local grocery store and everywhere else we could think of. Finally we headed out of town, sad and lionless. Zia and I prayed together that Mr. Lion would somehow be brought back to us. She didn’t […]



summer days

Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

We spent a day at Deanna Rose Farmstead, along with my friend Ricci and her 3 kids, Shiloah, Moriah, and Noah. With the help of a cheesy little book, I made my very first balloon animal…a blue dog for Zia! She was so thrilled. I made 2 new nighties for Zia.  She looks perfect in […]



kitties aloft

Posted on June 20th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

$1 raggedy garage-sale hamper + scissors + sewing machine = 2 good-as-new pink kitty travel bags for a very special girl. Yes, travel bags. Fasten your seat belts and hang onto your bloomers, folks…we’re up, up, up and away!  See you back here next week!



handmade beginnings

Posted on June 9th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on handmade beginnings

I won this brand-new book over at Sew Liberated! Anna Maria Horner is a mother of 6 and an awesome seamstress. I am having a lot of fun going through this book. Like the title suggests, many of the projects are oriented toward new babies, but several of them would suit toddlers just fine…since the clothing […]

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cat dress

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  12 Comments »

The girl has a new dress. Complete with cat buttons, which she helped pick out at the fabric store. And of course, pockets- which have already held paper and pens, goat food, and apple money for the snack at the library. Created in the very best of ways: no patterns, no measurements, no markings. Just gather […]