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Keeping It Simple - Embroidered Book Slings

Do your kids love to read? Ours do, but keeping track of the library books can be a challenge. And while our daughter was reorganizing their schoolroom area she wanted a reading nook and a place to keep those library books. Here is what we came up with: The original idea came from this site and there...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Sep 14 2012
In-the-hoop Cookies

The girls love to play with the kitchen that their dad made for them. Their play kitchen isn't tucked away, it is staged in the great room of their house. So, they play with it lots. Each Christmas Andrea has added felt food items to the kitchen. So, for Valentine's day I decided to make decorated...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Feb 10 2012
A Pretty Felt Playhouse -Part 2

Finished! And with a little time to spare. We decided to just button down the sides instead of sewing them. It will make removing it from the table and folding it up for storage a little easier. Kate got to see it during the final fitting since she is doesn't talk much and is too young to remember...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Jan 6 2012
A Pretty Felt Playhouse - Part One

OK. It is the Thursday before Christmas! A few weeks ago my daughter showed me a picture of a playhouse made from felt. It fit over a card table. Very cute and felt is easy to work with. So I planned one for the girls for Christmas. When I showed my drawings with the measurements to Andrea she said it...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Thu, Dec 22 2011
Keeping It Simple - Oh So Popular - Embroidered Photo Blocks

Newborn photo shoots are fun. But what do you do with all those pictures? Here is an idea that is sure to be a hit. At least it has been with my daughter and her friends. Make several using all the letters of the new baby's name for a great nursery decoration. They could stack vertically or sit horizontally...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Feb 11 2011
Keeping It Simple - Big Kid Hooded Towels

The girls are growing fast. They love their baby towels with the hoods but are outgrowing them now. When they complained about being cold after their bath the other night mom and I decided to make them larger "big girl" hooded towels for Christmas. Then we remembered that Noah had a birthday...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Aug 6 2010
Keeping It Simple - Sewing for Sunday

It has been a busy couple of weeks. Our youngest has a baby girl now overdue. But for several weeks she was put on bed rest - mostly due to extreme swelling. So the rest of the family shared taking care of the other two (five years and two years old). We kept them at our house on Saturday nights and...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Jul 23 2010
Keeping It Simple- Lampshade Makeovers

Our oldest grandaughter is getting a new room. This has been in process for some time since her parents are updating their house at the same time. So new trim, new doors and flooring were needed as well as paint and décor. Papa will paint the trim next week end and the room will be ready for the...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Jul 9 2010
Keeping It Simple - Themed Baby Burpies

May, June and July seem to be big months this year for babies. Our daughter and most of her friends all have babies due within weeks of each other. One friend is having her first though and the rest are really excited for her. They are throwing a big "couples" shower for her this weekend. Andrea...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, May 21 2010
Keeping It Simple - Embroidered Baby T-shirts for Cool Summer Fun

I am not sure why but many of our favorite shops for infant clothes have gone out of business over the past year or so. These shops featured handmade items that were unique but really reasonable in price. In the past, when life was too busy to sew we frequently bought clothes for the girls at these cute...

Posted to The Memory Book (Weblog) by db1921 on Fri, Apr 23 2010

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