We designed some very easy to make stars and snowflakes for Ronnie’s Awesome List. It takes some cutting, but no more than SIX stitches to sew each of them. You can download the pdf file with patterns below. Here’s the link to the patterns and instructions: stars and snowflakes2_s

We are busy with several things to help the world: • All fire evacuees are welcome to drop in any time we’re open. No charge! • As October is the month for Breast Cancer Awareness, we’re using our antique sewing machine to make pillows for women who have breast cancer. Please come sew one, our […]

We have an article on Ronnie’s list with a special for new customers. It’s all about the benefits of sewing and crafting for child development. Check it out here: http://www.ronniesawesomelist.com/blog/low-tech-fun Six Ways Poekies Bring Low-Tech Fun To High-Tech Kids

We’re busy and in the middle of a very creative, imaginative and fun summer! Fifty-one kids have made Poekie houses. Here is a short video of how we do it and below are photos of all the houses and their makers. August camp:  

We had great fun! It was a short walk this year, most of it just standing because the whole parade got stuck all around downtown. Thank you for all the girls and parents that came with us!

The factory where we get all the stuffing for our Poekies wrote a really nice article on us. Click here to read it: https://www.fairfieldworld.com/2016/10/meet-pro-poekie-nook/

We had the best Spooky party yet! In the Spooky house we made potions with a witch, skull necklaces with a pirate, glow-in-the-dark art, and there was a fortune teller. Downstairs we made spooky lip balms, trick-or-treat-bags and pumpkins.   See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKHRSdfz64k

We visited family in Holland and a brief visit in England. Here is a lovely video of our trip.