sewing • cooking • crafting • all things domestic
Merry ChristmasI just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from my family to yours. I'm going to be shutting down the computer and focusing my time on my dear husband and sweet little girls through Christmas. I hope you have a very happy holiday. I can't thank you enough for reading my blog, The Cottage Home. You guys make this a truly rewarding and fulfilling experience. Thank you so much and God bless! … continue reading
I wanted to share my Felted Fingerless Glove tutorial with you this week because Christmas is practically upon us and I think this is a great last-minute gift idea.I don't know if you remember this post on felting wool, but I felted SO many sweaters that I am up to my neck with felted wool in my house. I pulled out my gazillion felted sweaters for another project (to be shared next week), stuck my hand inside the arm of one of the sweaters and thought, "ah, ha!"......Felted Fingerless Gloves! I had also seen Shannon's "Comfy Wrist-Warmer Tutorial" recently so I … continue reading
For the last three weeks, I have been focusing on spending a little more time on me. Being the mom of two little ones (16 months) and (2.5 years), staying at home and maintaining our home, running my own children’s clothing business and blogging doesn’t leave me a whole lot of time for me. But I think it’s important – why do we women always seem to put ourselves last?This is my final post in my “Time for Me” series.Click HERE to read more and check out my round-up of fun accessories tutorials as well as enter to win another $100 Visa gift card. … continue reading
I just thought I would share a few pictures of some Christmas things going on over at our house.Here's are cute little Christmas tree that we cut down a few weeks ago. It's all decorated and ready for Santa to make his grand entrance! Our fireplace mantal. I like to incorporate holiday decor in with our regular decorations. My mom made these stockings for our whole family. My mom's grandmother (my great-grandmother) made a stocking for her that is very similar, then my mom made stockings for our family when we were little, and then she made all the stockings … continue reading
Congratulations!And the winner of the Time for Me: Part 2 $100 Visa gift card is...............#41Please email me (thecottagemama@gmail.com) with your contact information so we can get you your gift card. Again, congratulations!There are still two more $100 gift cards to giveaway. If you haven't entered the Part 3 giveaway, click HERE to enter to win. … continue reading
In case you missed my guest post on Kojo Designs "Gifts for Guys" series, here is my tutorial for a men's toiletry kit (aka Dopp Kit or Shaving Kit). I find guys to be the hardest people to buy for when it comes to gifts. I made a commitment this year to only give handmade gifts so coming up with gifts for guys has been taken to a whole new level. My husband has had his Dopp Kit since he was 13 years old, yes that's right, 13!!! It is definitely in a sad state right now, so I decided it was time to make him a new one. A Dopp kit is also known as a shaving … continue reading
About a week ago on The Cottage Mama facebook page I had posed the question "What was everyone's favorite holiday cookie?". Well, my husband was the first to chime in and said "Buckeyes"! And though I had not anticipated on him participating in our daily facebook chatter, I knew that I better get on top of making him his most favorite Christmas cookie!BuckeyesChocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls25-30 individual ballsIngredients:1.5 cups creamy peanut butter1 cup butter, softened1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract6 cups powdered sugar4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips1 … continue reading
I am not a quilter. Seriously. I have made one other quilt in my life. It was a pretty elaborate quilt for my daughter Savannah's big girl room from designer Heather Bailey's "Freshcut" line. I spent so much time piecing the top of this twin-size quilt that I decided I didn't need to mess it up with the quilting, so I sent it out to be machine quilted by a professional.I have seen a lot of quilting popping up during this holiday season and was inspired by Anna's "Sherbert Pips Quilt" she made for her daughter and Rae's most recent "Storytime Squares Quilt". … continue reading
As most of you know, I focus most of my sewing efforts on my children as well as my children’s clothing line. After posting my “Shawl Collar Sweater Tutorial” I started thinking that I should take some time here and there and to make something for myself. Now that I am taking a little more time for me, I started putting together a little to-do list for myself.I’ve rounded up some of my favorite women’s clothing sewing tutorials. Click here to find out more about these fabulous tutorials and enter to win a $100 Visa gift card! … continue reading
I've been waiting for the holiday issue of Delish Magazine to be released so I could share my latest tutorial with you.......... and it came out today! In this issue, I share a simple, inexpensive DIY Tile Coaster Tutorial. This is a perfect gift for the holidays or a wonderful hostess gift.These coasters can be customized to fit any style (male or female). I chose to use Amy Butler scrapbook paper for the four sets of coasters I made, but you could use anything you like........even photos!So head on over to Delish Magazine and check out the latest issue and … continue reading
Lindsay Wilkes is the owner and designer behind The Cottage Mama. She creates timeless, vintage inspired sewing patterns for children’s clothes. She is also a fabric designer for Riley Black Designers / Penny Rose Fabrics, author of the book ‘Sew Classic Clothes for Girls’ and can be seen teaching nationwide and online in her video series ‘Lessons with Lindsay’ sponsored by Baby Lock Sewing and Embroidery machines.
Welcome! My name is Lindsay Wilkes and I am the owner / designer of The Cottage Mama, a boutique children's sewing pattern company and the author behind, 'Sew Classic Clothes for Girls'. The Cottage Mama blog is where I share my love for sewing, cooking and crafting and all things domestic. If you like what you see, you can read more about me HERE.