Lemke Homestead

A homesteading momma wanna be trying to learn a thing or two.

Tag: sewing

  • Quick and Easy Button Repair

    Quick and Easy Button Repair

    When I got home there was a button on my desk. But not just any button. This was a small button from a man’s shirt. I recognized it from my husbands flannel. One of his thicker flannel shirts. My husband is the type of guy who doesn’t throw something out just because its ‘out of…

  • DIY Bowl Covers

    DIY Bowl Covers

    Growing up my grandma always had a hack, buying shower caps and using them as bowl covers. Over the years I’ve seen DIY’s take it upon themselves to make super cute ones with their machine. And I’ve been wanting to do a simple quick project with my machine and I thought these would be perfect.…

  • Transform Your Old Dress Shirt into a Stylish Apron

    Transform Your Old Dress Shirt into a Stylish Apron

    Recently, my husband noticed that a few of his shirts were ready to go in the garbage. One had a hole, and the other was too tight. Well, they were still perfectly good pieces of fabric otherwise, so I saved them from the landfill, putting them in my never ending project pile. I had seen…

  • basic blanket repair

    basic blanket repair

    When Daniel and I first started living together, we stayed in a room that was basically the size of a small office cubicle. The inside wasn’t insulated, so we had a small heater we used for warmth, and we also had this very warm blue checkered blanket. You know how babies have a special blanket?…