I haven’t been doing much sewing around here. Between Christmas, Birthdays and Health, let’s just say that getting to the sewing machine has been lower on the priority list than normal. However, I did have a LOVELY sewing day my friend Emily who was in town to visit her parents for Christmas. We had been …
Did you miss me?! I was away in the beautiful Caribbean for a much needed vacation. Our first vacation since this little gal joined our life. It’s been FAR too long. I did break out our matching dresses as promised for the cruise one night. We even matched with white shoes. Oh she was extra …
Hey all, I’m still working on putting together my thoughts on what to call this upcoming sew along for princess dresses. But while I get my act together I thought I would let you know that I noticed that Joanns is currently having a sale with Simplicity patterns for $1. I think it might go …
So it’s no secret that in my house I’m raising a girly girl who takes after her mama in her love of all things pretty and sparkly. At 3, she’s just hit prime dress up phase and I’m enjoying her delight in that. But I’m not going to lie…sometimes I just want a dress up …
You may remember that a while back I was complaining about not owning a serger. I started sewing as a child with clothing and I’ve wanted a serger ever since! It only took about 25 years, but I did finally get a serger. I knew I wanted something basic, fairly friendly to use and inexpensive. …
Okay, every since I posted about the idea of project UFO, a little group that helps motivate each other to finish those projects we have laying around, I’ve been on a roll. I’ve been soooo good about not starting new projects and it is HARD! I’ve been forcing myself to finish up the projects that …
I was oh so lucky a few weeks ago to receive a message from fabric designer Laurie Wisbrun (of Tufted Tweets fame!) asking me if I would like a chance to work with her newest line Brrr! Twist my arm….I GUESS I could do something. 😉 Uhm. Yeah. I jumped at the chance. It was …
One of the things that I really wanted to finish for Caitlyn for her birthday and then for Christmas was a pair of pajamas. I gave up the dream when I realized that it wouldn’t really matter when I finished them and I needed the sleep more. But like all of my projects, I am …
