I am a mom to five precious children. When I got pregnant with my last child, I was well on my way of sewing a handmade wardrobe. I have definitely learned what has worked best for me when it comes to dressing the bump and staying comfortable in pregnancy. Today, Read more
A big part of my wardrobe revolves around the word COMFORT. I love a comfortable knit top that can be sewn in about an hour and makes me feel put together. I am a stay at home mom and some days are filled with lots of sweaty work. I am Read more
This week 5 out of 4 Patterns is having a blog tour to kick off sewing for our summer wardrobes. I am excited to join the tour and show you what I have made! When I think of summer, I immediately think of swimming. We have a pool in our Read more
When Hannah was 3 months old, I signed her up to be a model for a pattern test for the sweetest little hoodie set by See Kate Sew. Kate, the designer, is pregnant and was in her first trimester at the time, so the pattern did not release until just Read more
My middle child has been growing like a weed lately and needed some new boxers. So, today, I whipped up a few pairs of new boxer briefs just for him. I always have a ton of scraps from other projects so I would much rather sew undies than buy them. Read more
I LOVE Liverpool. It is squishy like a baby, stable to work with, has wonderful stretch, drapes well, has great recovery, and comes in fantastic prints. It has such a cool texture! Recently, my friend Aimee had some she got from Made Whimsy, and she just thought the print had Read more
I recently got the opportunity to test out a new, revised version of the Coachella Shorts by Striped Swallow Designs. I volunteered to test the shorts on baby Hannah, but after I made her a pair, I had to make her sisters some as well. They were just too cute, Read more
One of the sewing projects I have wanted to tackle for quite some time has been a classic button up shirt. As an attorney, my closet should be full of these, but I only have maybe one ready to wear button up shirt that I really like enough that it Read more
I am so excited to share with ya’ll this blogpost today. Twig + Tale is releasing the sweetest reversible wrap dress pattern today – The Petal Wrap Dress. Baby Hannah got to be my model, and I think she did a pretty great job for her first time posing. She Read more
Made Whimsy is opening their preorder round this week for their custom fabric round for this summer, and this past week I got a chance to sew up a few of the prints on cotton lycra. For the boys, I sewed both colorways of the King of the Sea. The Read more