Hello friends and fellow sewists! I love to wear hats, and I made my first hat this week – the Greenstyle Nantucket Bucket Hat pattern! And then, I made another, and another, and gosh, I have now made 7! The hat was so straightforward to make that I took the Read more…
I have been on a streak of sewing for others in my family lately and want to show you the projects I made for my husband and youngest daughter! For my husband, I made the newest release from Greenstyle – a FREE sewing pattern for a unisex tee. For my Read more…
When you have fabric in hand for a sewing project, how do you decide what that fabric should become? I received some of the best advice ever from a friend a few years ago when I first started blogging my clothing makes. I was feeling so indecisive and asked her Read more…
Let’s just call this the blogpost where Sharon made ALL the rompers. It all started when my oldest daughter asked me to make her a romper. She asked me several times this summer, so when I saw the Made for Mermaids testing call for the Jade romper, I knew it Read more…
Are you a sun goddess who can take sun exposure with no worries, or are you pale, freckled and burn easily? Or, maybe you are like me and somewhere in between??? I’m closer to the pale, freckled end of the spectrum but can also tan easily. Over the past few Read more…
A few weeks ago, my husband told me that he needed to stop by the dry cleaner to have them hem the sleeves of one of his suit jackets. I sarcastically responded, “That’s a good idea. I don’t know anyone else who would know how to do that.” In the Read more…
When I was pregnant with my first baby 11 years ago, due to years of infertility, I could not believe that I was pregnant. When my sweet baby was born, I looked at her for the first time and thought “It really happened?! Pinch me! How is this true?!” I Read more…
Today’s post is full of baby rolls, grins, ruffles, rainbow shoes, pink, and all kinds of sweetness. I hope you enjoy all the cuteness that ensues today! It is also Wacky Wednesday! This is that crazy day of the week where Ellie and Mac marks a few patterns down to Read more…
I am dreaming of Spring… Watching my garden wake up, the kids riding their bikes outside, digging in the dirt, long walks. the cool mornings, and, of course, wearing dresses!! It is so close I feel like I could taste it. When Mandy Pickle from Made Whimsy sent me these Read more…
15 years ago I thought I would never have children. Oh how my heart changed!! After the first year of being married to my husband, I found a sweet doctor who listened, knew his stuff, and was able to help me, and God changed my heart to realize that I Read more…