It’s that time of year again!! Once a year Greenstyle Creations hosts a fitness capsule sewing challenge, and it is one of my favorite events of the year. It combines my two favorite hobbies – sewing and athleticwear. Basically, you make yourself at least 3 pieces of clothes that you Read more
Hello sewing friends! I am so happy to get to update my blog today finally! I hope you had a wonderful summer. My kids are back in school, and my day-to-day time is freeing up enough that I should be able to show my face here a bit more regularly. Read more
My obsession with sewing athletic clothes continues. Last month I showed you the beginning of my activewear fitness capsule for this year, and today, I get to show you the rest! I also got a bonus athletic sew in for my oldest daughter that you will love, so read to Read more
I have lots of news and updates for today’s post. An injury, pattern updates, set backs, pretty floral fabric, a change of seasons, and much more. Not in that order, but let’s dig in! In 2017, the Moxi shorts pattern released and quickly became my first activewear pattern to embrace Read more
Hi everyone! Greenstyle just released another leggings pattern to add to their collection. Activewear is their bread and butter, and leggings are what they do so well. Today, I will talk about the pattern details and how it compares to Greenstyle’s other leggings patterns. I also have a handy chart Read more
Hello friends! I have been back to my bread and butter sewing projects – swim and athletic. It seriously is my favorite thing to sew. I love to stay active and having clothes that fit me just right and make me feel happy gives me that extra bit of motivation. Read more
Have you ever wondered what to make with stretch woven fabric or wondered what exactly it is? It is a pretty unique fabric that I have come to really enjoy wearing and sewing with! For today’s post, I have two new sewing projects to show you from stretch woven as Read more
Today’s post is a quick fabric review for a new-to-me athletic fabric (Arete) as well as one I have tried many times and always love to wear (ABP). I used some tried and true patterns that I seem to never tire of sewing and also made a matching set for Read more
My favorite sewing challenge of the year has arrived!! The Greenstyle Creations Annual Fit Capsule challenge is a month long sewing event that started on Monday, and I have my first 3 pieces of my fit capsule for this year ready to show you. I posted all the details, sponsors, Read more
Do I look crazy? Ok, don’t answer that question. When I first started making clothes, though, I seriously asked myself that a million times before I felt comfortable wearing my handmade clothes out in public. First, for some reason, every time I have heard the question, “Did you make that?” Read more