Our final guest for the Lost Arts of Sewing is April from Wildflowers & Whimsy. April and I go waaaay back to when we both competed in Project Toddler Runway – a great children’s sewing series hosted by Shwin & Shwin back in 2011 when I was a newbie blogger. Since then, we’ve been bloggy {…Continue Reading}
Today we were expecting Heidi of Greendoodle to share, but she contacted me to say she had an emergency which prevented her from completing her post. I’m sure you can all agree that blog stuff takes a back seat to everything else when real life needs to be attended to. My thoughts are with you {…Continue Reading}
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Aruba Tourism Authority for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love to travel and explore new places. Â If you’re like me, you have a mental list of places you’d like to visit. Â My list most definitely includes Aruba! Â Everything I’ve ever heard about {…Continue Reading}
Today, we have Vanessa from Designs By Sessa joining us for the Lost Arts of Sewing. I discovered Vanessa when she discovered me, so to say, and honored me with an invitation to join her for her fun “The Porch” series. That’s not to say that I hadn’t seen her work – I’m sure nearly all {…Continue Reading}
Today we have FrancesSuzanne, yet another sewing friend found through Project Run & Play sewalongs. These “sewing aunts” never fail to wow with their amazing details like piping – double and even triple piping at times!, and embroidery, just check out this amazing gem for the Love Is In the Air theme: Drawn thread work {…Continue Reading}
I discovered Lisa at Mommy’s Apron Strings as another Project Run & Play sewalong participant. I noticed right away that she loved vintage patterns and used fun details like smocking. This fun Pink Polka Dot Pop – Top and Pants was her entry into the stripes and polka dots themed week: I’ve been sharing a {…Continue Reading}
Today we have a fun treat – Amy from PeekaBoo Pattern Shop has generously donated a 5-pack of patterns to one lucky winner! The winner gets to choose from among all the fabulous patterns Amy has created – and there are lots of them! a Rafflecopter giveaway And now is the time to link up {…Continue Reading}
Shaffer Sisters were another Project Run & Play “sewalong buddy” – if you haven’t sewed along like that before – I highly recommend it! There’s so much fun and camaraderie; seeing little peeks into others’ projects on instagram and the like. Their Pleated Shindig Dress was their entry for the Cottage Mama Party Dress Remix {…Continue Reading}
I’m certain that today’s guests require no introduction. Elizabeth and Liz from Simple Simon and Company are rock stars in the sewing blog community with their Project Run & Play win and subsequently taking over management of the site. Recently they’ve launched another amazing site – Project Sewn, which is encouraging sewing for *what?* US! {…Continue Reading}
Karen is with us today from Butterflies and Faeries. I was blown. away. by Karen’s detail work showing up in the sew along pool for Project Run & Play. And it wasn’t all embroidery and smocking – her attention to detail is admirable, as displayed in this lovely birds and butterflies dress with perfectly {…Continue Reading}
