Guess who never published the post I drafted to announce my Memorial Day pattern sale? Â Yup, that was me. Â So I’m going to extend the sale through the end of may ending Saturday, May 31 at Midnight EST. In observance of Memorial Day, I’m offering 20% off all patterns in the Jennuine Design pattern {…Continue Reading}
I am so excited to show you the Bohemian Babydoll dress I made for Arden!  I’m sure you’re all familiar with Heidi from Elegance & Elephants (* affilate link) from Bubble Pocket Shorts, Ruffle Top, or Fedora Hat fame, to name just a few of her stellar patterns! Arden is super excited about it as well, {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting at Kids Clothes Week answering “Why I Sew”. Â I thought long and hard about my answer, and I think some of the reasons are a little surprising – even to me! Check out my explanations and see if you sew for any of the same reasons!
Recently I had the pleasure of pattern testing Made by Rae’s newest pattern, Bianca. I chose to make the tunic top since I don’t wear dresses as often as I do tops. Â The fabric is rayon challis I got from Fabric.com *affiliate link. Â It’s little tiny hearts and I made Arden’s Marina Romper from {…Continue Reading}
This past weekend I was busy with dance recital for Arden and Hadley. This was Hadley’s first dance recital, and I am so proud of how she performed! She got right on stage and (mostly) did the routine, which really is saying a lot for a bunch of two and three year-olds. Â Hadley was {…Continue Reading}
Today I have the unique honor of participating in a wonderful series hosted by Shaffer Sisters and Call Ajaire, a Sew-a-bration of Womanhood. The focus on the series is to celebrate womanhood in all its forms. Â I took the opportunity to do something I don’t do all that often – some selfish (or {…Continue Reading}
One of the challenges as an entrepreneur is staying on top of the documents and communications required to run my business and stay in touch with people. That’s easy enough to do when you’re in the office with all your programs and documents readily available. But what do you do when you’re traveling or just {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting on the Kid’s Clothes Week blog sharing the first garment I ever made for my kids. Â And guess what? Â I didn’t sew my first garment! Go check it out to see some photos of my girls as babies and while you’re there read the posts Renee and Brooke wrote about their {…Continue Reading}
I am so thankful to Christina from 2 Little Hooligans for giving me the perfect kick in the pants to clean up and organize my space and take you on a little sewing studio tour! My “studio” is our dining room, which is smack dab in the center of our house. Â Our home was {…Continue Reading}
Today I get to show off the Ojai Wrap pattern by Justine Marie Patterns!  Justine is a friend and fellow newly-released designer, and you probably are already familiar with her as Sew Country Chick. I used a pretty cool knit to make my Ojai.  It’s solid navy and an ivory lace stripe that I bought {…Continue Reading}
