Sewing | Fashion | DIY
Hey friends! It's mid July and we are half way through the Ultimate Summer Series, and that means we're also half way through summer vacation. If we can take a moment and be honest, a lot of those good intentions of unplugging, unwinding and adventuring may have gotten sidetracked with this little thing called "life." [...]
Hey friends! I am back to share with you a highly requested tutorial for the 3D appliqué you all saw on my instagram stories last week *and* to share some inspiration for denim embellishments! Denim is great for apparel (obviously) but also great for featuring your clever and creative embellishments! A huge trend right now [...]
Hey sewing friends! I'd like to begin the New Year with several series to help you build confidence in sewing apparel and to encourage you to try new things. First up, we'll be taking a look at sewing with denim! Let's start by learning a little bit about denim and taking a look at various [...]
Love is in the air. Fabric love, that is! As each holiday approaches, the mad dash to the fabric store to find "the" fabric combination that will help create the most picture perfect holiday ensemble begins. I'm back for another round of Friday Favorites- this time all about Valentine's Day! Let's look at some of [...]
Hello friends!!! I'm back on the blog today to share my latest make with the most gorgeous Rayon print from Blush Fabrics by Dana Willard for Art Gallery Fabrics. Dana reached out to a great batch of sewing bloggers to join in on the fun with the Blush Fabrics blog tour! It has been so [...]
Hey all!!!! If you're anything like me, as soon as those temperatures start creeping up after a long winter and the sun starts shining longer into the evening hours, your creative soul begins eagerly planning for summer sewing! Right?? Good news- Fiesta Fun Fabrics are out in your favorite quilt shops and online fabric stores [...]
Sunshine. Bright Colors. Big Smiles. All these things are what makes my heart flutter and the new Here Comes the Fun fabric collection by Sew Caroline for Art Gallery Fabrics is finding a special place in my heart as well! We spent the past week completely drenched in rainstorms, but thankfully the sun came out just long enough for [...]
I set a goal for myself last year to send our kindergartener to school with at least one piece of handmade clothing each school day. I decided to keep myself accountable and post her daily outfit on instagram with the hashtag #schoolfashionbymom. In November, we found out we were moving from the eternal summer of [...]
Back to School already?!?!!? I swear just yesterday my oldest sweetie graduated from Kinder and here we are- August- ready to go back to school! I can't believe how fast the summer goes by but boy was it a fun one! The darling mermaids over at Made for Mermaids invited me to join the fun in their [...]
When you have to move from Hawaii, a part of your heart longs for the beach on a daily basis. Thankfully, our new spot in California isn't too far from the ocean and we can continue on with our beachy-photo set up! The girls and I went exploring in Del Mar to find this cute [...]
