Sewing, home, and designs to help you beautify your life
As promised in my intro post about the Flora and Fauna fabric that's now out in the world (yay!), today I'm bringing you some of the things I've sewn up for my kids and some fun ideas for using each print. You'll just have to be patient with the photos, since it was super cold… Continue reading Flora and Fauna Sewing
There’s An Easier Way to Do That You’ve got all the basic sewing tools, and you can get through almost anything the pattern throws at you. You are awesome. But sometimes it’s just really nice to have a tool to speed up the process and make those sewing tasks just a bit less painful. For me,… Continue reading Sewing Supplies that Will Make Your Life Easier
Tips for building a solid pattern library and saving yourself money in the process.
A long while back I was part of a great blog tour based on the idea of saving money while sewing over at Sew Thrifty. It was such a great series, and I wanted to share my contribution with you and point you to the other articles because there's a lot of great knowledge there!… Continue reading How to Save on Fabric
Learn why fabric choice is so important and see the results of my cautionary tale.
One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to use some of the patterns and fabric I've collected but never sewn (oops!). By joining the Layers blog tour for Winter Wear Designs, I knew I wanted to make the Metro Slimfit Blazer for my son and gave myself a deadline. Last summer… Continue reading Layering with the Metro Slimfit Blazer