Sewing, home, and designs to help you beautify your life
For a while now I've been wanting a navy blazer like Kate Middleton wore in the photo below. I love the classic styling of the blazer paired with a simple striped shirt underneath. It has also been WAY too long since I did a Recreating Kate post. So if you're new here (welcome!) I'll… Continue reading Recreating Kate: Navy Blazer
Have you ever bought a striped shirt or skirt and then realized once you were home that the stripes don't match up? Its annoying and doesn't look great and when you're paying for clothes you want them to look right, not cheap. The same applies when you're sewing. When those stripes match up it looks… Continue reading 2 Methods for Matching Stripes when Sewing
Since the name of the fabric line is Coastline, you've already got it in your head that these are fabrics you'd wear to the beach...unless you live in Colorado during a snow storm--then you stand in the snow. Trust me, I'd rather be walking on a beach, but I guess this will do. When… Continue reading Mermaid Maxi Tutorial and Top: Coastline Blog Tour
Babies and toddlers look so adorable in tunics and leggings. You can see the little details of their chubby (or not so chubby) legs and it makes you just want to squish them. I wanted to create some cute little tulip leggings (and 18-month pattern) that are just a little different while still being cute and… Continue reading Tulip Leggings + Free Pattern
I've been in such a sewing rut lately--I think I overdid it at Christmas time and have had a hard time dragging myself to the machine. So in order to get myself going again I wanted a simple pattern that went together quickly and wouldn't be fussy. (I've also been hemming yards of chiffon, so… Continue reading Eleanor Dress Pattern Review
I get a lot of comments on my sewing about how everything seems to work together to create a look that is complete--like all the elements were made to go together. To me, sewing design choices are not just picking a pattern, fabric, and notions independently and putting them together--its making decisions based on the look and… Continue reading Sewing Design Choices