We moved at the beginning of the year to Canada, and it has been quite the ride. It has been snowy, cold and nothing like Texas. I switched back to flip flops in March, and garnered a whole lot of funny side-eye from moms at school pick-up. It takes ten more minutes to get dressed…
MUSINGS
Oh, Where have you been, Billy Boy?
It’s been a long break, y’all. And I really can’t say that I’m sorry about being away. For a long time I’ve been feeling that I was creating blog content just for the sake of creating content. I felt I was posting because I had to, not because I really wanted to share. As a…
The Art of Decluttering and Letting Go..
I’ve taken a short little break this month. August is traditionally busy with back to school preparations and loads of birthdays in my daughter’s friend circle, so I wasn’t unprepared for how occupied I would be. What did take me by surprise was how much I didn’t want to sew. How the thought of cutting…
WARDROBE PIECES
Love Notions | Men’s Dockside
What do you do when you haven’t been able to sew in SIX months? When an international move has sucked up half a year of your thirties, which, let’s face it, is equal to ten teenage years in terms of how much you’ve aged, what’s the first thing you decide to sew up when you…
Love Notions Summer Blog Tour | LACE!
Hello-ello-ello! I’m back on the Love Notions Tour bus, and our theme this summer is lace! Isn’t that exciting? I know many a beginner seamstress finds lace a little harder to deal with unless it’s very stable, but I’d like to reassure you – there’s nothing you can’t overcome about sewing with lace. If…
Jalie Patterns | Tessa
Today I’m showcasing a designer duo that I’ve loved for years, but have never taken the time to take styled pics of finished pieces. You know those items that immediately go into your daily rotation? My Jalie makes are absolutely essential to my wardrobe and never really get into the “to photograph” queue. Jalie patterns…
DESIGNER SHOWCASE
JALIE GISELE
Okay, I’ll admit it. I don’t sew woven fabric unless I’m forced to, in testing a pattern. If it’s not a test I will insist on using a knit fabric with similar drape as what is called for in the pattern. I’m a rebel just for kicks, y’all. I took the chance and sewed up…
BLOG TOUR
Love Notions Summer Blog Tour | LACE!
Hello-ello-ello! I’m back on the Love Notions Tour bus, and our theme this summer is lace! Isn’t that exciting? I know many a beginner seamstress finds lace a little harder to deal with unless it’s very stable, but I’d like to reassure you – there’s nothing you can’t overcome about sewing with lace. If…
Love Notions | Handmade Holiday Blog Tour!
I’m so glad to present to you the Love Notions Handmade Holiday Blog Tour! We’ve had four wonderful days of talented sewists, creators and bloggers bringing to you some cool ideas for a handmade gift, from cool crochet headbands and fun pattern hacks to diy lighted stars! Today, on the final day of the tour,…
Itch To Stitch Blog Tour | When The Sewing Community Comes Together To Help!
Hi Y’all! Recently, Kennis Wong of Itch To Stitch Patterns had a terrible shock when she returned home to Costa Rica from vacation and found all her valuables missing – cameras, computers, even sewing machines! Everything she used to make a living was gone. Along with a huge outpouring of love, the sewing community decided to…