So glad that it's Friday. The past couple weeks have been long and the weekends have been short but I'm lucky to have today off so I'm looking forward to savoring every minute of the weekend. I'm back here sharing a few of my favorites from the week that I hope will be your dose of inspiration, retail therapy and motivation to get you to the end of your work week! Pre-Made Bias Tape My local sewing shop (and source of endless sewing inspiration) Stitch Sew Shop posted a photo of tons and ... View Post
The Beginners Guide to Sewing Your Own Jeans
Ginger Jeans in Ralph Lauren Denim from Mood It's no secret that I love making my own jeans. That and jackets are probably my favorite thing to make because it really makes you feel like you have sewing super powers! [Also, the look on people's faces when you tell them that you've made your jeans is pretty priceless.] I've been sprinkling my tips and tricks throughout my blog posts, but I thought it would be helpful to put together a beginners guide to sewing your own jeans that covers ... View Post
The Results are In | The Search for the Perfect T-Shirt
Wow! What a journey it's been to be reviewing so many t-shirt patterns over the past couple of months. I started my search in April and reviewed 8 different t-shirt patterns that varied in style, type, variations and designers. While I don't think my journey is over - there are still a lot of other t-shirt patterns I didn't try out - I wanted to take a break from the search and do a summary post of how the patterns shook out! Since April, I've made the following t-shirts: Plantain Tee ... View Post
Me Made Monday | Sutton Blouse
Happy Fourth of July weekend everyone! We're enjoying a long weekend over here after a very exhausting week in Orlando - sleeping in, lots of staying in the house, and probably some unpacking (ugh...why are there so many bags filled with stuff from our move??). I was pretty lucky last week and dropped my sewing machine off to get repaired before leaving for Orlando and when I was heading to the airport in Orlando I got a call that it was ready to be picked up! So what did we do first thing on ... View Post