I am so excited to be a part of this year\’s Mad Men Challenge! I really want to make every dress on the show, but I decided to turn, once again, to my favorite outfit photo featuring Cynthia, Megan, and…

sewing & style
Nearly all of my skirts were made with an elastic waist pattern... that I lopped the elastic off of and converted to a flat waistband. That doesn't mean I don't love an elasticated skirt though! Holly ...
Y'all. Y'ALL! Everything I have sewn up to this point--all my swimsuits and underwear and bras and dresses and jeans--it was all leading up to this point. This is the best bikini ever made, I am done ...
Years ago I attempted a Closet Core Sophie Bikini, and hated the way the cups fit, so I made a second version, a press-n-seal dupe of my favorite wired bikini top (from Juicy Couture, duh). This black ...
How do family bloggers take such cute photos of their babies?! I (obviously) think these pictures are adorable, because these are my particular children, but... y'all. Trying to get pictures of your ...
I am so excited to be a part of this year\’s Mad Men Challenge! I really want to make every dress on the show, but I decided to turn, once again, to my favorite outfit photo featuring Cynthia, Megan, and…
I\’ve just realized that Me Made May 2013 is practically here! I don\’t know about you, but I\’m really looking forward to pushing myself to wear as much Me Made clothing as possible. Right now, though, that is looking extremely…
While I think the reaction in the sewing blog world has been less than enthusiastic about Colette\’s new pattern, the Laurel shift, I was thrilled. In hindsight, I probably should have been less excited about this pattern, given my many issues with the…
Hey y\’all. I\’m interrupting my normally scheduled content (who am I kidding) to bring you an announcement \”claiming\” my blog on bloglovin: Follow my blog with Bloglovin! (I suspect this is a clever marketing ploy to get people to use bloglovin instead…
Hey y\’all. I\’m interrupting my normally scheduled content (who am I kidding) to bring you an announcement \”claiming\” my blog on bloglovin: Follow my blog with Bloglovin! (I suspect this is a clever marketing ploy to get people to use bloglovin instead…
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