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Welcome to my blog! I am a lover of many things so here you will often find me writing about sewing, shoe making, cooking, fashion, and even business topics, tips, and advice.
DIY BUFFALO PLAID SHIRT DRESS
HI DARLINGS! How is it Friday already? I need to get busy because my son is insisting that I make him his Halloween costume and I have...
Oct 26, 20181 min read
DIY GREEN FLORAL MAXI DRESS USING MCCALL 7804
HI DARLINGS! I am having all kinds of fall vibes in my modern little house on the prairie look, LOL! I think I am in love with this dress...
Oct 22, 20181 min read
DIY TIE SLEEVE TOP USING SIMPLICITY 8694 VIEW C
HI DARLINGS and Happy Friday! There is so much going on today, first I am destashing and have put some of my favorite fabrics that I am...
Oct 19, 20182 min read
HOT PINK DRESS USING VOGUE 1588
HI DARLINGS! Let’s talk about this dress, lol. Ok, first the center front opening in the pattern pic is not as low as you see here, LOL!...
Oct 15, 20181 min read
DIY VELVET FLORAL DRESS PLUS SEW-ALONG VIDEO
HI DARLINGS! This dress is gonna make its round in the sewing community, lol so I thought I would film a SEW-ALONG VIDEOÂ for MCCALL 7833...
Oct 12, 20181 min read
DIY TWO PIECE USING THE OGDEN CAMI & MCCALL 7813 SKIRT
HI DARLINGS! It’s finally starting to cool off here in Los Angeles although that doesn’t mean much because tomorrow it can be 100 degrees...
Oct 8, 20181 min read
DIY CARDIGAN USING SIMPLICITY #8742 VIEW C
HI DARLINGS! You know those days when you just can’t muster up mental energy to sew anything complicated? I know I do so when that...
Oct 5, 20181 min read
DIY PINEAPPLE DRESS USING VOGUE 9293 VIEW B
HI DARLINGS! Happy Humpday. Today is a cooler, gloomy, rainy kinda day here in LA so looking at today’s pics is giving me sunshine lol. I...
Oct 3, 20181 min read
ONE DIY SUIT SIX STYLE OPTIONS WITH VIDEO
HI DARLINGS! On Friday I posted my PURPLE LINEN SUIT, and you guys loved it so much. This suit look might be my favorite sewn garment in...
Oct 1, 20181 min read
MY DIY PURPLE LINEN SUIT AND OGDEN CAMI
HI DARLINGS! I couldn’t wait to post my purple suit, lol. When I tell you I am a bit obsessed with my SIMPLICITY 8749 PATTERN. I have...
Sep 28, 20181 min read
MY FAVORITE NEW LIGHT N GO CORDLESS IRON!
HI DARLINGS! You know that as designers and DIY’ers we rely heavily on our irons just as much as our sewing machines. We sew and press,...
Sep 26, 20181 min read
DIY FLORAL HALTER DRESS THAT ALMOST DIDN’T MAKE IT
HI DARLINGS! Happy Monday. I am headed to Chicago today with mom to visit my aunt. I can’t wait to get there and hang out with family and...
Sep 24, 20181 min read
DIY OFF THE SHOULDER JUMPSUIT TUTORIAL
HI DARLINGS! Happy Friday. Today is a sew-along kinda day so I am excited to share my latest DIY JUMPSUIT which I made by combining two...
Sep 21, 20181 min read
DIY DOUBLE BREASTED VEST USING BURDA PATTERN 6380
HI DARLINGS! As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I was going to use this mystery fabric I had in my stash. I wanted to wear it like a...
Sep 17, 20181 min read
MY DIY THRIFTED REFASHION TUTORIAL WITH DOVE
HI DARLINGS! I partnered with Dove to create my most recent sleeveless DIY tutorial and to share why I love to use Dove Invisible...
Sep 14, 20182 min read
DIY T-SHIRT DRESS WITH TWO VIDEO TUTORIALS!
HI DARLINGS! Last week on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL I posted my favorite way to copy my t-shirts to create a pattern, you can see that video...
Sep 7, 20181 min read
MY DIY GREY SUIT & PINK CAMI USING SIMPLICITY #8749
HI DARLINGS! I am rocking both the jacket and the pants in this post from my recent grey suit using my latest FALL PATTERN #8749. I...
Sep 5, 20181 min read
DIY LIGHT GREY SUIT JACKET USING SIMPLICITY #8749 + SEW-ALONG VIDEO
HI DARLINGS! Happy Friday. I know that every time I launch a new pattern I say it’s my favorite yet but this one really is, lol. I knew I...
Aug 31, 20181 min read
DIY TEXTURED SKIRT USING SIMPLICITY 8699
HI DARLINGS! Ok first let me say that when I started this skirt I almost stopped because I wasn’t crazy about it then I decided that I...
Aug 27, 20181 min read
SEW SEW DEF MAGAZINE PLUS PATTERNS IN PDF VERSIONS ON SALE!
HI DARLINGS! I almost forgot to post this again, my bad. So many have been asking to get copies of the issues we released last year and...
Aug 15, 20181 min read
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