This post is sponsored by Sony in connection to the release of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation on July 13! Get tickets here! Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is out this summer and my family is unnaturally excited about it! We are hardcore Adam Sandler fans - we probably quote his movies way too much. It was so fun when he started making movies for kids - we love his kids movies - they are a perfect way to introduce our kids to his sense of humor. They just crack up! I used the movie as inspiration for this tote bag tutorial! ...Continue Reading
Womens Tie Pattern – Make a Crossover Tie!
I've been wanting a few crossover ties to style with my button-ups for a while now, they are a fun way to incorporate a bow tie into womens wear! These little bow ties are so preppy and so fun to make in quilting cotton prints! I'll show you how to make a womens crossover tie with a snap in this tutorial. These preppy little women's ties have Blair Waldorf, Jessica Day, librarian vibes. Edgy but preppy and can be such a fun little pop of color and pattern, depending on the fabric you use! The crossover tie pattern is really easy to make and ...Continue Reading
Canvas Book Bag Pattern
We have been reading a ton this summer - gotta earn the library prizes! So we've been at the library picking out books to read and needed some book bag totes so I created this book bag pattern. Mostly so I don't have to carry everything! Haha, tricky little sewing project. But I also want to encourage reading and they are just fun! These are bright and fun book bags with bold feminist sayings on the front - the Future is Female, Girl Power, and RUN THE WORLD. This book bag pattern has an interior pocket for holding extra things and is made of ...Continue Reading
Lip Quilt Pattern
The Lip Quilt Pattern is available now! This fun quilt is a great one to showcase favorite fabrics with bold patterns. The lips are appliqué and stitched on with a blanket stitch. My favorite part is the striped border made with Nail Polish Stripe! This pattern was designed in correlation with my new fabric line, Kiss Me, Kate, which starts shipping to stores in July! Since the fabric line isn't out yet, I also included a solid color way in the pattern, but you can also make up your own! Grab the pattern and get sewing! ...Continue Reading
Sewing Machine Ornament with the Cricut Maker
This post, Sewing Machine Ornament Tutorial, is sponsored by Cricut! All opinions and text are my own. It's Christmas in July! Or June, whatever! In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make your own adorable sewing machine ornament! These cute DIY ornaments are made with painted chipboard cut with the Cricut Maker! You can cut these by hand with a handheld craft knife if you want, but it's much easier to let the Maker cut them for you! A free template for these sewing machine ornaments is available below. We'll glue the pieces ...Continue Reading
Girl’s Backpack Sewing Pattern with Simplicity and Cricut
I was thrilled to work with Simplicity and Cricut to make another sewn item! This backpack sewing pattern is way cute and super simple to sew! I was actually really surprised at how quickly the pattern went together - which made it super fun and rewarding! The pattern is preloaded into Cricut Design Space, a free interface, then sent directly to my Cricut Maker - which meant I didn't have to cut any of the pattern pieces by hand! Amazing! I've written about two other things I've made with Simplicity patterns and the Cricut Maker - this front ...Continue Reading
Easy Summer Dress Sewing Pattern sans ruffle
Here's another version of the EASY SUMMER DRESS pattern that just released! This summer dress sewing pattern has two versions: 1 with the ruffle sleeve and this one without! It's a sleeveless tank sundress, the ultimate sundress! Because there is no ruffle on this one, it's even simpler to sew. This is definitely a 1 hour or less project and my favorite part is using my favorite quilting cottons! I made this one with a contrast pocket, pulling one of the colors out of the floral print. The grid fabric is from my old doll panel line with ice ...Continue Reading
Girls Easy Summer Dress Pattern
New pattern available now!! This fun and simple dress is the ideal dress for SUMMER! So that's what I'm calling it- the EASY SUMMER DRESS PATTERN! This pattern is so great because it can be made with ALL your favorite quilting cottons. The pattern comes in sizes 2-10Y and is available right HERE! The straps of the dress are elastic, so it's easy on and off! It's carefree and great for over a swimsuit if you like to spend your summers at the pool! The strap has an optional ruffle add-on. A clever constructions makes it simple to attach but ...Continue Reading
Simplicity Baby Girl Dress Pattern with Cricut
I'm so excited about this cute frilly Simplicity baby girl dress pattern that I made using the CRICUT MAKER! I loved using my new fabric line for this and think this layered dress is the perfect to showcase a fabric line or squeeze as many prints that you love into one project. Sometimes it's hard to pick which fabric to use on a project, but with this one you get to use a bunch at once! The pattern has a professional finish but it is fairly easy overall - and even easier since there are no paper pattern pieces to deal with! Cricut ...Continue Reading
Maternity Makes #4 + smoke GENDER REVEAL!
It's a GIRL!!! The shocked face is really just me being excited at how well the smoke was working, I'd already known for a few weeks when we took these pictures! But it does accurately represent the shock I felt when I got the phone call with our gender results! I think I said "REALLY?!". I was like 98% sure it was a boy, I had my online shopping carts full of boy clothes, blue smoke ready to order and an XY balloon set in another cart. Haha! Another girl! It took me about 10 minutes to get over the shock and I'm super ...Continue Reading
Braided Leather Pacifier Clip Tutorial
I originally shared this post on Gugu Guru almost two years ago. CRYING FACE. Ah that tiny baby girl! These braided leather pacifier clips are the cutest little things and they work with any pacifier. As a bonus, they are super simple to make. We worked with UppaBaby on this post and we still use and love this stroller, it's the Vista in black. It's amazing! I actually still take it grocery shopping with Mae because I prefer it to carts (and she has a clean place to sit!) You can read my full review here. These photos are taking me back ...Continue Reading
