I'm so excited to release my first bag pattern (and first of many!) for Pattern of the Month! Pattern of the Month is my new sewing pattern subscription that includes up to 3 BRAND NEW PDF patterns each month - a quilt, a bag and a mystery pattern! The Aria Foldover Bag is a great beginner bag sewing pattern and you'll love the result! Read more about Pattern of the Month in this post! Bag sewing is SEW much fun, especially because they are so functional! The Aria Bag is a super easy beginner bag! You need some hardware but the ...Continue Reading
The Ice Cream Soda Apron Sewing Pattern
I'm so excited to release the Ice Cream Soda Apron sewing pattern as this month's Mystery Pattern of the Month! Each month the Mystery pattern from Pattern of the Month will be a fun surprise - it could be anything! And this month is Mommy and Me aprons, just in time for holiday baking! Read all about Pattern of the Month and the different options in this post! You can sign up for as low as $8 and cancel anytime. It's a great way to keep your SEW-JO (sewing mojo!) going! My girls totally squealed with they saw these cute aprons! And ...Continue Reading
NEW PATTERN! The Farmhouse Quilt PDF Pattern!
November's Quilt Pattern of the Month is the Farmhouse Quilt! This quilt was so fun to design, I love stars and love all the lines of and diamonds you can see in this fun pattern! The Farmhouse Quilt is the perfect quilt for a fun color palette, I used 2 pinks, a purple, a grey and 2 basic prints (polka dots and gingham). Riley Blake Swiss Dots Black on white is the fabric I used for the background. I use this fabric all the time, it's probably my favorite basic ever! The Farmhouse Quilt is the first QUILT pattern for Pattern of ...Continue Reading
5 Things I Love about my Cricut Explore Air 2 for sewing
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. 5 ways to use the Cricut Explore Air 2 for sewing! By now you know I love my Cricut Maker! But I know it's an investment so today I'm going to show you FIVE ways you can use the Cricut Explore Air 2 with your sewing projects! The Explore Air 2 is a great deal and cuts over 100 materials! So today I'm going to share my top FIVE ways to use the Cricut Explore Air 2 for sewing! There are quite a few materials the Explore Air ...Continue Reading
Monogram Journals DIY with the Cricut Explore Air 2
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. I'm trying to get a head start on the holidays my making a few gifts that I know I will need, starting with these monogram journals. We are teaching our kids about giving meaningful gifts so we made these together for some of their friends! I used the Cricut Explore Air 2 to cut out card stock and fabric monograms and then put them all together for an easy friend gift. My favorite part of the project is the scalloped edges ...Continue Reading
DIY Monogram Baby Onesie
Make your own monogram baby onesie with this simple tutorial! These monogram baby onesies are made with infusible ink - so they won't peel or fade! Infusible ink is a Cricut product and is so cool! I used Cricut Infusible Ink for these onesies and they turned out awesome! If you haven't used Cricut's new Infusible Ink, read my tutorial all about it. It's basically a sheet of paper/ink that you heat to fuse to the special onesie. It's super easy and you can use any cutting machine to cut it out! The ink infuses into the bodysuit so it ...Continue Reading
How to make a spiderman costume for kids and adults
This post is sponsored by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in connection with the home release of SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, now available on Digital, Blu-ray™, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD. Spider-Man is a great easy costume to make for Halloween! We were inspired by the new Spider-Man: Far From Home. Spider-Man: Far From Home is the perfect family movie night pick. A little mystery, action and some of my favorite actors come together for this family-friendly and inspiring movie! In this movie, Spider-Man's costume is updated with a ...Continue Reading
Pink DIY baby shark costume with a hoodie
Last year I made a blue DIY baby shark costume complete with a downloadable fin and tail! I still love that costume and all the DOO DOO DOOs on the front! I wanted to make a Pink Fong inspired version for a baby or toddler this year starting from a hoodie set! I put some DOO DOO DOO lettering on the bum for the baby costume- hahah! This set is so easy to make - it's a great no-sew Halloween costume and the baby shark eyes are made of felt! The teeth are craft foam glue to the inside of the hood! Since I started with a hoodie set ...Continue Reading
how to make a jojo bow with fabric!
How to Make a Jojo bow with fabric! Today I'm going to show you how to make a Jojo bow with fabric! This type of big bow is usually made with grosgrain ribbon (so you can do that with this tutorial if you want) but I love fabric more than ribbon, so I wanted to make some with gorgeous fabric prints! The "JoJo" style bow is a popular bow to wear with a side pony or on top of the head with a topknot inspired by JoJo Siwa. I know these are popular as cheer bows but I also think they are super cute for just wearing with a dress or even adding ...Continue Reading
DIY princess leia baby costume
Make a DIY Princess Leia baby costume with this simple tutorial! After making a baby Yoda costume, I couldn't handle not making a Princess Leia bun hat and costume to go with it! Princess Leia buns on a baby is hilarious and the costume was really easy to make, too! If you're a big Star Wars fan, check out my "the fourth is with us" tee! This hat is so great because the ruching in the middle looks like her hair is parted! Hah! MATERIALS FOR LEIA COSTUME -Brown knit fabric-2 large bun maker sponges-White knit fabric-Grey ...Continue Reading
How to Iron-on Vinyl on a Backpack with Cricut EasyPress Mini!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. With back-to-school on the mind, I wanted to give this backpack a revamp with iron-on vinyl! I wasn't quite sure how I would use iron-on vinyl on a backpack but then Cricut announced their newest EasyPress product - The EasyPress MINI! This tiny little EasyPress Mini is great for uneven surfaces like hats, shoes, wallets and even backpacks! It has the power and function of the EasyPress 2 but in a small version that is easy to ...Continue Reading
