Sewing night is the best gathering invented! I mean, if you have to leave the house after 7pm, it better be for sewing night (homebodies, anyone?) Use these sewing night invitations to invite your friends over for a casual sewing night! Just add your details and lace it up with your choice of material! Ribbon, yarn, string or embroidery floss are all good options! Also fun for a kids sewing activity! This post includes a cut file for the kraft paper, the file has all the holes included so you just have to run it through a cutting ...Continue Reading
Gold Leather Kitty Purse DIY with the Cricut Maker
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. When your daughter requests a kitty purse, the Maker makes it happen! This project looks a bit intense, but don't worry - it's not! I love it because there are a few techniques all stacked together, but the project's elements are all pretty easy! And you can involve your little kitty girl if she wants to help! The Maker machine from Cricut cuts LEATHER and this is my second project with a material of the type. I used a ...Continue Reading
5 Sweater Refashions for Beginners!
This post is sponsored by Fiskars. I always recommend refashions for beginner seamstresses, they are always fun (even if you are advanced) and it's something you can't really mess up! I love a beginner project that gives you some confidence, a quick final project to wear and a sense of ownership. These 5 refashions are super simple to make and you'll love wearing them. My winter-to-spring wardrobe is just a little bit cozier now. I partnered with Fiskars to create these 5 pieces, I used my sharp and shiny "toolkit" that I've been ...Continue Reading
Fabric Flair Embroidery Hoop Enamel Pin Display !
This post contains affiliate links. Enamel pins are fun to collect and even more fun to display! I made this little display with an embroidery hoop! It only took a few minutes and look how cute! Maybe a good excuse to get more pins, too!? I used my favorite black iron-on vinyl to write the word Flair! and there's a free SVG file download for that in the materials section! I used two fabric scraps for this and offset it just a bit so it's a little more playful! Pins: Flowers - Rifle Paper Co Unicorn + beauty Pins - ...Continue Reading
the Aquarius Top in French Terry!
Pattern// The Aquarius Top Fabric// Oatmeal French Terry c/o Raspberry Creek Fabrics Shoes// Sam Edelman Pants// ASOS Ridley Hat// Gigi Pip Bag// Fawn Design This top has become my favorite winter long sleeve. It's so cozy and it's been a cold winter! I wear it under a coat or inside the house with socks on. The hem on this one is the high-low hem with a side slit. I love this one, it's just a bit longer in the back and the side slit is really fun to sew! It's really easy to finish and it looks so nice. The Aquarius pattern has two ...Continue Reading
All about the Aquarius Top Pattern!
Usually when I release a pattern I also write a whole blog post all about it! But I kinda forgot with the Aquarius, so here it is now! I have had more photos to share that show off all the versions so you can compare them all in this post before choosing! Many of these photos are also in the pattern file! There are multiple sleeve and hem options for this pattern so you can mix it up however you want! The options make it work for any activity from workout to date night and any season. Two of the hem options are pretty long, which is great ...Continue Reading
Easy crib sheet sewing tutorial
I originally shared this easy crib sheet sewing tutorial at Gugu Guru, but wanted to bring it back here for easy cataloging purposes! And it's reminding me that I want to make some more! This tutorial is super simple and really fun! Since crib sheet is kinda the center of the nursery it should be cute, fun and just what you want! There are lots of good options for crib sheets out there, but sometimes you need something totally custom. This tutorial can be made with any cotton fabric, that means you have MILLIONS of choices for the perfect ...Continue Reading
Rachel Dress Extra Ruffle Hack!
Pattern// the Rachel (just $10 this month!) Fabric// Coral Red Floral Double Brushed Poly Spandex from Raspberry Creek Fabrics Shoes// Rocket Dog Sayla Earrings// Kate Spade Clear Studs I had 2 yards of this fabric and knew I wanted to make it a Rachel DRESS. I knew I had plenty for a top version but I really needed the dress! I altered the pattern just a tad to get it to fit on two yards and I even eeked out a ruffle for the bottom. I've wanted to make this pattern with a ruffle at the bottom for a while. If I had had more ...Continue Reading
30 things about me + a floral Aquarius Top
It's my birthday and it's a big one! In celebration I thought I'd share 3o things you might not know about me! Hopefully this will make up for my non-existent about page for a while ;) And I needed an excuse to buy 3-0 balloons. 30 just calls for balloons, right?! Outfit details // Top: Aquarius Top with Riley Blake Love Story Knit Shoes: Modcloth Lips: Revlon UltraMatte This is the long sleeve version of the Aquarius Top with a shirttail hem and ruffle sleeve accent. I love this sleeve/hem combination so much, I've made a handful ...Continue Reading
We MERMAID to be friends Valentines with a knotted scrunchie tutorial
This post and Mermaid Valentines project is sponsored by Cricut! We mer-maid to be friends! What is cuter than Mermaid valentines with a scrunchie attached? Mermaid everything, please! These little mermaid Valentines have a knotted velvet scrunchie as a 'skirt', plus a pun, there is no better combo! I'm all about the non-candy valentines and this one has a useful treat! The basic scrunchie was one of my first sewing projects growing up. I mass produced them on the floor of my bedroom and I think I even wore them after. And it was ...Continue Reading
Heartbreak Ruffle Onesie + DockATot Grand Review
I'm over at Gugu Guru again today this time with a Valentine's day themed onesie tutorial! Download the heartbreaker SVG file by clicking here! The tutorial is super quick and so cute it may inspire a photoshoot! We've been using DockATot loungers with Mae since she was born and still love them! She outgrew the Deluxe it at about 8 or 9 months. We used it constantly for naps around the house, travel and tons for just sitting before Mae was mobile. You can enter to win a Deluxe at Gugu Guru today in my tutorial post! With ...Continue Reading
