I am really bad at planning the month of makes ahead of time, so moving forward, I’ve decided to have a monthly round up of my makes for the month. March was a busy month – coming out of my busiest time of the year at work and all the amazing patterns that were released […]

I’m really enjoying the #SewMyStyle challenge. It’s forcing me to step outside my comfort zone a little bit and sew patterns I might not have normally picked up. Also, if you’re ever looking for some Instagram inspiration, check out #SewMyStyle hashtag to see how people are really making these patterns their own! As a big […]

Happy Thursday! I am so excited to be sharing my latest guest post on the Minerva Crafts blog – The Coco Top from Tilly and the Buttons. The Coco Top has been one of those patterns that I just couldn’t get out of my head and when I was choosing my projects for Minerva Crafts […]

I have been dying to share this top since I made it in December. You might have caught an accidental sneak peek in one of my Instagram stories – but I am here to finally share about the Bellavista Top from Itch to Stitch that I tested last month! The Pattern The Bellavista Top from […]

It’s another Me Made Monday around here and I’m really excited to share my Penelope Peplum from See Kate Sew! It’s got florals and a circle skirt – so it’s right up my ally! Yesterday I talked about five things I learned in my first year of sewing, and my love of florals was one […]

Sticking with the Sew Over It theme for the week, I decided this weekend that for the last snap of winter we’re having here in Virginia to sew up the new Chloe Coat from Sew Over It! I’ve been a huge admirer of this coat – it was a class that Sew Over It taught […]

I get a lot of questions about my exposed zipper that I insert on my Alberta Pencil Skirts and I decided to type up a quick tutorial! This is a quick and easy way to add an exposed zipper – it’s becoming my favorite zipper to install because of how easy it is! Exposed Zipper […]

Happy Friday (my absolute favorite day of the week!)!! It’s been a long week after a busy weekend last weekend celebrating a friend’s wedding so I am so happy to report, I have nothing on the schedule for this weekend besides sewing and the normal weekend to-dos. I’ll actually be back on the blog tomorrow […]

Nothing like trying to tackle the last bit of #2017MakeNine in the last month of the year – but alas, here we are! And here is my Clare Coat from Closet Case Patterns! The Pattern The Clare Coat is a beautiful winter coat pattern from Closet Case Patterns. It comes with two views – View […]

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Fall is really coming at Northern Virginia hard this year – normally we don’t see cooler temperatures until closer to October. My Fall Tee wardrobe needed a little refresh so I sewed up a new Ebony Tee and this pattern never ceases to amaze me. The Pattern The Ebony Tee from Closet Case Patterns is […]

After a couple weeks of just not so great sewing motivation, I took Friday off and decided to spend the whole day sewing whatever jumped out at me! I ended up sewing a few things and one of them were the Tierras Joggers by Itch to Stitch. I have loved this pattern since it came […]

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