New pattern release! Introducing the Rainbow Unicorn Costume PDF Sewing pattern. Halloween is just around the corner and it’s my favorite time of year! I love the pumpkins everywhere and seeing the excitement in my children’s eyes as they dream up what they’re going to dress up as for Halloween. Mostly though, I just LOVE … Read more
Presenting my DIY Jack Skellington costume! It has been a whirlwind over here since I got back from Quilt Market (pictures to come soon I promise!) and I basically hit the ground running as soon as I got off the plane, but lets get to the real story…Halloween Costumes! I love making Halloween Costumes! This year … Read more
I LOVE Halloween! We are so excited that it is almost here. Mostly what I love about Halloween is the challenge of making my kid’s Halloween Costumes. This weekend I had a little extra time on my hands so I figured out how to make a simple Hulk costume, complete with DIY muscles. Come see … Read more
Sew your own DIY dishtowels or cloth napkins using just one Fat Quarter of fabric. There are so many yarn-dyed woven fabrics available right now in the quilting world that have a slightly heavier weight than regular quilting cotton making them perfect for sewing your own dishtowels and cloth napkins. I sewed some up in … Read more
I had a wild week of Halloween sewing last week. I spent any moment of spare time I had sewing Guardians of the Galaxy costumes for my 3 littlest boys. I’m pretty excited about how all they all turned out. I posted some pics on Instagram but I wanted to post them here too and tell a … Read more
Hello sewing friends! My mom and sister made the cutest little Halloween pillow the other day. It is a cute little bat shaped stuffie that sits on your couch! I couldn’t let them have all the fun so I got my hands on their pattern and made one too. Isn’t the design so cute?!! Halloween … Read more
Happy Halloween sewing friends! I hope you are looking forward to some spooky fun tonight. I finished my sons Black Panther costume and got to take some pictures yesterday and today I’m telling all about my crazy adventure trying to figure out how to make this epic costume. Keep reading to see how I pulled … Read more
Happy Fall Y’all! I’m pulling out my Fall decor this week and I thought it would be fun to show you how I made my Maple Leaf Table runner. It’s a fun way to get some fall quilting in without have make a whole quilt. I’m sure you have seen the Maple Leaf Quilt blocks … Read more
Hello crafting friends! Here’s an easy Halloween craft that makes a big statement. Learn how to make Big Felt Bats to decorate outside for Halloween. Tomorrow is October 1st and I’m getting ready to decorate for Halloween this weekend. I love Halloween! Usually I spend more time decorating the inside of my house than the … Read more
Hello Sewing Friends! I have been sewing a lot of baby quilts this year and I’ve been sharing some projects where you need to add a binding to the edge of a quilt or quilted piece. I thought it would be nice to have a little tutorial here that you could reference when you need … Read more
Hi sewing friends! Just popping in to let you know I was interviewed on the Arlington Sew website as part of their Sewing Inspiration Series. I tell all about my journey getting to where I am today and how I found my way into the sewing world. Hope you enjoy it!! Click Here to go to the Arlington … Read more
Hello! I live in Florida and it is getting HOT here. I’m usually just a girl who lives in jeans daily but I just can’t do it in summer! I am in desperate need of some skirts so I ordered some knit fabric from Girl Charlee Fabrics and it came last week. Want to see my haul? … Read more
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