You have your rose-colored glasses handy, right? Because I’m about to share the PINK skater dress I made as part of the Shades of Me sewing series! It’s a sewing challenge series hosted by Petit a Petit + Family and Welcome to the Mouse House, and the idea is simply to sew something monochromatic and…
Sewing for Kindergarten
Today I’m up for Sewing for Kindergarten, a series run by Mie from Sewing like Mad. When she first announced it a few months ago, I was really excited to join in even though my daughter has to wear uniforms to school. It’s hard to get motivated to sew for kids wearing uniforms all day…
Skirt-A-Day Sewing: Hitting Bookstores Soon! + A GIVEAWAY! [Giveaway Closed]
In one of those right-place-at-the-right-time moments a few weeks ago, I saw on Twitter that a new book, Skirt-A-Day Sewing (affiliate link) by Nicole Smith is coming out in July. I don’t spend a whole lot of time on Twitter, so the fact that I saw this just in time reach out to the publisher to…
Getting Medieval on the Kids
In stark contrast to Adrianna’s 6 year old who loves pink and sparkly and “fashion“, mine loudly and proudly exclaims “I’m a tomboy!” The extent of her girliness includes the fact that she wanted to get her ears pierced for her birthday and that she chose pink sparkly hearts as her first earrings. Fancy dresses…
Roly Poly Pinafore: Blog Tour
Hey, it’s my turn to roll on the Roly Poly Pinafore Blog tour! I’m super excited to be a part of introducing you to this adorable pattern by Rachael of Imagine Gnats. Back when Rachael was first working on this pattern, I got to be a lucky pattern tester. I was pretty much the worst…