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I hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day yesterday! I got in a nap even, so you know mine was good! I had a great time last week pattern testing The Tinley Tee for Chelsea of GYCTDesigns! This is a sweet little t-shirt pattern pattern with so many sleeve and hem options, you’ll never need…
This past Saturday I was thrilled to work with my mom-&-sister-in-law to celebrate my newest nephew with a Vintage Airplane Baby Shower! We had an intimate group, yummy food and fun decorations from a combination of items on hand, Hobby Lobby and Etsy. Here are a few photos… My mother in law, Patti had these…
As I was considering what I should share with you this week, I thought about a few projects I have in process and others I can’t share yet and concluded that this would be a great time to share some of my favorites with you. No affiliate links or anything like that – just a…
For those who celebrate, I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend! As a little girl I always got a new spring dress to wear on Easter Sunday and it’s a tradition I just can’t shake. The past few years, I haven’t been able to get a new outfit for Easter for whatever reason, but this…
Friends, for a few months now I have been showing you my projects made from my great finds from our local F&M Fabrics. They have great deals and a lovely staff and there are so many treasures to be found there! Well I am happy to report that F&M Fabrics is now online at thefabricmarket.com!!! Not every item in…
Kids Clothes Week starts TODAY! Be sure to follow me on Facebook or Instagram to see what I’m up to this week and I’d love to see your KCW creations too! I am so thrilled to have connected with pattern designer Elizabeth Shepherd of E-Beth Designs. When she put out the call for testers for The Lorelei Dress, I…
If you’re local, and you follow F&M Fabrics on Facebook, you saw them post a few weeks back some beautiful Italian Faux Leather that recently came in. This one in particular caught my eye and I thought it’d make a great Professional Tote (pattern here). I first made The Professional Tote a decade ago when…
I am so excited to partner with my friend Michelle Kaufman of Photography By Michelle to test out a little product photography. The first two pictures below are her work. I know Spring is upon most of us and most of you are looking forward to sunshine and flipflops, but as a California girl myself who never…
Local friends, I have something fun and exciting to share with you today! If you are in Bakersfield, you may know how fortunate we are to have a Ronald McDonald House right here in town. From the BRMH Website, “ The Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House is a place where the families of Kern County pediatric or…
All the new patterns in the Peek-A-Boo Pattern Shop Spring Line have been revealed so Thrifty Thursday is back! And this is one you will really want to take advantage of if you have little boys to dress for Easter!! Isn’t that amazing!? It’s everything you need to sew up a shirt, suit and…