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Big Island Board Shorts!

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. Your purchases help to keep this blog going! If you are a Blank Slate Patterns lover like I am, you might have seen that the retro summer collection was just released this…

Summer Brights: Resize a men’s button up tutorial
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Summer Brights: Resize a men’s button up tutorial

Today I’m super excited to be part of the Knock it Off series at Elegance and Elephants. I’ll admit, I have a hard time shopping for regular priced clothes for my kids. Not only do kids outgrow their…

Classic Polo from Peek-a-boo Patterns
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Classic Polo from Peek-a-boo Patterns

Is it wrong to love a shirt? Because I totally do. And the baby wearing it. Obviously. The Classic Polo, this newly released pattern from Peek-a-boo Patterns, is my new fave. How did I not know how easy…

Spreading the love…

I wanted to share a few things I’m loving from around the blogosphere these days. My lovely friend Alyson at Vintage Sunshine makes the most aDORable hoops [I have one in my sewing room that I love!]. She’s…

Baby + Baby Pants

Well, apparently blogging [or doing anything, actually] with three kids + a newborn is not easy. Slowly but surely, though, we are getting into some kind of routine. Sewing and blogging are making their way back into the…

Easter Sewing Inspiration [for the procrastinator]

I’ll admit it. I’m already going through sewing withdrawal! But since I haven’t quite figured out how to fit sewing into the new baby schedule [read: what schedule?!] I thought I’d snag some inspiration and ideas for those…

Surfer Slacks

As promised, I’m sharing with you another one of the patterns I had the privilege of testing for the Pattern Anthology collection. [If you missed yesterday’s post, read it here to see the Submarine Pullover!]See Kate Sew is…

Submarine Pullover

If you sew kids’ clothing and you don’t know Shwin Designs, you are missing out. Shauna creates fabulous patterns for both boys and girls, and they never disappoint. One of my favorites is the Nowhere Man Pants, which…

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Getting Ready for Baby: Cloth Wipes and Burp Cloths

If you’ve had a baby or seen a baby before… ever… you know that babies make a lot of messes. And usually at the times that are the most inconvenient [like when you’re sitting in church or cleaning…