Have you seen all the amazing Bumblebee Dresses floating around social media lately? They’re the brainchild of the amazing Sewing Mama RaeAnna and today I’m lucky enough to share mine with you. I’ve been saving this matryoshka doll fabric for something special and this sweet dress sure fits the bill! Ella is such a little doll and growing up so fast. She looks like a little girl in these photos, not my baby anymore. This…
Continue readingToday is the first Feature You Friday! Are you as excited as I am?! Great! Lets see some amazing projects! First, Jenny created these precious Nap Mats for her granddaughters. Such lucky little girls, these are adorable versions of one of my favorite projects. Next, Leonilyn dug into the archives and upcycled a tee into a dress. This is one of my very first tutorials, published the first month I started blogging! Sofia had just…
Continue readingI had the pleasure of sewing the Olivia Dress for Jessica from Craftiness is Not Optional this week. When signing up for the tour, I had the option of somewhere earlier in the month or Halloween and I decided to take the creative route and go for Halloween. I wanted to do something in the spirit of the day, but not necessarily deck her out in black and orange. I really, really love this dress!!…
Continue readingI’m going to start a new series here at Sew Like My Mom called Feature You Friday. In recent weeks I’ve had lots of you email me pictures of the wonderful things you’ve made using my patterns, tutorials, and techniques and I want to share them! So starting this Friday I’m going to feature YOU, my wonderful readers. I don’t know how many pictures I’ll include, I suppose it depends on how many I get!…
Continue readingI was lucky enough to try the Casual Lady by Go To Patterns. Let me say, I LOVE this shirt! And I promise, I’m not just saying that. This comfy, casual tee was a breeze to put together and is highly flattering! It was also extremely easy to alter to fit me. I’m well endowed and often by the time I get the bust big enough, the rest is swimming on me. But not the…
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