I’m back with another Perfect Pattern Parcel post! This time the parcel was for women and I was so excited to get my hands on the patterns! I desperately need clothes for myself so this was a fun bundle! I’ve made several pieces and will post about them individually because they each need their own time to shine. My first sew was the Zsalya Top and Dress pattern by KateNRose. I was instantly drawn to…
Continue readingMy Ella turned 3 on Wednesday! This is unreal to me because 1–time is FLYING. And 2–she was born after I started blogging and has made appearances starting when she was still in my belly in my maternity clothes post, and as herself as a wee babe the day after her arrival. Three is such a big age to me. Her personality is limitless, and growing more every day. She’s got strong ideas about the…
Continue readingSo I’m talking about the September Showcase at Frances Suzanne again today! This time, I get to be on the sewing end of the post. I chose to try my hand at the Fawn Lily by Rock the Stitch for Willow & Co patterns. I loved the lines and design of the dress and was so excited to sew! I didn’t check the size chart and made Chloe a 4. My kids are super skinny,…
Continue readingEvery year my girls go through piles of bike shorts. They live in dresses and since we teach modesty, so there’s always a pair of shorts under every dress. With 3 girls, that’s a lot of bike shorts! They get pretty expensive, even with sales, so I decided to clean out my closet and turn old shirts of mine that were too short/stained/little and make them into a pile of new bike shorts! The girls…
Continue readingI dreamed up the concept for this bag years ago but for some reason, never took the steps to put it into reality. Until now! Introducing The Polly Tote! She’s unassuming at first glance. An oversized tote with a zippered pocket on the outside. But hiding behind that little pink zipper? Every Mom’s dream come true! I could cue horrible infomercial announcer voice here and start telling you how difficult it is to wrangle a…
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