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Week 21: Sew something using neutral colors

Week 21: Sew something using neutral colors

Um What?!? I am a bright and vibrant colors type of gal and tend not to use any neutral colors so this one actually is a bit of a personal challenge for me. 1 I need to find a neutral in my stash and two I need to figure out what to make whith whatever fabric type that neutral is. I will be real honest I'm not totally sure I have neutrals in my stash but lets check! ... I found One! A sweater knit from our holiday mystery boxes. It happens to be a white with black stripes, super...

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Leading Into Summer With Ellie and Mac

Leading Into Summer With Ellie and Mac

Summer has been fast approaching and I am realizing that I need to put away the long sleeves and sew up some short sleeve tops. So, when I saw the getting ready for summer tour I jumped on the chance to be a part of it. Nothing better than a deadline to jumpstart your summer sewing am I right?! After applying I popped on over to Ellie and Mac and started surfing Their pattern list. Oh, so many wonderful options, what was I going to choose! Then I saw it, The Be The Leader listed in all its glory.  This...

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Summer is here with Ellie and Mac

Summer is here with Ellie and Mac

It's that time of year again. Temperatures are on the rise, bugs and wildlife are about and you need a new wardrobe to cope with the heat. Ellie and Mac's Getting Ready for summer blog tour is just the place to find great summer friendly options for the kids and yourself. Take  Stroll with us as we stop at a few talented seamstress's blogs and discover what they are sewing up for summer.  We are luck enough to be filling two spots in this tour between Elizabeth and myself. I can't wait to see what she creates to inspire us....

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Week 19 : A shirt

Week 19 : A shirt

Another Monday and another weekly challenge to fill our time. This week in the 52 week sewing challenge is to sew a shirt.  For those of us that regularly sew clothing this is a simpler challenge but, I still wanted to do something other than a simple tee or raglan. I landed on the Petite Stitchery and Co. woman's swanky tank.   This tank is a fun twist on a great spring and summer classic. The slightly inset shoulder lines as a flirty feel to this top that I just love.  I opted to do my own color blocking on...

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Matching with my monkeys

Matching with my monkeys

Everyone loves a mothers day blog tour and this one is no exception, with so many great mommy and me makes  being featured this one is sure to be amazing.  I was originally planning on doing matching shirts for myself and my son and daughter, but with spring in full swing here ( Finally!!!!) I have been really wanting a new dress. Elizabeth suggested I do mommy and me Agnes dresses by halla patterns. I had no idea they even had I kids version so I scooped it up as soon as I found out.  The woman's Agnes if free...

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