Hello All! Have you ever heard the expression stop and smell the roses? I’m sure you have, but for me this past week I have really taken the time to do that. I have been listening to a podcast called The Mattie James show and it has really given me insight on some of the …
I know that it has almost been a year since my first Dragon Con (2017) but I’ve finally found the time to write this post. Ok, ok fine….I kept forgetting to write the post. The one thing that reminded me is when I bought my tickets for Dragon Con this year and I saw the …
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Hello All! Who doesn’t love a bucket bag?! The only thing better than a bucket bag, is a bucket bag that you can DIY! I’ve been working hard on my next set of patterns for LeJanaroB Patterns, but I realized that I haven’t done a freebie tutorial in a while. I created this bucket bag …
Happy Monday! I hope that you all had a great weekend. We had most of last week off, so I am going to be very sluggish today. I did take advantage of the time off and made a couple of handbags. Today I want to share Simplicity 1165. This is an easy pants pattern that …
Happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a great start! I took the opportunity to refresh this weekend and do what I love more than sewing, which is lay around and watch thrillers on Amazon Prime. I did manage to take some photos for the blog and also make two bags for the …
Happy Monday! Did you have a productive weekend? I was able to prep several different projects and accomplish other things on my to do list. Today I want to share Simplicity 8375, this is one of their pattern used for pattern hacking. I decided to add the ruffle to the tunic instead of originally going …
Hello All! Today is another comfy outfit day. Sticking with my theme of quick and easy sewing Simplicity 8378 and 8656 view B was perfect! I made view A of 8656 last week, you can see that post here. Simplicity 8656 view B is the perfect top for the summer, you can wear it with …
Hello All! Today I want to share my version of Simplicity 8605 view D. The paper bag waist trend is everywhere and I wanted to make a garment with this design element. My initial thought was to do the pants, but I didn’t have enough of this fabric for the pants, so I went for …
Hello All! Ok so before I get into these two patterns, let me tell you how taking these blog pictures almost took me completely out of the game! LOL! As I was putting on the skirt I put a hole in the waistband and I accidentally cut a tiny hole the waist tie on the …
Have you ever been walking around with your purse and wished it was a backpack or a crossbody because you needed to be handsfree? Well I have on several occasions! Actually, if I could get away with just carrying a wallet like a man I would be happy. Too bad I have stuff that I …