**This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking on a link I will earn a small commission.** I recently signed up for the FREE 7-day trial for bluprint (formerly Craftsy Unlimited) with the intention of increasing my sewing skills. I even wrote a blog post, detailing some of the sewing skills that I'm looking to…
Disclosure: As a brand ambassador for Wild River Country I received free admission into the park and I am being compensated for this post. However, all opinions are 100 percent mine. Whenever I decide to take my kids to a new play place, I’m always a bit concerned about whether it will be a safe environment. So, I…
I really want to start working on increasing my sewing skills. I feel like my sewing has improved a lot since I started, but I would really like for my clothing to have a more professional look. I've tried checking out books from the library, but just reading about sewing techniques isn't always helpful. When it comes to…
Before, I started sewing I had gotten into a rut of wearing t-shirts and jeans all summer long. Now I still wear my jeans most of the summer, but I've been trying to sew a variety of shirts so I can get out of my t-shirt rut. When I saw the Simplicity 8644 pattern a few months ago…
#NoEase OMG!!! This dress is tight and I'm not talking 90's slang tight...lol. I gained weight over the two months that it took me to sew this dress, which resulted in me having no ease in my waist. If you sew, then you are probably familiar with the term, ease. But for any non-sewers reading this, ease is…
Hi! I'm Sonya, a wife and homeschooling mom of two. I love sewing (my dream is to have a 95% me-made-wardrobe one day), cooking, reading, listening to NPR, and watching TV (but hardly ever live). Thanks for stopping by and taking time to read about what's going on in my life.
