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…
So....I started sewing this DIY Kimono last year and I'm just now finishing it. This DIY Kimono was easy to make. So why did it take me several months to finish it? I just didn't like making it. **This post contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase after clicking on a link I will earn a…
I'm finally finished sewing for my first pair of jeans!!!! Sewing a pair of jeans was one of my sewing goals for 2018. If you read my sewing goals blog post from earlier this year then you know I'm trying to tackle some of my sewing fears this year. Sewing a pair of jeans was definitely one of my…
So...I woke up on Good Friday at around 7 am and I thought to myself "I want to make myself an Easter dress". As I kid I always looked forward to getting a new dress for Easter. However, as an adult, I rarely buy myself a new dress for Easter. This year up until Good Friday I had…
Hi! I'm Sonya, a wife and homeschooling mom of two. I love cooking, online shopping, reading (mostly non-fiction because there is so much that I want to learn), NPR, documentaries, and Scandal. Thanks for stopping by and taking time to read about what's going on in my life.