Hooray...I made my first plaid shirt!!! I've been wanting to sew a plaid button down shirt for a few years and I finally did it. 😊 There are so many button down shirt patterns to choose from that I really had a hard time deciding which one I should try making first. But I decided on New Look…
I just want to start by saying that I really love Simplicity patterns. First of all, I can buy them for 99 cents each when they are on sale at Hobby Lobby. Second, they have a good variety of options to choose from for women's patterns. Third, you get several views to choose from in each pattern. For…
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…
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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.
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