About a week ago I was contacted by a mom who wanted to know if I could make some Pajama Eaters for her three boys, but she wanted them to look like Minions. I absolutely love to take Sew Fearless’ pattern and tweak it into different characters. It is so much fun! I jumped at…
The holiday season is upon us. Christmas decorations have been in Hobby Lobby for months and are now going up everywhere else. The Halloween candy is 50% off and at the front of the stores. The lawn and garden sections now house twinkling, spinning, fake pine scented trees. But, what is supposed to be one…
Yup, Halloween is my all time favortist (I know, made up word, deal) of fave holidays. The past few years I’ve been slacking a bit, with kids and all (they think Halloween is only for them). But, this year I really wanted to do something creative. I used to always make elaborate costumes for parties,…
As a needleworker who makes a lot of baby clothes for sale I am always plagued by what fabrics to buy for my custom creations. While it may not seem like a monumental issue, but when trying to appeal to parents of children it is more complex than some think. Many parents are adamant about…
It is almost July again. Almost time for my sister, niece, and her fellow missionaries to pack their bags and head back to Roatan, Honduras, to minister to and to teach English at the Greenfield Children’s Home. For my new readers, and as a refresher for my long term blogging pals, I’ll recap just a…
GOTS Fabric – A Beautiful Eco-friendly Choice! Kimberly over at A Little Crunchy has graciously posted my article on her lovely blog! Go check it out!
(Disclaimer: this post is my rambling thoughts and slight freak outs as a budding business woman. I’ve talked most of this to death with dear old hubby, but he really can’t help with fabric decisions and clothing ideas, etc. Feel free to skip if you aren’t interested, but no sharp sticks, y’all. If you have…
Hi all, I just realized it has been a while since my last post, OOPS! I have been trying to post at least once a week, but sometimes there are so many others things to do. I’ve been spending a lot of time working on my website, my overall web presence as a brand, and…
Hi all, If you follow me on Instagram you know I have been bust preparing the last month for the Dixie Lee Farmers’ Market. It is a weekly event in my local community from early May until the Fall weather gets too bad (or Thanksgiving, whichever comes first). I wanted to get my feet wet,…
Before I was a parent I knew that kids were loud. I was not naive in thinking that they would sit with a book and quietly ready all day. I had been to the park. I had been to my niece’s and nephew’s birthday parties. I knew that kids go to eleven. So, after having…
Ah, me. I am so disappointed. My lovely Janome has died. I have had her a little over a year when I started experiencing some tension problems. First, it was clunking and bird-nesting that no amount of re-threading or changing needles, thread, etc., would fix. Then, I found a small nick in the thread…
You all know I LURVE Kitschycoo’s Mini Penny Pinafore pattern, but you know what I love more? Pockets! I will add pockets to anything I sew for myself that doesn’t already have them. So, when I woke up at 3 AM this morning yelling to myself POUCH POCKET, I knew what was on the agenda…
One of this month’s From Left to Write Book Club selections is Reasons My Kid Is Crying by Greg Pembroke. Since the book is hilarious and an Internet meme of sorts, we were given the choice to post a photo and caption of our kiddos crying instead of writing our usual posts inspired by the…
When my husband and I moved to Boston, we knew we would only stay for a few years. 2, maybe 3. We are not “city folk”, and while we were willing to go for a few years for some great job opportunities and cultural experiences (Bean Town Rocks, y’all), we didn’t want to stay long…
SO, I have kind of turned into a Kitschycoo Groupie and I maaaaay have a slight crush on Amanda (sorrynotsorry), but really, how can you not when she constantly releases to die for patterns??? I own quite a few of her patterns and I adore them, They are amazingly simple to construct, but have such…
Montana over at Montana Designs had graciously chosen me as one of her recipients this year! If you are unfamiliar with the Liebster Award, it is a way of getting other bloggers known, shared and generally getting the word out about them. You can only be nominated if you have under 500 followers. – A few…
The giveaway winners are Lindsay, Lolita Patterns, and Megan! Please shoot me an e-mail at theseedsof3 (at) gmail (dot) com with your address so I can ship off your PARAGE SWAG.
This post was inspired by the novel The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger. Young lawyer Sophie unwillingly takes her first divorce case with an entertaining and volatile client in this novel told mostly through letters and legal missives. Join From Left to Write on March 18 we discuss The Divorce Papers. As a member, I…
For those of you who don’t know, I was born in Louisiana and lived there for almost 25 years. I moved through the continental United States, until finally settling a few years ago in East Tennessee (back in the South, Boo-yah!). But, I still consider myself a Louisianaian (made up word, I know). The food,…
My little girl turned 4 on Saturday!!! When I asked her what kind of party she wanted she said SWEETS! CAKE! ICE CREAM! So, we decided to have her party at a local Frozen Yogurt shop, Yogli Mogli. They have a party room, and the froyo is self serve, as is the toppings, so you…
My original plan for Blue February was to stitch up a Kitschycoo Penny Pinafore for myself in Navy and Kelly Green Merino Wool Jersey But, sometimes the best laid plans do not come to fruition. Since I’ve decided to hold off on selfish sewing until I lose the 20 pounds that I regained I have…
Well folks, I’ve been a little quiet around here. But, BOY, have I been busy! 🙂 For those of you who don’t know, on Christmas Day I decided to go ahead with a dream of mine and open up my own custom sewing shop. I had so much positive feedback from the handmade gifts I…
Today I got my hair cut and colored, and for fun I got my bestie and hair stylist, Susan at Studio H in Studios West Salon Suites to give me a Victory Roll! Love ya Susan!! Now I need to learn to style this myself. Where’s that link to Gertie’s tute?
It’s that time again. Time to find the peat pots, take inventory of last year seeds, order new seeds, and dust off the plant lights. It seed planting time! For the past few years the hubby and I have been planting a very big garden for our family of 4. I have been really wanting…
Change is hard. The uncertainty, the fear of the unknown. It is much easier to keep the status quo, no matter how unhappy you may be, because it is familiar. I always dreamed of being a scientist. As a little girl I wanted to be a zoologist, biologist, anything with an -ologist after it, it…
There were 6 entries into the book giveaway for Nancy Rose’s Raise the Child You’ve Got – Not the One You Want and the winner is……………… Congratulations Destiny!!!!!! Please e-mail me at theseedsof3@gmail.com with your address so we can send the book to you! For those of you who didn’t win the giveaway, check out…
This post is the SECOND stop on From Left to Write’s Virtual Book Tour of Nancy Rose’s latest book Raise the Child You’ve Got – Not the One You Want. I received a copy of the book for review purposes, but my words and feelings are my own. If you missed the FIRST stop on…
It’s a new year and a few days and I have already jumped right into my 2014 Goals list I posted a bit back. On that list was to try my hand at something I have been DYING to do forever, which is make something Steampunk, perhaps with a corset (another sewing dream and goal…
The end of the year is creeping closer and closer, the chaos of the holidays are winding down, the kiddos are sick :-), and I am too. So, instead of sewing the last day or two and unpicking EVERYTHING, I have been working on my final Top 5 of 2013 post – hits and misses.…
Continuing with the Top 5 of 2013 theme, my post today will focus on the bloggers that have inspired me most over the past year and my sewing goals for 2014. Top 5 Inspirational Bloggers: 1) Steph from Cake Patterns – Cake Patterns Tiramisu changed my focus and my outlook on sewing my own wardrobe.…
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