Hello friends! I am over at Sewistry today, sharing my thoughts and feelings on my sewing machines. All 4 of them. Check it out because I sew…. a lot. (and one of these days, I WILL snag myself a Bernina… this is a bet and I definitely like a challenge.)
Author Archive | Hayley
Reversible Doll Pinafore Pattern: Little Stitchers
Welcome back to another week of Little Stitchers! I have been super busy with Willow and Co., which doesn’t leave a whole lot of time to keep up on my blog. Luckily, I have a slew of talented friends that can share their goodness with you. Today, I have Jenn from A Jennuine Life sharing […]
Titchy Threads: Small Fry Skinny Jeans Tour
I am so excited to be a part of the Titchy Threads Small Fry Skinny Jeans tour. Laura of Craftstorming is a good friend of mine and she really knows how to make an excellent, professional pattern and these jeans are no exception. Get your own pattern for 20% off with the code TOUR20. […]
Kids Crafts 1-2-3 March Issue
I was so excited to pick up the latest issue of Kids Crafts 1-2-3 because I have 2 articles in it! Remember I had the Valentine’s treat I had in the last issue? This month’s article is revolved around Earth Day crafts. The first spread is about my Shabby Chic Cottage that I […]
The Sewing Reference Tool Guide: Review and Giveaway
Signing up for Carla Hegeman Crim’s book tour for The Essential Sewing Reference Tool was completely awesome. I mean, she IS the Scientific Seamstress after all, right? This is a reference book that every single sewist needs, regardless of skill level. Beginner and Advanced seamstresses alike will find every single page to be full of new […]
The Clara Dress: Filles a Maman Patterns
There is a lovely new pattern that I had the pleasure of trying out… The Clara Dress is a sweet design by the new Filles a Mama Patterns. Melanie is the lady behind the new pattern line and she is really deserving of the success that will surely come her way! Because Ainsley already has […]
Willow and Co: The Wanderlust Collection
We have been hard at work over at Willow and Co. Just last week, we announced our upcoming designs for the Spring/Summer 2014 collection and today we have revealed the creators of each design. My two pattern contributions are: The Clover Shorts and The Persimmon Dress and Top I am going to be very very […]
The Knight Hoodie Tour
What do you do when your certain 6 year old boy is absolutely, flat-out refusing to get photos for you? And you have tried every trick in the book? And you have a blog post commitment? Well, you put the hoodie on yourself, of course! I am so excited to be a part of the […]
A Dress to Peplum Refashion
*this is a sponsored post, but as always, all opinions are 100% my own When I was told that I could pick anything from BooHoo.com and refashion it, it was hard to choose because there were a lot of items that I would just keep as is! I loved so many of them. However, I then […]
Simple Fat Quarter Skirt Tutorial: Little Stitchers
Welcome back to Little Stitchers! I took a few weeks off this series to focus on other blog things, such as Shades of Me and now that I have finished with them, we can resume the weekly tutorials! If you are new, please feel free to catch up on the past weeks: Week 1: […]
The Apron Dress: Tutorial
This was posted last year on Sew Mama Sew and I am bringing it back home today, just in time for spring sewing! The Apron Dress supplies: *store bought tshirt (or tank top or long sleeved shirt) *fabric according to the cutting chart *ric rac or trim for apron (optional) Let’s get started […]
The Kitchen Lighting with GE Reveal
*This is a sponsored post, but as always, all opinions are 100% my own. GE recently contacted me to see if I would like to try out their Reveal lightbulbs and of course, I agreed! I knew right away that I would want to try them in our kitchen because the lighting in there always […]
The Pop Rox Dress: Andover Fabrics
The absolutely lovely Carol Van Zandt, one of the designers for Andover Fabrics, sent me fabric from her newest line Pop Rox and I am in LOVE. I squealed when I opened the package. I knew right away that this fabric would be perfect for my Caroline Party Dress pattern and it turned out better […]
The Art Tote: Tutorial
My kids LOVE to do art projects and we have lots of bins and containers for storing all of the markers and supplies, but we didn’t have any kind of carrying case. When Sew Mama Sew and Laminates asked me to create anything I wanted from the laminated cotton they sent me, I knew that […]
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