Who Made It Best is a friendly challenge hosted by Melissa of Mahalica Designs, where she pairs up with a fellow blogger and we sew the same pattern to see "Who Made It Best?" The challenge rules are simple: 1. We agree on a pattern to use 2. Sew it up to suit our personal [...]
May is always so hard as a teacher: the days are long, the kids are crazy, and my brain is completely fried by the time May rolls around. This year, I pledged to wear at least three me-made outfits a week. Overall I did pretty well, but my picture taking wasn't the best! I didn't [...]
As a teacher, summers are the best time for sewing. It is so nice to wake up and be able to sew with no distractions or time constraints. Each summer I usually set a goal for a number of pieces or items I would like to sew. I am officially done with school May 25, [...]
What in the world is Me Made May? Well it's just a month to celebrate all that we have made for ourselves and integrate handmade items into our everyday wardrobe! Zoey from So, Zoe Blog created this challenge and you can find more out about it here on her blog. About 5 ish years [...]
This past week I've been some kind of something. PMS at an all time high, I thought that plans for sewing were gonna put all my moodiness to ease! I mean what isn't better than sewing time alone (my hubs has been obsessed with the latest Call of Duty, and that's perfect because it means [...]
I love sewing now, but it wasn't always that way. When I look at where I am now, sewing is such an integral part of my life. From creating new designs to relieving some stress, sewing is something that really completes me (lol). The other day, I was sewing and it got me thinking, where [...]
Growing up (especially in high school) I hated wearing things that others had. If I got something new and wore it to school, and saw someone else wearing it, I would immediately put it in the back of my closet. Wearing the same thing as a classmate was just not cool in my book. I [...]
