Hello and Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that your fresh, new week is off to a great start. The sun is shining here and my coffee’s hot, so all is well with the world! One of my goals for this year is to return to my sewing machine. I tried last year, and just lost my momentum, but I also lost a bit of passion too. But every time I sit down at my sewing[Read more]
On Friday night, Scott went to his FOURTH Father-Daughter Dance with his little girls (WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE). It’s Brantley’s and Grayson’s favorite night of year! Fancy dresses, (a little bit of) makeup, (just barely) high heels, and a special night out with their Daddy. As I was posting this year’s pictures, I was reminded of years past. Anyone remember this sweet little girl? Brantley’s first Daddy-Daughter Dance was in kindergarten, and I thought she looked so, so beautiful[Read more]
If your husband is anything like mine, he has a closet full of dress shirts for work, and he only wears a handful. He’s got some from college that he just can’t let go of, some that don’t fit, and some that just aren’t his style anymore (or never were!). Instead of throwing them in a garbage bag and hauling them off to goodwill, I decided to make a few special dresses for my girls out of Scott’s old dress[Read more]
Earlier this spring, I was so honored (and excited!!) to be invited to do some really fun pattern testing, and I am finally able to share the results with you today! The amazingly talented Caroline Hulse of Sew Caroline and Katie Skoog of The Simple Life Pattern Company joined forces to create the sweetest collaborative Mommy & Me 6-Pattern Collection! I have several of both Caroline’s women’s patterns and Katie’s girl’s patterns and have tested for Caroline in the past, so testing for[Read more]
I am so excited about the warmer weather and all the CUTE clothes that are out this season! But in addition to doing a liiiiittle bit of shopping, I am planning on sewing up a bunch of handmade garments for spring! I have already gotten a pretty solid start, and have a list of some great patterns to add to my collection. Here’s some of the things I’ve already made, and a few of the items I plan on sewing[Read more]
Earlier this month, I was so excited to be selected to be a tester for Coffee & Thread’s just released pattern, the Ania Tunic! I have tested one other new pattern before, and it is extremely empowering and undoubtedly humbling at the same time to help a pattern designer (aka GENIUS) perfect their sewing patterns for mass release. Olga from Coffee & Thread is so talented, and I used her gorgeous Eleena Dress pattern to sew up the girls Easter/Baptism dresses back[Read more]
I have been so excited about the weather and how lovely and warm it has been outside, and all it makes me want to do is hole myself up in my upstairs sewing room and make billions of springtime dresses!! I have been perusing all the beautiful new patterns and going through my list of old favorites to compile my Spring Handmade Closet challenge for myself this year! I started this semi-annual challenge for myself last fall (see that list[Read more]
As soon as Christmas is over, and certainly after Valentine’s Day, my mind starts to wander away from jackets, scarves, sweaters, and boots, and towards lighter weight dresses, short sleeves, and sandals! And though I really loved all the clothes I made for myself over this past fall and winter, I am ready to challenge myself again with some beautiful new spring and summer clothes! As I look through all the beautiful and amazing new spring patterns from my favorite[Read more]
Over the summer, while I was talking a break from the Goat & Lulu Etsy shop, I did a lot of sewing for myself. When I am caught up in orders, and making things for the kids, it is nearly impossible to carve out two hours or so to make a dress for myself (I still have a tunic that I cut out summer of 2014 that is waiting to be sewn together!)! But while I wasn’t taking orders, I used my[Read more]
