During college, my mom was a bit of a celebrity among my sorority sisters. Mama Reita’s care packages would arrive from 1000 miles away brimming with everything from notes of encouragement to clothes to tasty treats. During a particularly stressful time, Mom even took the painstaking trouble to overnight me my favorite rum cake (a…
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I (Heart) Turkey Tee (Boys’ Thanksgiving T-Shirt Idea)
With Thanksgiving around the corner, sew up a fun t-shirt for a little boy in your life to wear on the big day. This Thanksgiving I (heart) turkey t-shirt idea is so simple to make with my free templates! Okay – enough ruffles already. Let’s make some Thanksgiving duds perfect for the little guys…
Ruffled Turkey Tee
Sew a cute t-shirt for a little girl in your life to wear this Thanksgiving. This ruffled turkey tee is so easy to stitch up. Let’s get started! I love creating seasonal shirts for my kiddos, and this little turkey tee was borne of my latest ruffling obsession. What a fun way to celebrate…
Easy Halloween Goody Bags
Do you have any Halloween parties coming up that require favors? Here’s a tutorial for quick and easy goody bags that you can whip up in an afternoon or so. By creatively mixing and matching what I had on hand, I was able to use only supplies from my stash to make ten of these…
Ruffled Candy Corn Tee
Every little girl needs a kicky Halloween outfit! I try each year to come up with something cute, and I have to say that I am truly tickled with this year’s finished result. From head to foot, Miss Priss is too sweet for words! My idea for this ensemble came when I was looking through…
Adding Ruffled Sleeves to Plain-Jane Tees
The little trick I have to share with y’all this evening is another use for the jelly roll I used on my Ruffled Autumn Leaf Tee. It is such a terrific feeling to use the same supplies in a variety of ways! If you are wanting to add a ruffled accent to a sleeve, though,…
Ruffled Autumn Leaf Tee
Hello, and welcome to the celebration! I am so glad you’re here!Have y’all enjoyed this week’s lineup as much as I have? I hope you’ve ventured over to the other girls’ places to see their amazing contributions!Myra’s fall banner…Deborah’s pumpkin spice marshmallows…Jen’s dollar store pumpkins…and Liz’s caramel apple pops!Whew – what an honor to…
Shortcut Ruffles and Faux Rolled Hems
Life is hectic. Funds are short. So any time I can find ways to streamline the creative process, I am beyond thrilled. Today I’m going to share with you a couple of tricks I’ve been utilizing of late in my sewing projects. One is a shortcut, and the other is a way to create a…
It’s in the Bag
With the start of school, my kiddos weren’t the only ones in need of a new bag. Between hauling everything to and from school, soccer practices, and all the errands in between, I needed a bag that essentially doubles as a control center: a snack-carrying, letter-from-school-toting, shin-guard wielding, entertaining machine. Charlotte has been battling boredom…
Snappy Sewing Patterns
Hello, friends! I hope y’all don’t mind this shameless little request for your vote. I was chosen over at Fireflies and Jellybeans as one of the top ten projects in this round of the Iron Crafter, and I would love be much obliged if you would head over and vote for my Paint Sample…