Hi guys! Below you’ll find the Candice Ayala’s Upcycling Challenge prize packages break down for each winner! I tried to send this information in a newsletter to all subscribers, but the image was much too big. lol [Note: Exact model and details of the grand prize Baby Lock serger will be revealed in a newsletter to all challenge subscribers this […]
Candice Ayala’s Worldwide Upcycling Challenge PRIZE PACKAGES
As Featured in One Thimble Issue 19
Hi guys! It’s that One Thimble time of year again! Even though I was very aware of how packed my schedule was going to be, especially with my worldwide Upcycling Challenge still in progress, I couldn’t help myself! lol Issue 19 is about all things “playtime” and I wanted to be sure to in on some of that action. This time […]
Upcycling Challenge 2018 – KICK OFF!!
EEEKKKK!!! Hello Hello!! I can’t tell you just how excited I am to have you join us here for the KICK OFF of my first annual Upcycling Challenge WORLDWIDE! If you’ve been following this blog, or me on social media this challenge was no surprise right? lol It was bound to happen at some point! For Kick Off Week, myself and the first […]
PDF PATTERN REVIEW: The Berlin Tee
Happy Tuesday Lovelies! Today is my Boy Cub’s 14th birthday! As a gift, he asked for more soft t-shirts (he’s my low maintenance child! lol) He’s been wearing this same T-shirt I made him 3 years ago as a sleep shirt and refuses to get rid of it because it’s so comfortable and soft, so I decided it would be […]
PDF PATTERN REVIEW: The Ollie Bomber Jacket
TGIF Lovelies! This week’s project had many firsts, so I thought it would be a good idea to blog it! Made my first Bomber Jacket, made welt pockets for the first time, installed a separating zipper for the first time, and added an iron on patch to a garment for the first time! So let’s jump right into it: Pattern […]
3 Tips for Sewing for a Fashion Forward Child
This post was originally created for Cali Fabrics. See HERE. Full Disclosure: I still feel some type of way writing this post, or even admitting such a thing happened, and even though I have MAJOR FEELS about it, I can’t deny that is has indeed happened …my daughter turned SIX! And with 6 came a new sense of self awareness, […]
PDF PATTERN REVIEW: The Tilly Dress
Happy Hump Day Lovelies!! It’s been forever since I did a Pattern Review, and since I just finished Pattern Testing this Dress, I thought why not! So today, let me tell you about the Tilly Dress by MCM Studio Designs. Pattern Description: – The Tilly Dress by MCM Studio Design Patterns The Tilly Dress is a lovely little dress based off of […]
As Featured in One Thimble Issue 18
*Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links* Hey Guys, It’s that One Thimble time of year again! If you’re visiting my blog for the first time: One Thimble Magazine is a quarterly sewing magazine produced by sewists for sewists! Each issue of One Thimble is full of 100% sewable, wearable and Instagram-able PDF sewing patterns for kids and adults that every […]
My Sewing Corner Makeover
Hi guys! So my sewing corner has been LONG over due for a little sprucing! You know how it goes when you start accumulating fabric and sewing things, and you get comfortable just putting them wherever right? I wanted to start 2018 FRESH, and decided it was time to declutter, my clutter. I thought it would have been a little […]