Sew Spoiled

Going dress shopping can be absolutely painful. I have two beautiful girls but finding a dress for a special event is super challenging. The right shape, price and color sometimes is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. That is why when my daughter showed me the design she wanted I told her to let me make a mock up dress and perhaps make her formal dress for the dance.  Looking for a dress. We did go dress shopping but in the age of COVID, it is completely different. I always start my shopping with my teenagers with food. That's right we either go to Starbucks to get coffee and a sweet treat or eat lunch first. It is imperative to eat so we are not moody or sluggish. We had lunch at a beautiful French restaurant called Coquette Brasserie at North Hills . If you are in Raleigh, NC I highly recommend it.  After lunch we hopped over to Crabtree Mall. We looked in Belk and in Macy's. I was crazy! There were mothers who found an employees bathroom that they were using as a dr

Have you always wanted to sew a zipper wristlet but you have been afraid of it not turning out right? I have recorded the entire process so you can see each step completed successfully. You can do this! The pattern is also available here for free! Watch the tutorial over and over to see each step. You've got this!  These wristlets make great gifts for teachers, bridesmaids, friends, and family.  The Sew Spoiled Wristlet Pattern is available at shorturl.at/buCGU . Here is a tutorial to make it with a shoulder/ wristlet strap. Best Wishes and Tons of Stitches!

The perfect fit mask for your friends and family. This mask tutorial has a pocket for a filter and is 3 layers of fabric. This is not a surgical face mask.  Materials Needed: PDF Template Main Fabric:  Scrap Fabric Lining Fabric:  Scrap Fabric 3/8” Elastic  4 Pony Beads Large Tapestry Needle  Step One: Cut Cut out two Template A in the main fabric. Cut out two Template B in lining fabric. Cut out two Template C (Pocket) in lining fabric.  Cut 2 pieces of Elastic at the measurement below according to the mask size. Size Elastic To cut in inches Adult Large 11 Adult Medium 10 Adult Small 9 Child Large 8 Child Medium 7 Child Small 6 Step Two:  Sew the Template A (two main fabric) pieces, placed right sides together, and sew along the curve. Sew the Template B (lining fabric) pieces, placed right sides together, and sew along the curve. Sew the Template C (pocket) pieces, placed right sides together, and sew along the cur

If you are new to quilting you should give this one a try. It is the chevron quilt . To make it even easier purchase a layered cake of quilting squares precut in 10" blocks . I love the magic of sewing the 10" squares right sides together first all long all four sides. Then cut the block from corner to corner making wonderful triangles. Rearrange the triangles to create this chevron pattern. I was given this fabric years ago. Really it so ugly to me I had tried to throw it out several times. However,  like books, I have an extremely hard time throwing out fabric. I know that if I can find the right project every fabric has a use.  Once I saw the chevron quilt I knew that this was the right project for this fabric. I bought a twin size batting piece and cut it in half for a throw blanket,  My favorite part of quilting is playing with the color variations. I have seen rainbow bands of color as well as a mix of prints and designs. Can you use this quilting technique for other q

Have you ever seen a pattern that you don't know how you will create it because you have never made anything like it before? You click to buy and then you start to panic because you don't know if you will ever make it. This is exactly how I felt when I bought the Hubble Bubble Knitting pattern from Kat and Leni.  I had seen it all over Instagram and I loved the design. I knew how to knit but I had never made bubbles, what are bubble sleeves? What have I done? Buyers Remorse! After buying the pattern the next logical step is to buy the yarn. I researched The Wool by We Are Knitters because this was the only yarn the pattern recommends and I had sticker shock! One ball of yarn was between $24- $30 dollars per 200 g. This pattern calls for 1200g so that equaled between $144- $180 for one sweater. Don't get me wrong this is beautiful yarn but I am a teacher and there is no way I would spend that much on one sweater. Apparently, I am not alone because I found this cheat sheet f

I am not a cook! So if I give you a recipe you can take it to the bank, it is going to be great! This is one of my favorites! I make this one a lot in the winter for my kids. The hubby and I love to eat these with a hot cup of coffee. You can even prepare these the night before and then pop them into the oven in the morning. (Great for Christmas!) Ingredients 2 cups of flour 1/3 cup sugar 2 Tsp of baking powder 1/2 Tsp salt 1/2 cup of butter 1 Tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/4 cup of orange juice 1 Tsp rind of an orange 3/4 cup of chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with foil and spray it with cooking spray. Mix all of the dry ingredients. Add the butter and cut in with a pastry blender or fork. Mix in the wet ingredients. Add the chocolate chips and the orange rind. I like to mix it together and then place it in a ball, flatten the dough ball into the shape of a disc. Cut the dough disc into 8 equal parts and place them on the prepared baking sheet p