pattern reviews, project updates, book reviews or sewing tips
Happy Saturday - This cute pattern was found at my local quilt shop. Usually, sticking to McCall's, Simplicity and Butterick patterns so working on a pattern outside of my normal spiked my interest. The description on the pattern states the tee brings a touch of elegance to every day with its shoulder yokes and pleats… Continue reading Chai Tea from Liesl + Company
Happy Saturday - This past several months, I have been working on my sewing room. This has been a dream for some time and feel very fortunate to finally have my own room. Over the years, my sewing area has moved from a corner of a bedroom to the kitchen table. It has also been… Continue reading Creating My Dream Sewing Room
Happy Saturday - This beautiful quilt pattern was found on Pinterest at sameliasmum.com. The design was fun to put together and the pattern was free, so this was a Win! Win! The solid fabric is white Kona and the floral print fabric was purchased at my local quilting shop, Tilted Quilters. The floral print was… Continue reading Fresh Diamonds Quilt
My goal is to inspire individuals to sew. At this time, I have no plans of creating items to sell on Etsy but of course this can change. My goal is to motivate others to get the "sewing bug". I want you to see what is being created and realize you can do it. I… Continue reading Sewing is not about being Perfect.
This is a great quick project that can add alot of color to any room.
Happy Sewing - Due to renovating my sewing room, found this fabric in my stash. It is a knit and the color is so vibrant. Unfortunately, I do not recall where I purchased it. The New Look Pattern has been in the sewing stash for a while so the only thing that needed was the… Continue reading New Look – Dress Pattern 6322
We found this machine while in the mountains of Georgia at an antique shop. There is so much beauty in these sewing machines of the past and was looking to add for decoration in my sewing room. No plans to sew with the machine just wanted it for its nostalgic value. The first thing that… Continue reading Learn the Age of your Antique Sewing Machine
Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. This season is so enjoyable because you get to spend extra time with your loved ones and yearly family traditions. My favorites are to check out the lights, watch Christmas movies and listen to Christmas music. Every Christmas eve, we go to mom's… Continue reading Santa Made a Cutting and a Sewing Table
Happy Saturday! Hope that your week is going well. We just got back from Daytona and the weather was gorgeous. We were able to see the sun rise as we walked on the beach this morning. It was great start for the weekend. Update on the blouse, it is done. This is the first time… Continue reading Completed New Look – Gingham Blouse
Happy Saturday - Hope you are having a great weekend. My current project is this gingham blouse. This is going to be little bit of challenge, since it will have buttons going down the front. Buttonholes has been my nemesis when constructing clothing. Hopefully, this time it will not be the case. Purchased cute little… Continue reading New Look – Gingham Blouse
The Saturday Seamstress 