Next to Halloween, today is my favorite holiday ever. May the 4th Be With You, my friends. Every year, I look forward to making new themed outfits for the three of us to wear. But let's be honest with ourselves...I make Star Wars clothing year round. It's just that...
On July 3rd, I decided that somehow none of our red, white and blue clothes were good enough to be worn this year for the 4th, and that I needed to stretch my sewing wings a little bit and make us some new tees. I'm sure you know by now that I'm a huge fan of...
Ahhh! My favorite self-hosted blog tour is back for it's fourth year and I couldn't be more excited than I am! I love me some red, white and blue. And even more so, I love that I can convince twenty-four other bloggers (who are way cooler than me, let's face it) to...
As if you'd even think for a second that I wouldn't sew for other people for our 10 Year Anniversary party! I had so much fun putting together all of these coordinating outfits! I had always planned on making something for my sister to wear. And then wanted to make a...
What was almost as exciting as my dress to make for our anniversary party were the boys' outfits! I actually find sewing button-downs super satisfying because there is a level of perfectionism that is required and when you absolutely nail that collar or placket, you...
I'm a little behind on sharing these in a new-release sense, but I couldn't let this blog sit here without telling you about the newest Patterns for Pirates pattern! Let's talk about the Basic Tees! Judy made all my sewing dreams come true when she released a new...
I always feel like the best way to round out a themed party is to dress up along with it. We've been wearing themed birthday party outfits since we started celebrating birthdays with Louis, and it's been super fun to come up with what to put on our...
We went, we saw, we Jerseyed and now we are home. I haven't gone through the entire set of images that Bennett took on the beach during one of the last nights during our vacation BUT, I did selfishly pull out the images that were snapped of the three of us. Because...
Three years in a row, my friends, I have convinced some AMAZING bloggers to join me on a blog tour that celebrates all things red, white and blue. And I'm excited to share with you day one, and my leg of the tour. Just like years past, I convinced my guys to let me...
Color me excited, you guys. I no longer have to hack patterns into a jacket with a zipper....because Patterns for Pirates just released a pattern that is exactly that! WOOT! Let's talk about the Go To Jacket, shall we? (^^Of course I grabbed the line drawings for the...
I'm super behind on getting Christmas cards made and out the door...I didn't even have a new family photo to throw in them. So I whipped up Lou's and my shirt and we rushed outside to snap some quick pictures of the three of us. [otw_shortcode_info_box...
This is kind of a fun tale of how sewing actually saved money. I know, I know....if you/your spouse/your significant other sews, you might be laughing your ass off at this statement. Because you know that this hobby is a money pit. Try "running into the store for...
Katy McKinley
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