Fig Tree Polka Dots & Summer Dress

As a Fig Tree Fanatic, I couldn't help but swoon over the Polka Dots & Summer dress pattern found here. I used my Spring Street fabric by Carolyn Gavin which is so fun to look at.  I also love the fresh colors. I am not a garment sewer by any stretch of the imagination.  I'm too much of a "just wing it" type sewer.  I'm going to switch now from saying sewer (which reads like a poo processing plant) to sewist (which sounds...

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T-Shirt Quilt

I've been working for a while on a t-shirt quilt job for a neighbor friend.  I finally finished it and was able to deliver it to her on Sunday.  It turned out great and is the softest thing ever.  The flannel on the back was a lucky find at Tiny Stitches in Marietta.  It is softer than you can imagine. T-shirt and sports jerseys are not easy to work with.  They stretch like you wouldn't believe.  I used interfacing...

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Four.

Now you are Four. Holy crap.  I know that's not the most eloquent way to say it, but all of you moms know what I'm talking about. This delicious newborn turned four years old last weekend.  She freaking rocks my world.  I can count on one hand how many times she's been in trouble in her lifetime.  Is it because she's that good?  Probably not.  Is it because she is a spoiled princess and can do no...

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