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My son came home for holiday break and wanted to get crafty. While we were walking through Hobby Lobby he turned and asked, "Can you make bow ties?". I said, "I've never made one before, but it can't be that hard". So he raided the remnant bin and found two different fabrics that he liked. I've listed out most of the steps that we took to get to the finished bow tie[...]
It's that time of year again, the annual NAACP Image Awards Viewing Party. I found the perfect color fabric - a nod to the 2015 Pantone color of the year - and a Vogue vintage pattern (originally printed circa 1957) that I liked. I made the dress over three and a half evenings. As you can tell by the title something went wrong...Well, I took two of my children to their well child check ups[...]
My husband and I had free tickets to attend the NAACP Image awards viewing party (Thanks to my awesome employer - Walmart) . I was so excited to be able to see Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle in concert! I decided that this would be a great opportunity to sew my gown (Simplicity 2253). We live in a small town so I didn't want to just buy one - besides...w[...]