Blank Tank Pattern by Melly Sews — by Alida L. on

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  One of the perks of having so many talented friends is occasionally I get to test patterns for pe...

Frumpy to Fab! Dress Tutorial — by Alida L. on

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As many of you know, I love to hit up the local thrift stores in search of buried treasure.  Yest...

Moves like JAGGER — by Alida L. on

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Today I'm guest posting over at Melly Sews for her Sew In Tune series...all about the boys! ...

Family Road Trip...Instagram Style — by Alida L. on

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                                                Last week we took a fun-filled trip across our be...

Weight Loss Journey — by Alida L. on

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You may remember waaay back in November when I decided to finally do something about this baby weigh...

Pretty In Peplum Skirt Tutorial — by Alida L. on

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In case you missed it on Simple Simon , here is my Pretty In Peplum skirt tutorial!  I have been wa...

Mel's Tricks of the Trade — by Alida L. on

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hi, my name is mel and i am a mom of 3 and a pediatric nurse at a children's hospital. when i am...

Skirting the Issue, Pretty In Peplum — by Alida L. on

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Today I'm guest posting over at  Simple Simon 's Skirting the Issue series, finally sharing...

Me Sew Crazy Tricks of the Trade — by Alida L. on

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Today I'm so happy to have Jessica of Me Sew Crazy as my guest!   Jessica and I "met"...

Melly Sews' Tricks of the Trade — by Alida L. on

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Today we have Melissa from Melly Sews.  She is a rising star in the sewing blog community!  If you ...