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Category: Tested

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Nikki

[TESTED] Love Notions Forte

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Nikki

[TESTED] The Dream Dolman

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Nikki

[TESTED] RP Bondi Bikini/Tankini

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Nikki

[TESTED] Duchess Jacket

December 7, 2018December 10, 2018 Nikki

[TESTED] RP Patsy Party Dress

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Hey summer, I'm coming for you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #QuarantineMoving #ARorBust #NYtoAR #CountryLife⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #MeMadeMay2020 #MeMadeMayPlus2020 #PlusSizeFashion #PlusSizeSewing
Sometimes, you just need a change. My hair is changing and becoming curlier, and I'm not sure the reasons but I'm trying to learn how to take care of it better.
I tried a new (to me) pattern company and I'm thrilled with how the shirt turned out. Thanks to @sewpdfshowcase for getting this on my radar so I could have a great new tee. [Check the blog for all the detail shots - they're so good!] ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pattern is the @buttonsandbibs VersatiliTee and it's on sale through Sew PDF for this whole week! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #HouseOfCurvesBlogger #sew #sewing #SewingBlogger #PlusSize #PlusSizeFashion #PlusSizeBlogger #PSBlogger #PlusSizeSewing #EffYourBeautyStandards #PSWardrobe #handmade #inspiration #iSew #ISewMyOwnClothes #IMakeMyOwnClothes #MeMade #MeMadeWardrobe #HandmadeWardrobe #sewcialists #sewists #StitchersOfInstagram #SewistsOfInstagram #InstaSewing #MeMadeEveryday #MakersGonnaMake #CSCMakes
Is this #QuarantineMood or #MondayVibes ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Either way... Girl. I feel you.
Finally made the French Onion Mac and Cheese that @ftmom3 had us all drooling over and 😋😋😋😋 it was sooooooo good! Gruyere, Fontina, White Cheddar and Caramelized Onions 😍 Also made a pineapple/peach glaze for a spiral ham, a cucumber/tomato salad and a delicious veggie risotto brought to us by someone special 🖤 So stuffed but so happy tonight.
Something else I never shared. We bought these made, but unfinished, and finished them as a Christmas gift for my parents. We painted the chevron design, I made the vinyl on my Silhouette, and then we sealed it with a clear polycrylic and added LED lights to the back of the holes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My parents have a weekend/summer place a few hours north where we hang out, cook food and kayak all weekend. I had hopes of seeing it in the backyard and playing a nighttime game - but it's another thing we've had to cut from our list. ⠀⠀⠀ Time to look forward and think about doing our own set. What are your favorite lawn games or activities? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #2WeeksToGo #BigYard #Summertime #CantWait
I haven't been sewing. And I have complicated feelings about that. I also packed up every last scrap of my sewing stuff today 😭 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have seen a little more "time" back in my week, though it very easily gets filled with other things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have less anxiety because not facing deadlines for tests or trying to schedule posts and track down someone to put down words to be used... which all means less stress. But I miss my own stress relief and the relaxation of my creative time, of time actually in front of my machines. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We've known for a while that we're moving, and we've known the date for a while. We even knew the actual amount of time to move was going to be minimal. So we made the decision to pack as much of our stuff as we could do without and move it during a house hunting trip. Anything left would be minimal for the last 3 months so that we could pack and run quick. 1300 miles with kids and pets won't be easy in 2 days, so less is best. Plus, we were going to be spending that last bit of time doing as much as we can with friends we might not see again or for a long time, and going to all the places we will miss when we're gone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What we didn't expect was a pandemic making our last few months mostly solitary. It's been a weird, heartbreaking journey the last year or so, but yet filled with so many beautiful, exhilarating moments. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I feel filled with juxtaposition, more aware of my conflicting feelings and how vital it is to have an outlet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How are you feeling on this something-th day or quarantine? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✂️ Pattern is a Kaia dress I never shared here and the fabric is an adorable lemonade print from Shear Madness I grabbed on sale recently. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #memademay2020 #memademayplus #memademayplus2020 #quarantinesewing #quarantinemoving
Went on a little hike this morning and had SUCH a good time! Thank you @the_best_joan for showing us this hidden spot and for a great morning! Let's roll down hills again some time 🥰
Packing up my machines today. These are my two @brothersews machines - serger and coverstitch. They'll have company on the trip and be kept safe surrounded by lots of fabric! 🤣 Saving on packing supplies, so I guess I was just prepping with all the fabric purchases!!! What are your best moving tips? #QuarantineMoving #SewItsTimeToMove #SewingBlogger #Packing #PackingHacks
What else are you supposed to do with new fabric mail? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @blendedthreadfabrics #FabricMail #BestBlanket #ItWillBeADressSomeDay
One of the last things we'll make in NY, definitely the last woodworking project. I blogged about it recently but didn't really share anywhere, it feels weird to share things like this during a pandemic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Looking at this picture reminds me that life is full of a lot of "lasts" right now, which is sad and heartbreaking, but okay. It's exciting as well, and makes me think to future firsts and big dreams. In exactly 3 weeks we will be on the road to our new life, new dreams, new adventures.... and I'm feeling so many emotions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I put together a quick DIY on the blog to make this with minimal to almost no tools (remember how we packed everything non essential up?). Our box was already made, and it's a super simple make with no frills - but he was so happy to be working with his hands. And now I have lots more ideas he can help out with for our new house.
Last weekend we had a picnic and I got a sunburn while sweating in the sun. This weekend we're maybe expecting snow.... Can we #FlashbackFriday to warmer weather...but for real? Also, this is a @madeformermaids Joy that I made 3 or 4 years ago and is still a summer staple for me. I don't think I have any pictures of it, though... #MeMadeMay2020 #MeMadeMayPlus2020 #WhatIsThisWeather #ThirdWinter #SnowInMay

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