My kids are obsessed with animals, and with dressing up. So it was only a matter of time before I found a way to marry the two in a more socially acceptable than full-costume-everyday sort …
Summer is fast approaching! It's the perfect time to bust out a couple skirts for the littles. I made this gathered skirt with attached bloomers as part of this "One Pattern, Four Ways" post last month, …
Easter snuck up on me this year! Dave and I take a very minimal route with holiday gifting. Easter baskets usually include swimsuits, chocolate eggs, dollar-section bubbles and chapstick, and maybe a water gun or …
Today we went hiking and got sun-kissed. Being outside in the warmth made me excited all over again about the impending summer and all of the fun that we have in the outdoors. Texas is …
Plum is officially a walking baby as of two days ago! I made her all of these fun summer things banking on the idea that she'd be off her knees and able to comfortably wear them standing …
Austin has been gloomy for a week! It's way outside of our typical sunshine + cactus drill, and I'm feeling the winter blues. It was really nice to have the distraction of working on a …
Since having a baby girl, I have been sewing a lot more for my kids. Ahem, kid. Her. Rarely do I use a pattern start-to-finish as it is written. Rather, I use my favorites as …
My good friend Laura Gunn sent over a preview of her new line called Vignette and I just fell in love with some of the gorgeous springy prints. This one jumped out as a favorite (probably because …
Yesterday I posted on Instagram (@livefreemiranda) about how my sewing project of the day was to shrink a size large men's sweatshirt (specifically Dave's college rugby hoodie) into a Milo-size version. The whole "Sweatshirt Shrinkfashion", …
I'm a sucker for fabric. I think most seamstresses are. The problem with having a fabric love affair, is that I've begun to see anything that is made of fabric as just fabric itself. I …
There is nothing sweeter than a little girl in a tutu. Add sequins and the hand sequined tutu dress becomes a childhood heirloom! I made this little tutu dress in trade for a family photography …
Once upon a time, a baby girl was to be born. Her name would be Plum. Just one month before her expected arrival, Plum's excited mother thought long and hard about the first friend her new …