I was really thrilled to hear that my Cousins were going to throw a surprise party for their Mom. As they were filling me in about the plans, I volunteered to design the invitations and a webpage for RSVPs. My Cousins sent the specifications and some pictures to me and here is the final result. We were all pleased with it and of course their party was amazing!! Plus the party gave me an excuse to sew her a nice gift. She had been admiring one of my bags, so of course I ha

The Story: My good friend, Jennifer, gave me a Craftsy online sewing class for my birthday one year. At that time, I had not really ventured into sewing garments, so I told her I’d have to work up to this. I started the online class in January 2017 and I worked on it over several months. Truth be told, I got discouraged and I sewed some easier projects in between. Finally, after learning a bit more and continued practice, I worked through it. I finally finished the dress