I am currently collaborating with the Westat Fitness Center to give nutrition presentations for special programs. Here's another one of my presentations!

Luckily some of my work caught the attention of the President of the Zeta Chi Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. I've been a member since 2003. She also requested napkin rings and wine charms. After that, she invited me to create some custom jewelry for one of the Area Meetings in 2014. My cousin, Courtney crocheted some baby items and helped me with the event for the Sorors at the University of Oklahoma. These projects became the early stages of Mystery Maracuja

The inspiration for this project was my friend Jennifer's birthday. I figured I could just make a poncho based on my cream colored cape, but I went searching for a pattern instead. It took me a while to decide on one, but I ended up buying Butterick B5993 - Misses' Shawls and Cowl-Neck Tops. Fabric : African inspired cotton from Fabrictopia, Nicole Miller Silky Solid Crinkle Fabric-Black 100% Polyester Notions : Items on the instructions including black thread. I added

I am on a mission to build a wardrobe with timeless pieces that I sew myself. One day I stopped in Helen Enox Fine Fabrics in OKC and I was just looking around for inspiration and I saw this wool cape on display. The fabric felt so good, so I started looking at it to see if I could sew something like this. Luckily, the lovely ladies in the store were more than willing to help. They measured me and cut the fabric out for me. All I had to do was go home and sew the hems.

When Kim invited me to the 2014 Oklahoma Winter Quilt Show, I discovered a lot more about sewing. One of the crafts was Sewing Pottery at Vogies Quilts and Treasures . I usually buy fantastic African fabric from them, but this time I wanted to try something new. All around their booth, they had these beautiful containers made by a sewing machine. It just so happened she was doing a demo, which convinced me that I could actually make one myself. I got the kit and took it

Staying organized is an on going struggle. Since I like to buy sewing patterns during the 5 for a $1 sales and work up to them, I decided to make a library. When I'm at the store, I just pull out my smart phone and look through it to see what patterns I already have at home. I took pictures of the front and back envelopes and created an album for them in Google Photos. Then I add a title to the info screen. This worked so well that I decided to include my fabric too. On t