Tales From A Southern Mom ~ The life and adventures of a Southern California mom, with a Southern Heart!

Its Baby Dress Pattern Time!! #Nilah Dress from #Sansahash

The designer describes the pattern like this; Nilah is a stylish and modern design. The dress features a fitted, fully lined bodice with the option of sleeveless, short, ¾”, or long sleeves. The beautiful high-low curved hem adds just the perfect amount of detail to this dress. The front skirt hits just above the knee. The […]

Sew Long Summer Blog Tour!

Sept. 11th Sewing by Ti, Sewing Vortex, Sewing A La Carte, Very Blissful Sept. 12th mahlicadesigns, My Heart Will So On, Couturious, Anne-Mari Sews, Adventures With Bubba and Bug Sept. 13th Tenilles Thread, Tales From A Southern Mom, Sew Haute Blog, Sewing with D Sept. 14th Indulging Mom, MeMade, Anne-Mari Sews, mahlicadesigns Sept. 15th Little […]

Back to School Sewing Tour and Giveaway with Pickle Toes Patterns!

MeMade memade.weebly.com Sew Many Adventures https://sewmanyadventures.wordpress.com Soul fed on Thread. www.soulfedonthread.com Fée bricolo www.feebricolo.wordpress.com Adventures With Bubba and Bug adventureswithbubbaandbug.com Tales From A Southern Mom http://talesfromasouthernmom.com Miss Marah Sewn www.missmarahsewn.wordpress.com aus chick sews https://auschick.wordpress.com/ Sewing by Ti http://sewingbyti.blogspot.com/ Hazelnut Handmade http://www.hazelnuthandmade.com/ Fairytale B&T https://fairytalebt.com/ Made by Me sewing by Carlon https://sewdelightfulsite.wordpress.com/. It’s amazing to me that it is already time for school again. We would […]

Sewing My Favorite Things

For my stop on the My Favorite Things sewing tour I of course chose something very purple!! It is my favorite color in all things, except maybe food. I have been wanting to sew the Angie Dress by Sisboom Patterns for a very long time but, I could not find the perfect fabric for it. […]

New Pattern for Back to School Sewing with Maggie from BSD!

Have you been getting your kids ready to go back to school? Around here things are in full swing as they start back the first week of August. I have been planning and sewing most of the last two weeks to make sure Destini has some cute and fun clothes to wear during the year. […]

Duchess and Hare Blog Tour and Giveaway!

Duchess and Hare Patterns Blog Tour! Duchess and Hare prides itself on well crafted and designed pdf sewing patterns. We offer a modern fit with a vintage style inspired by the 40’s and 50’s. Each pattern has been designed as a spring board for your creativity. Clean lines and structure allow you to embellish […]

I Made my First Quilt with Free Motion Quilting!

As I sit here tonight and write this post I am waiting for the final update that my cousin had her baby. She has been in labor most of the day and it is 11:30 pm now. A fitting time to write this post about the quilt I made her baby. When my mom was […]

Sewing my First Swimsuit!

Are you afraid of sewing a swimsuit? I know I was pretty freaked out about the swim fabric thing and I even bought triple the fabric I needed in case I messed it up! A sewing blog tour was just what i needed to get me moving in the right direction for finally sewing a swimsuit! […]

Swimsuit Sewing Blog Tour Giveaway!

The Swimsuit Edition Tour starts tomorrow and I just wanted to let you in on a not so little secret…. We’re having an Instagram contest!! Our first ever, so I hope this goes alright! eep! As you may not have heard yet, there are daily giveaways throughout the tour (one PDF pattern prize and […]

Its Getting Hot in here Sew this great Sundress!

Summer hits hard and fast in southern California and just yesterday we still had a lot of June gloom, and yet today as you can see from my pics the sun is so bright I can hardly keep my eyes open! I have been looking for a dress pattern that was more vintage in style […]