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Butterfly season is in full swing in Ohio! We have released around 20 Monarchs and a dozen Eastern Black Swallowtails with more to come. Do you notice the butterflies around you? I encourage you to sit quietly near a wildflower garden and spend some time watching. It definitely helps me appreciate nature when I see the special details in my surroundings. 🦋🐛 #butterflymama #motherofbutterflies #raisingmonarchs #sewingandotherhobbies #raisingswallowtails

Wearing my new Burdastyle top for family photos tonight. I traced the shirt out of a pattern book I checked out from the library. Free pattern, beautiful rayon poplin fabric from @shoplamercerie, and a beautiful summer evening. #letssewthistogether #sewingbook #freesewingpattern #isewmyclothes #makerhearthandmades

Loni and I put our heads together and (mostly) planned the rest of the year for #letssewthistogether. Check out Loni’s blog and tell me which month you are most excited to sew! #Repost @havinsewmuchfun with @get_repost
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Hey, hey! Jen, @makerheart, and I picked the themes for our next few months of #letssewthistogether. Wanna guess what they are? (Yeah. This year feels like it's going ridiculously fast. #happynewyear 🎉🎉) We've been loving your free pattern makes so keep those coming!
What is LetsSewThisTogether?Social sewing fun! Follow the link in my bio to the event pages with more info.

#SUMMER10x10 Day 10 : BONUS ITEM #10 aka the make I most recently finished. This is a @heyjunehandmade Cheyenne Tunic out of some stripes rayon linen blend fabric from @stylemakerfabrics. I started this over a month ago but started feeling like it looked too much like a bowling shirt and put it aside with only the buttons and buttonholes left. It was quick to finish up this morning and it is giving me a color boost that was sorely lacking from my 10 item capsule wardrobe. I may still tweak it a bit. Shorter sleeves? A pocket? What say you, friends? And thank you for following along with me. I didn’t post yesterday because I was feeling really unwell but I did wear two items from my capsule (denim shorts and a shirt). You’ll have to trust me on it, I guess! Also wearing today stretch twill Emerson Shorts by @truebias. #capsulewardrobe #makerhearthandmades #capsulewardrobechallenge

Trying to decide on buttons for the yoke of this @misusupatterns Max Tee. Both good choices but tell me what you think? Vote in the comments 👇🏻. #misusumaxtee #misusupatterns #freesewingpattern #letssewthistogether

#SUMMER10x10 Day 8 : I wore the same thing today as yesterday. See yesterday for outfit details 🙃. More interesting than my clothes is the after dinner walk we took through #WegerzynGardens, a beautiful Dayton Metro Park. So much blooming, such glowy evening light. Isn’t nature so incredible? #capsulewardrobe #capsulewardrobechallenge #makerhearthandmades #daytonmetroparks

#SUMMER10x10 Day 7 : I am wearing (lots of) colors and mixing 2 items that I would not have normally worn together and the sun is shining ☀️. Basically, today is going to be a great day. I’m wearing a @truebias Southport dress and a @heyjunehandmade sleeveless Cheyenne Tunic. What is making you happy today? #capsulewardrobechallenge #capsulewardrobe #makerhearthandmades

#SUMMER10x10 Day 6 : I found some color but I’m craving a bit more. I’m also in need of some more cardigans because the mornings have been (unexpectedly) wet and rainy and I was chilly. What’s your favorite cardigan pattern? That might end up being my bonus item. Layers, y’all. That’s where it’s at. I’m wearing a Pony Tank and Emerson shorts, as usual. #capsulewardrobe #capsulewardrobechallenge #makerhearthandmades