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During my pregnancy, I was all about keeping it cool and comfortable. While I did buy a lot of new pieces for this pregnancy, less than 10% of them were actually maternity pieces! I bought a ton of affordable basics and just sized up to make some room for the bump. I’m typically a size S, so by the middle of my pregnancy I was sizing up to a M and by the end I was sometimes sizing up to a L. As you are about to see, dresses became my best friend! If I could tell you to get...

For me there is nothing more creative that hacking a tried and tested pattern! For those of you new to the hacking game we thought that a blog post was in order. We’ve compiled some of the most hacked sewing patterns so that you can get your creative juices flowing! Who knows you may even own some of these patterns so get your notepad out, raid that stash and try something new this weekend…. The Ogden Cami Pattern Hack We had to start this with the Ogden cami from True Bias. It must have been one of the most made sewing...

Hi! How are you doing? We are in week 4 of quarantine and I have moments of feeling like I’m totally losing my mind and instances where I feel happy and content. To be honest I don’t think I have fully wrapped my head around the situation – it becomes very real when we go grocery shopping (we go every 6-8 days it seems) and everyone is wearing a mask. I think it’s comforting to stay safe and sound at home, only seeing the people you normally would at home (neighbors, people walking their dogs down the street, construction workers,...

Make Money. Maybe Not in That Order. On the night of the 2020 Iowa caucuses, Brad Parscale, President Trump’s campaign manager and technology guru, arrived at an elementary school on the outskirts of Des Moines. With attention focused on the hard-fought Democratic contest, Trump sought to steal a bit of the spotlight by displaying total dominance over his no-hope opponents. As part of the process, each GOP candidate had dispatched someone to caucus sites around the state’s largest city to speak on their behalf. For some 100 voters in suburban Urbandale, it was Parscale. A 6-foot-8-inch Texan with a red...

A: The OG: the recipe on the back of the Nestle Tollhouse chocolate bag. However, I use the best ingredients I can find, like good butter (Plugra and Kerrygold are widely available and excellent) and Nielsen-Massey vanilla. They make a huge difference. Q: Looking for a baby girl bonnet that isn’t $75. Suggestions? A: Etsy to the rescue! These are a dead ringer for the Beaufort Bonnet Company ones I assume you’re referencing, and you can add a monogram. If you want something a little less frou-frou, these are precious and this floral is sweet (mini owned this exact style...