Petite Stitchery & Co - Taffy Dress

Guess what?! The Taffy Dress (aff) is officially released! And it's currently on sale until Monday, June 25th!

I absolutely love the drop waist of this dress. It's super cute and something I haven't seen very much of. I'm also pretty sure the plain dress version is one of my new favorites. The fit is seriously perfect. It has a nice relaxed fit that makes it not seem super dressy. You, of course, can dress it up, but I think it is the perfect casual dress! I recently got some cherry DPB fabric that I was pretty sure I had my mind set on the Boho Babydoll... but I'm pretty sure it needs to be a Taffy! 😍 However, I have way to many projects going on, too many tests, and my sewing room is a disaster (Again!). So hopefully I'll be able to cut into my pretty cherries soon!

Good news, I didn't have to do too many modifications do this dress, which makes everything way nicer! I did, however, lengthen where the drop waist hits (by 2 inches), mainly for modesty coverage (#mormongirlproblems). I also lengthened the plain dress by an inch. And that's it! (If you couldn't tell, knee length dresses are my JAM.) For the drop waist version I used Liverpool fabric and for the plain version, Double Brushed Poly (DBP), which is heaven. Seriously. 

     

The Taffy Dress also has this cute little gather in the sleeves! I love it but also hate it because it takes more effort...gotta do the basting stitches...gather it...pin it...okay, maybe I just get a little lazy sometimes because that doesn't sound that bad...

We even had some visitors from a few ducks! Probably because they saw my son's cake...(We did a smash cake photo session as well because he's now one! Happy birthday little man!) 

   

There is also an option for an open back, but I tried dropping the regular neckline 2 inches, so it would hit just around my garment top. LOVE it!

This little guy pecked my leg...rude! 

(Photo cred to my amazing friend Annie!)

If you sew up one of these babies, be sure to link me in the comments or tag me on instagram! @tmcreates

Happy sewing!

Cheers!

Me-Made-May 2018 Recap

             

My goodness, it's already been almost a month since May ended and I'm finally getting around to this. How is June already almost over?! Anyway, my Me-Made-May was a bit of a challenge. I had a handful of repeats, so hopefully next year will be much better on the me-made front. This year, my main problem is that I work from home. Which means that I rarely get dressed in the morning. And on top of that, I mainly leave the house to go to the gym (and I have hardly ANY  me made workout clothes...) or to the grocery store. Most of my me-mades are dresses or cute tops that I would wear if I need to look decent out in public, not necessarily lounging around the house... So essentially, my me-made-May consisted of a whole lot of me made comfy pants! Next year, I think I might shoot for a mama-made-May (as well as a me-made)! Then, Max can join me in wearing some mama-made makes! 

Anyway, here is my recap! (Sorry, no hyperlinks 'cause I'm being a bum.) 

May 1 - Tilly and the Buttons - Bettine, Patterns For Pirates - Peglegs
May 2 - Petite Stitchery -Women's Yoggers, Sew A Little Seam - Mairin Swimsuit
May 3 - SALS Movie night PJ bottoms
May 4 - P4P - Pegleg shorties
May 5 - Green Style - Green Tee
May 6 - P4P - Boho Babydoll
May 7 - P4P - Peglegs
May 8 - Rad Patterns - First Day Top/Dress
May 9 - SALS - Mairin Swimsuit
May 10 - P4P Peglegs
May 11 - Shwin Designs - Day Tripper Top, SALS - Mairin swimsuit
May 12 - P4P - Boho Babydoll
May 13 - P4P - Boho Babydoll
May 14 - P4P - peglegs
May 15 - RAD - First day top/Dress, P4P - boundless/sweetheat mash
May 16 - SALS - Mairin swimsuit
May 17 - P4P - Peglegs
May 18 - SALS - Movie night PJ bottoms
May 19 - SALS - Marin Swimsuit, P4P - Peglegs
May 20 - Shwin Designs - Day Tripper Top mashed into a dress
May 21 - Petite Stitchery -Women's Yoggers
May 22 - Sew Straight & Gather - Uptown/Downtown Dress
May 23 - Hey June - Union St Tee, SALS - Marin Swimsuit
May 24 - Hey June - Union St Tee
May 25 - SALS Movie night PJ bottoms
May 26 - P4P - Peglegs, Rad Patterns - Ororo Bralette
May 27 - P4P - Boundless/layer me up mashup
May 28 - SALS - Movie night PJ bottoms
May 29 - True Bias - Hudson Pants
May 30 - SALS - Mairin Swimsuit, Green Style - Green Tee
May 31 - P4P - Peglegs

      

Cheers! 

Twice Baked Spaghetti Squash

I seriously love spaghetti squash! Though, the first time I made it, I wasn't a real big fan. Spaghetti squash has to be cooked just right or else the "noodles" will be too crunchy (unless you like it that way). This is also why I like twice baked because it ensures that everything is cooked just right!

Ingredients! 
1 or 2 Spaghetti Squash (I typically just do one at a time)
1 lb turkey sausage (this typically has a higher protein content and less fat than pork sausage)
1 medium yellow onion - cut in to small pieces. (I like to cut them in small squares)
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1/2 jar of Prego Spaghetti Sauce - Garlic & Herbs
1/2 cup mozorella cheese (possibly more or less, I don't measure this one)
1 zucchini or other veggies of your choosing (optional)
Approx. 1 Tbsp of olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions!

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
• Cut off the end/tip of the squash and cut the squash in half length wise (using a super sharp knife helps) and scoop out all the seeds
• Rub about 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil on the inside of the squash, season with salt and pepper to taste
• Place prepared squash on a baking sheet, cut side down (I like to line my baking sheet with aluminum foil- easier clean up later)
• Bake squash on the center rack for about 40-50 min, depending on the size of your squash. (The outside should be slightly golden and the inside easy to puncture with a fork)

I typically like to wait about 15-20 min after the squash finishes baking before I do the rest, that way the squash cools down a little bit before I attempt to scoop out all the insides! Once the squash is done, I use a mitt to turn it skin side down on the baking sheet while it cools

• In a large skillet, brown the turkey sausage. 
• Add onion and garlic until the onion begins to turn transparent (if adding zucchini, I add it here also, so it cooks long enough to get soft). 
• Use a fork to scoop out the spaghetti squash and add to sausage mix. (Don't worry if you can't get it all out to the skin, it helps keep the shell nice!)
• Add mozzarella cheese to the mix - I typically do a few handfuls until it looks cheesy enough
• Add about 1/2 a jar of spaghetti sauce
• Once all combined, place back inside the spaghetti squash shells. 
• Top with more mozzarella cheese and bake for an additional 15 minutes. 

And that's it! I loooovvveeeee eating this with Ritz crackers right out of the shell. Seriously the best. 

Enjoy!!

Cheers!