*This post contains affiliate links to Mouse House Creations. My busy friend Hayley of Mouse House Creations* just published her latest sewing pattern, the Sydney Romper and Pinafore*. It’s for sizes 3m through 12 years, and even works for boys in the sunsuit version that goes up to a 2T. Â There are three options: a {…Continue Reading}
I took a super quick break in the midst of pattern preparation to make this adorable Hoppe Jumpsuit for Hadley.  It’s newly released by An of Straight Grain in collaboration with Fabienne from 128. When I say quick, I really do mean quick.  I cut the pieces one day and when I sat down to sew {…Continue Reading}
This is a video tutorial for a pattern that will be releasing shortly. Â I link to this post in the tutorial, so I needed to publish this ahead of time. Clean Finish on a Lined Sleeve from Jennuine Design on Vimeo. This definitely falls under the category of easiest to show vs. photos or drawings. {…Continue Reading}
Drumroll please… Â It’s time to announce the winners of the #SatyaSeason promotion! First I’d like to thank all of the sponsors for their generous discounts and prize donations. Â I shop at all three on a regular basis and can’t recommend them more – Hawthorne Threads, Imagine Gnats and Raspberry Creek Fabrics. I went through each {…Continue Reading}
I’m breaking the recent silence with something great today – I’m participating in the Chalk & Notch Top Knot pattern tour! Â When Gabriela set up the tour with different categories to show the pattern’s versatility, I jumped on the pattern hack option. Â But then I took my hack and applied it to a dress and {…Continue Reading}
Hashtags have a way of growing into something more, don’t they?  Well that dear friends, is what just happened with the #SatyaSeason hashtag I casually applied to some of my most recent posts of the Satya Romper I made to accommodate Arden’s most recent growth spurt. I’ve been working quietly on two patterns which will be {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting over at Project Run & Play with a roundup of summer sewing patterns for active kids. From breezy tops and wiggle-proof shorts, to one-piece dressing and swimwear I’ll have you covered for summer. Â Will you be ready?
Not too long ago, I received a message through Instagram direct message from Libs Elliott.  She introduced herself as a new designer for Andover Fabrics and asked if I’d be willing to make a Naples Dress from her True Love fabric line for Quilt Market. Well… YEA-UH!! From Andover’s introduction: “Libs Elliott is a textile designer {…Continue Reading}
When Victoria from As It Seams asked for participants for her From My Mother to Me series, I knew right away I wanted to take the opportunity to tell the story of how my mother shared sewing (and creativity in general)Â as a passion with me. I could tell you about the prairie style dress she {…Continue Reading}
Hopefully, one of the things you’ll receive this Mother’s Day is a little time for sewing. Â If you do, I’ve got you covered with a little Mom’s Day sale: This excludes printed patterns and multi-pattern bundles, but you can get all the parts of those bundles with the larger discount by adding them separately. Â Use {…Continue Reading}
