Today is a special day for the LOL Swing Top! Â Late last night (or early this morning?) I finalized the pattern and listed it in my shop! Â For release week you can get it for 20% off with the code “LOLRelease”. From the listing, “The LOL Swing Top is a breezy summer top with an {…Continue Reading}
We’ve reached the halfway point in the LOL Swing Top pattern tester tour with Day 3’s wonderful ladies: Ashley of Sewing Sober made up this floral woven number for her sweet little girl – who doesn’t love some baby creases? Â You might notice less gathering in the back on the very smallest sizes – {…Continue Reading}
Are you ready for some more amazing tester versions of the LOL Swing Top? First up today is Sally from Sallifersews with some cute printed knits! Â It seems that the LOL Swing top is perfect for swinging! Â Sally continued on to make several more versions including big sister in the fun! Â Read more here. {…Continue Reading}
Today is the  official kickoff for the LOL Swing Top Pattern Tester Tour!  Say that three times fast! You might be asking how we’re having a pattern tour without a pattern release, but I promise: It’s coming!  I was hoping to release the week of the 20th, but we ended up needing to nail {…Continue Reading}
Hey there folks! Â I’m so pleased to be participating in this Back to School Ideas series hosted by Emily at The Benson Street. Â I’ve got a quick and easy project for an easy DIY locker tote. If you remember that I attended SNAP! Conference this spring and Emily was my Secret Sister – I left {…Continue Reading}
I asked my fabulous testers for the LOL Swing Top if they wanted to participate in a pattern tester tour to show their hard work and there was a resounding “yes”! Â The tour proper will kick off on Monday, but one of my testers and fellow Pattern Workshop students wanted to get a head start, {…Continue Reading}
How’s everyone doing? Â My amazing testers and I have been working to get the LOL Swing Top perfected for release. Â It’s at a point right now where most sizes are looking just about right, but I need a little more testing on the largest sizes for the woven version. Are you {…Continue Reading}
Hello everyone!  I’m so very excited to get the opportunity to participate in the fabulously philanthropic Skirting the Issue event hosted by Simple Simon & Co.!  I tried to go the extra mile and give you something a little special: a downloadable PDF tutorial. The skirt is a quick and easy sew for girls’ sizes {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m a guest at Mama Says Sew as part of her Sewing for Baby series. Â Since I don’t have any babies about, I shared my tips for creating a nursery with sewn elements using Hadley’s room as inspiration. Â Stop over to Terra’s and read more and give her a hearty “best wishes” on her {…Continue Reading}
As I was preparing to get the LOL Swing Top pattern ready for testing, I decided to give a knit version a try. And lookie there! Â It worked beautifully! Â If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve already seen this, but I figured I should get something a little better than cell phone pics. Â Yesterday {…Continue Reading}
