It’s Day 3 of the testers’ pattern tour for the Matinée release.  Today I’d like to take the opportunity to share how this design evolved. The first time you would have seen the Matinée Dress was when I was competing in Sew-Vivor on Family Ever After.  The challenge was simply “Emerald”, which left the door wide open {…Continue Reading}
It’s Day 2 of the tester’s pattern tour for the release of the Matinée pattern.  Before I share my tester’s lovely versions, I wanted to talk to you about the features of the pattern itself: Beginning with the pattern title page with these fabulously adorable watercolors I commissioned from Dandyroo Designs on Etsy.  Candace took {…Continue Reading}
I am SOOO excited (and a little exhausted) that this day has arrived! Â I have released my first garment pattern. Â It is now available on both Etsy and on Craftsy – see those little boxes on the right? Â Yup, just click on those and they’ll take you to my Etsy shop, or my Craftsy Pattern {…Continue Reading}
Hanami Top or Dress by Straight GrainHosh Pants by LoubeeClothingCelestial Tee by Figgy’sSeptember Tunic & Dress by Too Sweets PatternsCaroline Party Dress by Mouse House Creations I’m not sure how anybody reading sewing blogs lately could have missed the buzz about the Perfect Pattern Parcel, but just in case you somehow have, let me tell you {…Continue Reading}
I could not resist using a gif to show how happy Arden was to take her new Clover Shorts for a test run! Yesterday I shared my Fawn Lily top, and today it’s time to reveal my Clover Shorts! These shorts, along with the Persimmon Dress and Top, are designed by Hayley of Mouse House {…Continue Reading}
So if you’ve been following along on my adventures in sewing of late, you may have heard me say that I was pattern testing in addition to trying to make my Kids Clothes Week sewing challenge. Â I didn’t make my KCW goals, but I had a really good reason – I was pattern testing a {…Continue Reading}
I made another finish I can share during Kids Clothes Week – The Marina Romper by Cali Faye. So that makes two out of four for my plans for the week. This is such a fun garment. Arden immediately began swishing back in forth in the roomy romper. The fabric is rayon challis and it’s {…Continue Reading}
I figured I’d fall off the ball, or drop the wagon at some point during Kids Clothes Week. I am accomplishing my hour a day, but trying to photograph and post all while working on other projects and at least attempting to have a life just isn’t happening. Obviously. I did manage to get out {…Continue Reading}
Yay!! It’s Day 4 of Kids Clothes Week and I have my first finish! Arden is doing a happy dance with me – or rather, she’s “shimmying” as she likes to call it. I can only guess she learned it in dance class? I had hoped to be a little further at this point, but {…Continue Reading}
One of the added challenges of participating in Kids Clothes Week for me is that I work Monday – Wednesday, so that means I’m doing my hour of sewing well after dark and the kids are in bed. This equates to crappy late night photos of a hanging garment that I post to Instagram hoping {…Continue Reading}
