This Kid’s Clothes Week sort of snuck up on me – were you better prepared? Â I’ve been up to my eyeballs with pattern preparations – two of my own and working on contract jobs for other brands at the same time. From that desire, a Swingin’ Satya Top was created! When I’ve been immersed in {…Continue Reading}
You know by now that I am a fan of Terri from Sew Straight & Gather’s patterns. Â It began with the Uptown/Downtown Dress, then the Cousu Collection with the top and trousers turned shorts, back to Uptown/Downtown for myself, and now her most recent release, the Legends Top and Dress. I jumped right on buying {…Continue Reading}
Are you sewing along for Kids Clothes Week this season? Â The theme is “disguise”, which of course plays well into timing for Halloween preparation. I was all set to make a pair of princess costumes, but then Arden started brainstorming different costumes, and somehow we got around to gnomes. Â I’ve gathered patterns and fabrics now {…Continue Reading}
I am on fire this Kids Clothes Week season! {pats self on back} Yup, I printed, cut, sewed, AND photographed these all today. Â Mind you, they’re just leggings, and it’s a pattern with which I’m intimately familiar – the basic version of my Dressage Leggings. But if you look closely, these have a fun twist! {…Continue Reading}
One of these times for Kids Clothes Week I’ll have an entire plan of action, with patterns printed and fabrics selected and prepped. The reality is that mostly I get an urge to make a particular pattern, dig through my fabrics to see what will work and I dash it off. Â That’s what happened with {…Continue Reading}
I normally try to post a little earlier in the day, but in addition to being Kids Clothes Week it’s also spring break for Arden. Â We spent the day today exploring a bit in our new state and went to Sandy Hook for some beach time. Â After we got home, we dashed to Arden’s elementary {…Continue Reading}
You know I love me a good Kids Clothes Week, and this Spring is no exception! Â I love the introduction of themes over the last year, and this season’s theme of Wild Things is so amazing! Â I just couldn’t resist a little (or big) project to fit the theme… Let’s begin with the fabric, right? {…Continue Reading}
So, I have been so busy working on the Haven Acres Mini Collection that I haven’t had much time for sewing, much less blogging. But IÂ really wanted to participate in Kids Clothes Week, so I managed to pull together a Haven Acres Blouse in a couple of hours’ worth of sewing. This is the long {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting on the Kid’s Clothes Week blog sharing the first garment I ever made for my kids. Â And guess what? Â I didn’t sew my first garment! Go check it out to see some photos of my girls as babies and while you’re there read the posts Renee and Brooke wrote about their {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting over at Kids Clothes Week blog to share the color trends I discovered in the project pool. Â Any guesses what the most prominent colors were for KCW Spring 2014? Â I bet you’ll be surprised!
