Welcome to Day 3 of the Haven Acres Mini Collection tester tour! Today I thought I’d talk a bit about why I decided to do a collection instead of testing and releasing individual patterns.  The whole thing began when I wondered if the pants I made for Arden during Project Run & Play would work as {…Continue Reading}
We’re all wrapped up with the testing portion of this whole pattern making process for the Haven Acres Mini Collection. Â Now we’re left with editing; creating charts and graphs and layouts. I need to take a minute to talk about pattern testers. Â They have been so fantastically amazing. Â This has been like six weeks of {…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}
Hooray! Â It’s time to begin the Matinee Pattern Tour! Â I have a jam-packed tour to bring you with loads of talented sewists and lots of variations of the pattern. First up is Lauren of Baste & Gather. Â You might also be familiar with Lauren from Pattern Workshop, or Selvage Designs. Â It was Lauren’s courses {…Continue Reading}
When I hit publish yesterday for my call for testers, I was soooo worried that it would be like crickets chirping…. But it hasn’t!! Your responses and support have been incredibly overwhelming! I’m so happy that so many of you are volunteering to test my first baby dress pattern. I’m planning to select testers this {…Continue Reading}
**Selection closed** Thanks so much for everyone who signed up.Folks, I’m finally ready to test my first garment pattern! I’ve been working, working behind the scenes to get my Matinée Dress ready to go. With a lot of help from Lauren Dahl’s Pattern Workshop course (affiliate link), I’ve been able to get it close enough to {…Continue Reading}
