Today I’m at SNAP! Conference in Salt Lake City, so I’ll get straight to my amazing testers’ versions!: Stacey with From a Box made this cool peplum version with cap sleeves, and proved me wrong that the hem band was only for the dress!  I love how it pulls the sash fabric down to the bottom.  Paired {…Continue Reading}
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}
I am so excited to share my version of the Small Fry Skinny Jeans from Titchy Threads! Â This pattern tour has been chock full of inspiration, and I’m in great company with the other participants: Laura is offering a 20% discount for the duration of the tour with the code TOUR20 when you check out {…Continue Reading}
I am so excited to participate in the pattern tour for this amazing Knight Hoodie by Charming Doodle! Â It’s been so exciting seeing all the other versions. Arden is definitely a girly girl and loves to dress up in princess gowns with tiara and all, but she has an equal opportunity imagination. Â She also likes {…Continue Reading}
Phew! That was a nice little break. I didn’t intend to take time off, but in the whirlwind of Project Run & Play and our family vacation to Florida immediately following, I just didn’t get around to scheduling any posts or asking for contributors while I was away. I could have brought some guest posts {…Continue Reading}
Let me begin by stating how honored I am to be included in the Sally Dress pattern tour Shannon from luvinthemommyhood and Very Shannon is hosting over the next couple of weeks! For my stop on the pattern tour, I am sharing the first and second Sally’s I sewed. Shannon was centered on getting a {…Continue Reading}
