We’ve been working really hard to get the Satya Pants pattern ready for release. Â Boasting aside, they’re really good, folks! As usual, the watercolor from Candace at Dandyroo Designs for the cover is the icing on the cake. Â Just so sweet and cute! The pattern is unisex so it works for both boys and girls {…Continue Reading}
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}
*This post contains affiliate links to Mouse House Creations. My busy friend Hayley of Mouse House Creations* just published her latest sewing pattern, the Sydney Romper and Pinafore*. It’s for sizes 3m through 12 years, and even works for boys in the sunsuit version that goes up to a 2T. Â There are three options: a {…Continue Reading}
I took a super quick break in the midst of pattern preparation to make this adorable Hoppe Jumpsuit for Hadley.  It’s newly released by An of Straight Grain in collaboration with Fabienne from 128. When I say quick, I really do mean quick.  I cut the pieces one day and when I sat down to sew {…Continue Reading}
This is a video tutorial for a pattern that will be releasing shortly. Â I link to this post in the tutorial, so I needed to publish this ahead of time. Clean Finish on a Lined Sleeve from Jennuine Design on Vimeo. This definitely falls under the category of easiest to show vs. photos or drawings. {…Continue Reading}
Drumroll please… Â It’s time to announce the winners of the #SatyaSeason promotion! First I’d like to thank all of the sponsors for their generous discounts and prize donations. Â I shop at all three on a regular basis and can’t recommend them more – Hawthorne Threads, Imagine Gnats and Raspberry Creek Fabrics. I went through each {…Continue Reading}
I’m breaking the recent silence with something great today – I’m participating in the Chalk & Notch Top Knot pattern tour! Â When Gabriela set up the tour with different categories to show the pattern’s versatility, I jumped on the pattern hack option. Â But then I took my hack and applied it to a dress and {…Continue Reading}
Hashtags have a way of growing into something more, don’t they?  Well that dear friends, is what just happened with the #SatyaSeason hashtag I casually applied to some of my most recent posts of the Satya Romper I made to accommodate Arden’s most recent growth spurt. I’ve been working quietly on two patterns which will be {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting over at Project Run & Play with a roundup of summer sewing patterns for active kids. From breezy tops and wiggle-proof shorts, to one-piece dressing and swimwear I’ll have you covered for summer. Â Will you be ready?
Not too long ago, I received a message through Instagram direct message from Libs Elliott.  She introduced herself as a new designer for Andover Fabrics and asked if I’d be willing to make a Naples Dress from her True Love fabric line for Quilt Market. Well… YEA-UH!! From Andover’s introduction: “Libs Elliott is a textile designer {…Continue Reading}
