Carrying on with all the fabulous Matinee creations today – have you been so inspired?  Yes?  Me too! First up today is Heidi from Handmade Frenzy.  Heidi and I are friends through a special online sewing group that has been the best and most amazing community to belong to.  She used an unexpected material source to {…Continue Reading}
Are you ready for more fun with the Matinee pattern tour?  Good! Today we have Elisa from Charming Doodle.  I had the honor of making her Knight Hoodie pattern earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed her pattern!  Elisa mashed up the Matinee pattern into a rockin’ jumpsuit!  Check it out here! We also have Lois {…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}
Today I get to show you the Mimi Dress I made! I’ve known of Mel who designs as Filles à Maman for quite some time, but this is the first pattern of hers I’ve had the pleasure to make.  I do a fair bit of pattern testing for other designers, but pattern tours are {…Continue Reading}
Folks, it’s going to get a little quiet around here. I’m busily working on my next pattern, and I hope to have it ready to test in the next couple of weeks. Â The working title of this pattern is the LOL Swing Top and it’s going to be sized for Newborn all the way through {…Continue Reading}
Today I get to continue the glamping fun and show you the details of the Ash playsuit I made for Hadley! Celina is also a friend of mine – we’re in a wonderful, supportive group together and it’s so amazing to get to see a glimpse into her creative mind! I made the playsuit {…Continue Reading}
Today I’m posting at Kids Clothes Week answering “Why I Sew”. Â I thought long and hard about my answer, and I think some of the reasons are a little surprising – even to me! Check out my explanations and see if you sew for any of the same reasons!
Recently I had the pleasure of pattern testing Made by Rae’s newest pattern, Bianca. I chose to make the tunic top since I don’t wear dresses as often as I do tops. Â The fabric is rayon challis I got from Fabric.com *affiliate link. Â It’s little tiny hearts and I made Arden’s Marina Romper from {…Continue Reading}
One of the challenges as an entrepreneur is staying on top of the documents and communications required to run my business and stay in touch with people. That’s easy enough to do when you’re in the office with all your programs and documents readily available. But what do you do when you’re traveling or just {…Continue Reading}
Today I get to show off the Ojai Wrap pattern by Justine Marie Patterns!  Justine is a friend and fellow newly-released designer, and you probably are already familiar with her as Sew Country Chick. I used a pretty cool knit to make my Ojai.  It’s solid navy and an ivory lace stripe that I bought {…Continue Reading}
