From time to time, I get the opportunity to share product reviews with you, my lovely readers. Â Tom with Uncommon Goods contacted me recently with just such an offer. Â Having been a customer of Uncommon Goods in the past, I enthusiastically agreed. I was given free rein to select gifts for our family from their {…Continue Reading}
I’m excited to share this project from a new pattern collection releasing this Friday from Jalie, the Galaxie Collection.  Jalie Patterns has recently started a promotions team and I applied to become a member (I was accepted).  I’ve sewn several Jalie patterns and have a great affection for the precision drafting, wide size range, and concise {…Continue Reading}
Nothing like getting two posts out of one photo shoot, right? Â When I styled my Laela Jeyne Scarlett Moto Skinnies with my Allie Olson Coram Top I hoped I’d be able to sneak a twofer and it did work out reasonably well. This was my second time testing for Allie, the first being the Highlands {…Continue Reading}
Woah, it certainly took me a while to swing back to the next review in my stretch woven pull-on pants comparison with this review of Laela Jeyne Scarlett Moto Skinnies.  To refresh your memory, I made shorts-length muslins of four different patterns, and have completed my review of Jalie Éléonore Pull-on Jeans. I missed the exact pose {…Continue Reading}
Another fun Halloween is in the books! Â Halloween is a big deal in Verona so we have no shortage of creepy backdrops to use for photos. Â In fact we had to move a few houses down because the zombie behind me in the first few shots was creeping the girls out too much!! This year {…Continue Reading}
After making Hadley a Groove Dress for the Sewing for Kindergarten series, I decided to make one for Arden. Â I really enjoyed sewing these patterns from Madeit Patterns, and recommend them for a quick and trendy dress. We snapped these photos down the street after school one day. Â It was kind of fun to shoot {…Continue Reading}
A little while ago I was offered to review a new product, the Get Qurious Explorer Box. Â It’s a box filled with fun creative and interactive adventures and Hadley couldn’t wait to dig in. The Get Qurious Explorer Box works with an app available in the Apple App Store. Â That was our only stumbling block {…Continue Reading}
Always bittersweet, the final day of Sewing for Kindergarten has arrived. Â As promised I have three bloggers sharing projects today, so without further ado… First today is Miranda from Inspinration. Â I had seen Miranda’s sewing around the sewing community, and she helped test my Divided Dress pattern last year. Â She made a couple of seriously {…Continue Reading}
It’s Thursday of our very special Sewing for Kindergarten week, let’s see what we have today shall we? Today we have another dapper young man outfitted for his entry to academics.  This is sewn by Tami from SewSophieLynn – you might be more used to seeing her daughters or herself as model, but boys can be {…Continue Reading}
We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s Sewing for Kindergarten and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading about everyone’s projects. Rachel at Once Upon a Sewing Machine is a pattern designer and has a great selection of children’s sportswear styles and a couple of women’s designs. Â She also has several free patterns, including a versatile peasant {…Continue Reading}
