The stars aligned recently to fulfill  a dream to take Arden and Hadley to Disney World.  Arden has been asking to go for about a year after many of her friends returned from Spring Break trips and gushed about the magic of Disney.  It wasn’t really in the budget, and we wanted Hadley to be {…Continue Reading}
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}
Wasn’t the Naples Dress blog tour amazing?  I’m really impressed with how much variety we saw with one pattern and a few fabric lines from Art Gallery! I want to say a special thank you to Stephanie and the shipping team from Art Gallery for supplying fabrics to our tour participants and me.  While most of {…Continue Reading}
It’s always bittersweet coming to the end of a tour, and that’s where we are today on the Naples Dress blog tour. First up today is fellow designer Mel from Filles à Maman with a duo of Naples Dresses for her two daughters.  I love Mel’s designs so having her on the tour is quite an honor! {…Continue Reading}
We’ve been having fun seeing all the amazing Naples dresses and tunics so far, are you ready for more? Another familiar face around Jennuine Design is Shelly from Sew Shelly Sew.  She’s tested with me from the beginning and I know with every test she’ll be the first one to ask when she can try it {…Continue Reading}
We’re at the halfway point of the Naples Dress blog tour; haven’t they been amazing so far?? Up first today is a Rachel from Handcrafted by RED. Â Rachel has been with me on almost every pattern I’ve tested and you can see her daughter in the pattern on the page with the line drawings. {…Continue Reading}
Wasn’t yesterday’s kickoff to the Naples Dress blog tour fun? Â Today we’re continuing with three more stops, but first I have something fun to share! Today I’m guest posting on Project Run & Play with a quick tutorial to show how to draft a collar for a bodice. Â While I was working on that post, {…Continue Reading}
Woohoo! Â It’s here, it’s here! Â The Naples Dress blog tour begins today and goes through Friday. Â There’s a discount, a giveaway (read all the way to the bottom!), and lots and lots of Naples dresses and tunics! Â Art Gallery Fabrics has generously sponsored the tour, providing fabrics to the tour participants and also to the {…Continue Reading}
It’s LIVE! Â Just before midnight last night, I published the Naples Dress and Tunic pattern. Phew! Â Let me tell you – even with a really smooth test and no self-inflicted deadline, it’s still nerve-racking and a ton of work getting a pattern published. Â I’m so thankful my littles let me get a little extra rest {…Continue Reading}
Don’t you love those projects where the fabric and design just seem like they were meant for each other? Â This pairing was definitely one of those projects! Â I’m happy to be participating in the Coastline Fabric Tour with Sharon Holland Designs for Art Gallery Fabrics. This is the Tropical Breeze print on voile substrate. Â I’ve {…Continue Reading}
