The next collection from Project Run & Play is here, and just like its predecessors, Project Watercolor Beach is sure to be your new favorite collection of patterns! I designed two patterns for Project Watercolor Beach: the Viridian Swimsuit and the Cobalt Boardshorts. The Viridian Swimsuit is for children sized newborn to 12 years. It {…Continue Reading}
Jalie started a tradition last year with Galaxie 1, a collection of bags and pouches perfect for gifting. This year, Galaxie 2 is also about gifting, but with kitchen accessories and wearable items. I made three of the five patterns included in the Galaxie 2 collection: the Phoenix Apron, Venus Headband, and Pandora Bowl Covers. {…Continue Reading}
I promised more details about *One Thimble Issue 19 (affiliate link), so without further ado here’s the first pattern beyond the Pixel Pullover I made from the latest edition, the Playtime Dress from Sew by Pattern Pieces. This dress is right up my kiddo’s alley: plenty of twirl, fun feature pockets, and comfortable. Â It ticks {…Continue Reading}
Have you seen Gabriela’s new pattern from Chalk and Notch, the Joy Jacket? Â Of course you have, unless you’ve been buried under a Nor’easter like we were last week! Â If you follow me on Instagram, you saw my progress, which included hand-stitching the opening in the lining from bagging the coat during our two+ day {…Continue Reading}
In my informal pursuit of the perfect raglan, today I bring you Hey June’s Lane Raglan *affiliate link. I picked up my copy from UpCraft Club. Like I said in my last post about the Bethioua Raglan, I hadn’t really ever considered raglans as part of my wardrobe. If I look at the items I {…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}
The first pattern I sewed in my pattern review and comparison of women’s stretch woven pull-on pants are Jalie Éléonore Pull-on Jeans.  You can click back to the muslin stage of all four patterns in my muslin post to catch up.  I’m going in order of pattern label alphabetically and that’s how I will present the information in the {…Continue Reading}
I have my variety of leggings and popover tunics, I thought next it would be fun to make some almost real pants.  By almost I mean not “real” jeans with a zip fly or structured pants, but what I’ll classify as woven pull-on pants.  I had made pair of pants previously that fell into this category, {…Continue Reading}
