I am so excited to be hosting Sewing for Kindergarten! Â When Mie of Sewing Like Mad asked if anyone wanted to take the reins from her, I leaped at the chance. Â I love this series and the opportunity to make our littlest scholars something memorable as they embark on their journey into education. This year’s {…Continue Reading}
It’s been a while since I last sewed for a kindergartener! Â I participated with Arden in 2014, right before we moved from Michigan to New Jersey. Â Arden is 2.5 years older than Hadley, but Hadley missed the cutoff here in New Jersey by three days and will turn six at the beginning of the school {…Continue Reading}
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}
A while back, I tested the Rhapsody Blouse pattern for Tami at Love Notions. Â I would have blogged this right away but I got mired in making and releasing the Clipper Shorts pattern. The Rhapsody Blouse is for women’s sizes XS to XXXL, or 31 to 47″ high bust. Â It includes a separate full bust {…Continue Reading}
The Clipper Shorts Sew Along is a wrap! Â Thank you so much for sewing along with me – I can’t wait to see the shorts you’ve made. Today is a little runway fashion show starring two of the three pairs of Clipper Shorts I made for the sew along. Â I made all of them the {…Continue Reading}
It’s the last sewing day of the Clipper Shorts Sew Along!  You should have the shorts constructed and ready for the waistband. Check back for Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 posts if you need to catch up. The rest is easy – just adding the waistband, inserting the elastic and hemming! Waistband Step 45: If adding {…Continue Reading}
We’re halfway done with the Clipper Shorts Sew Along!  If you’re following along you should have the front of your shorts completed. Check back for Day 1 and Day 2 posts if you need to catch up. Dun-dun-dun!!!  Today is mostly about those welt pockets!  We’ll also get the shorts back ready and sew the front and {…Continue Reading}
Welcome back for the second day of the Clipper Shorts Sew Along!  Did you get your fabrics cut out yesterday, and construct the pieced shorts if you’re using that option?  Check the post for Day 1 if you need to catch up. Today is constructing the fly for the different options on the Clipper Shorts: we’ll talk {…Continue Reading}
Welcome to the first day of the Clipper Shorts Sew Along! Today we’re going to talk about cutting fabrics for the different options, and constructing the pieced shorts if you’re using that option. Â I’ve made three different pairs of Clipper Shorts for the sew along, ranging from the simplest with no fly and no pockets, {…Continue Reading}
I have another pattern release to announce!  The Clipper Shorts have set sail to join the Schooner Tee & Dress released in April.  The Clipper Shorts have launched with great fanfare, filling a need for a more classic styled short for kids. Unisex and sized for children newborn through 12 years, the Clipper Shorts have a range {…Continue Reading}
