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}
If you’re part of the sewing community in any shape or form – and I expect if you’re reading my blog that I’m talking to the correct target audience – you’ve heard of Me Made May, or #MMMay. Â Just in case you haven’t heard of it, it’s an event where sewists commit to some level {…Continue Reading}
Along with sewing more for myself, I’ve also been pattern testing more for women’s garments. Â Recently I helped Kelli of True Bias test her latest pattern, The Lodo Dress. The Lodo Dress is a a twist on a t-shirt dress with a subtle cocoon shape. Â There are two views: View A is a longer mid-calf {…Continue Reading}
The Schooner Tee and Dress has launched!  Sorry, I just can’t help myself with the sailing terminology… Sized for girls newborn through 12 years, the Schooner Tee is an easy pattern appropriate for a beginner with adorable ruffled dolman sleeves with a unique (and fast!) construction. The flutters offer great comfortable sun protection for delicate shoulders. {…Continue Reading}
Remember the Janie Dress I made last fall? Â Well Hayley at Mouse House Creations just released the Women’s Janie Dress! It has all the same neckline finishes as the girls’ version: regular neckline, ballet neckline, Peter Pan collar, and cowl. Â The ballet neckline is a touch less dramatic than the girls’ version so that bra {…Continue Reading}
Now that I’ve got an expansive leggings wardrobe, I thought I’d make some tunics to go with them! Â While I like a good button down shirt, a popover tunic is even better in my opinion. Â There’s something about them that wraps up a button down and a tunic into a cute package, but a little {…Continue Reading}
I made another leotard! Â But I never photographed and posted about the first two, so this is the first appearance here on A Jennuine Life. Â This is the Jalie #3464 Lillie Leotard. Last year Arden expressed an interest in switching from dance to gymnastics. Â At that time there wasn’t a gymnastics gym nearby, so we {…Continue Reading}
As testing for the Divided Dress was coming to a close, the idea of offering a simpler version came up. Â It would be a “taste” of the features and fit of the Divided Dress, but without sleeves or the colorblocking. Â As there would be no “divisions”, it would be a “unified” dress and so the {…Continue Reading}
Just in the nick of time, I sewed up this pair of adorable Pillow Pals Dolls from the recently released pattern by Heidi & Finn.  And I mean that quite literally!  I spent Christmas Eve sewing the dolls, putting in the last stitch to close up the opening from turning and stuffing at about 10PM. Of {…Continue Reading}
The idea for this pattern review came up in the Capsule Wardrobe Sew Along group on Facebook – a really lovely group to be a part of if you are interested in sewing for yourself and/or the capsule wardrobe concept. Â Someone mentioned that a comparison of several of the free women’s leggings available would {…Continue Reading}
