*This post contains affiliate links to Mouse House Creations. My busy friend Hayley of Mouse House Creations* just published her latest sewing pattern, the Sydney Romper and Pinafore*. It’s for sizes 3m through 12 years, and even works for boys in the sunsuit version that goes up to a 2T. Â There are three options: a {…Continue Reading}
I took a super quick break in the midst of pattern preparation to make this adorable Hoppe Jumpsuit for Hadley.  It’s newly released by An of Straight Grain in collaboration with Fabienne from 128. When I say quick, I really do mean quick.  I cut the pieces one day and when I sat down to sew {…Continue Reading}
I’m breaking the recent silence with something great today – I’m participating in the Chalk & Notch Top Knot pattern tour! Â When Gabriela set up the tour with different categories to show the pattern’s versatility, I jumped on the pattern hack option. Â But then I took my hack and applied it to a dress and {…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}
Satya season is coming around again! Â The first Satya Romper I made for Arden still fits, but there isn’t any extra room to spare. So I thought I’d make Arden a new one and pass the original to Hadley. Â In my eagerness to make sure there was a little room to grow, I made this {…Continue Reading}
G’day! Â Today’s my stop on the Sewpony Vintage Miss Polly Dress pattern tour! Â Suz is an Australian designer, so I thought a little Aussie greeting was in order 😉 Â Take 15% off Miss Polly and the rest of the Sewpony Vintage patterns with code MISSPOLLY15 through April 15. Miss Polly has many cohesive options for {…Continue Reading}
Welcome to the first Fitting Files post! Â I intend for this to be a regular post here on A Jennuine Life as a companion to my Jennuine Design patterns. Â This post will cover how to make a narrow shoulder adjustment specifically for the Satya Romper pattern. While kids generally require fewer fitting adjustments than adults, {…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}
