**There are affiliate links in this post** Shewee!!! I did it! This Christmas sewing was a bit of a whirlwind. To start with, I didn’t have my sewing machine. Which made it even more…interesting. Where’s my machine you ask? In the shop, I somehow really upset my feed dogs and have to have a new feed dog unit installed. Soooo I was sewing with Maria’s machine. Its a great little Babylock American Dream but its lacking a few bells and whistles. Oh well, it worked! So here’s the rundown of what I made: Gail Doane’s Traditional Wool Coat, two Children’s Corner Patterns Tates, one Children’s Corner Pattern Paty, one Collars…
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“Smocked” Adult Blouse Alert…This is a Good One :)
Here with a quick Inspiration post! I ran across this pattern at Joann’s a month or so ago and knew I needed it. I bought not one, not two, but three dresses this past summer that were a nearly identical shape to this blouse. It was time to commit to a pattern for this dress style, I clearly like it. The pattern is the McCall R11554 aka McCall 8325. It has a puff and flutter sleeve option, as well as a faux honeycomb smocked bodice or tuck bodice variation. It reminds me of a grown up version of the Collar’s Etc. Tuck Dress. I used a fun Liberty of London…
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Looking for a Fun New Project? Sew a Stuffed Animal for Your Little One and an Outfit to Match!
Maria has been ALL about her American girl dolls these days. She has “Rebecca” and has been obsessed with matching her doll. She’s been wearing a ton of these knit dresses and dressing Rebecca in the matching versions. Dressing and accessorizing her dolls has provided hours of entertainment (she gets it honest…dressing my living “dolls” is one of my favorite things) and It’s made me feel like the boys’ have been left out. They don’t seem to take as much interest in her dolls, but they do love “stuffies.” They love bears, dogs, crocodiles, deer…basically anything that looks like an animal and can be squeezed. Enter, this amazing stuffed animal…
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How Children’s Corner Store can transform your Sewing Experience.
Learn why choosing to learn to sew with Children's Corner is easy, affordable, and convenient.
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Sewing with Wool Fabric, A Lovely New Sapporo Coat
Ramblings about my new favorite adult garment.
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Ikatee Patterns Louise
This is a pattern review of the Ikatee Patterns Mum and Girl pattern set.
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Ikatee Patterns Louise, Double Gauze Tips and Tricks
This post contains insight gained from sewing with double gauze fabric as well as images of the Ikatee Louise Girl Pattern.
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P & M Patterns Bianca
I’ve recently been going out of my way to discover new patterns and pattern lines. Mainly because I bit the bullet and bought a printer (I have a longstanding hatred of printers, that’s a story for another day.) The printer has openned my world to PDF patterns. While I’m still mainly a fan of the printed pattern, I can’t get over how big my pattern world has just gotten. There are SO MANY GOOD patterns out there that I had no clue about. When going down a pattern-discovery rabbit hole, I ran across P & M Patterns. According to her website, Karine Aivazian created the company in 2012. She is…
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Duchess and Hare “Bubble Up” Bubble…for Boys!
Now that I am officially sewing for two boys I am on a mission, people. I need more boy patterns. While I am always here for a Jon Jon, I envy my daughter’s wardrobe for my son. If she’s not in the mood for a dress in one of 75 variations, she gets to wear shorts, pants or overalls in one of 75 other variations. Not so much for the boys. When I ran across this sweet little bubble I was immediately excited that it could easily be done for a boy. This was my first time working with a Duchess and Hare pattern. While the majority of their patterns…
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Violette Field Threads “Spencer” and Tunic Bible
Mommy and Me Match This post has a couple of “firsts” in it. This is my first time sewing for myself and my first time sewing a Violette Field Threads Patterns. I must say, both were really fun! First, let’s talk about Maria’s dress. It is a Violette Field Threads’ pattern. You can find it here. It comes in size 2T-10 (Yay! big girl sizes!) and is insanely modular. You can add a 3/4 sleeve and remove the bottom ruffle so the design possibilities are bountiful. They do a great job of providing tons of model garments in the various configurations which is super helpful if you have a hard…
