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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Gemstone Quick Activity for Kids
Quick activity for babies and toddlers
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Children’s Corner Taylor and Katina Bubble Mash-Up
Recently, one of my favorite facebook groups issued a “mash-up challenge.” The challenge was to take two Children’s Corner Patterns and mash them together to create a new one. I love a good mash-up and was quite excited to do this one. I absolutely love the Children’s Corner Katina and the Children’s Corner Taylor so these two patterns seemed like a great pair for a mash-up. To create clean lines and corners (for some reason they’re more “boy-ish” to me) I redrafted the Katina bodice to look more like the one seen below. The pattern pieces I used are in the image below. The front and back of the Taylor,…
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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…
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Thank you!
As a "thank you" for being a blog reader and subscriber I would like to give you a free embroidery file. I designed the file and bought the rights to it several years ago. It's one of my favorites! Hope you enjoy.
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DIY Play Dough Kit
Taking a moment to break from sewing and talk a bit about children’s activities again. How many of you all have seen these sweet Play Dough Kits on Instagram and Pinterest?! I saw them about a year ago and have been obsessed ever since. They’re extremely photogenic, very engaging, so fun to watch kiddos play with and come organized in an amazing container. I love toys that have an easily storable container (I’m not sure why all toys don’t have an easily storable container) so I am a sucker for these things. Confession: I am a do-er. I often see other people making/doing something and immediately think that I can…
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What I listen to While Sewing…
Confession: I am a podcast junkie. I listen almost non-stop. When I’m sewing I always have a podcast playing on my phone. Awhile back, I mentioned a couple of my favorites in my stories and was overwhelmed by how many people responded with their favorites…apparently I’m not alone in my sewing while podcasting obsession. I thought I’d compile a list of my favorites here….mainly so you will respond with yours and give me new ones to listen to! The 27 Club: this is a new podcast about the life of music artists who died at the age of twenty-seven. Its incredibly well written and produced. Jimmy Hendrix is the topic…
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Creative Needle Easy Sunsuit: Overalls Part 2
This is the second part of a two part blog series. Before you begin, check out my post describing my quest to create a specific pair of overalls, you can find it here. To get the look of overalls, I used the Creative Needle Sunsuit Pattern. I altered it by moving the straps. Instead of having them attach by button in the back as seen in the pattern. I cut them off, and sewed them to the back. Then placed the button on the front of the strap and the button hole on the front of the pattern. I made sure to add a half inch of length to the…
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#StandWithSmall
Over the past few weeks I have been floored by how kind and thoughtful humanity can be. From the many masks made by my neighbors and peers, to the thoughtful gifts given to small children who aren’t used to being “stuck at home.” It is so refreshing to know that so many people are so good. Now, more than ever, small businesses need our support. Again, I am floored by how many individuals I’ve seen reaching out to eat at local restaurants, order from local bakeries, and shop from local small retailers. I’ve witnessed plenty of small businesses being patronized by phone orders and through social media orders. Sometimes, that…
