Sewing and Such
Last year when I had a bit more time to sew, I made a whole slew of pj's for my girls to get ready for cooler weather. One of these patterns was testing the new Nini Noni Nightwear pattern for Designs by Call Ajaire (DbCA) for Project Run and Play (it was library themed which …
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Today I'm sharing a project I can happily check off of my to-sew list...the Mackinaw Coat! When Designs by Call Ajaire announced she was rereleasing this pattern to include layers and updated sizing, I jumped all over that. I mean, this is by no means a quick sew, and I knew this would put the …
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Flashback to a couple of years ago, I fell in love with a Patagonia vest at our local outdoorsy store while buying my daughter camping gear. It would've been perfect for her, but I mean $59 for a child's vest?! I love Patagonia, but I just couldn't spend that kind of money when we were …
I can't believe how long it's been since I logged on to blog. I mean I've done a little blogging for others, but time was tight so nothing made it here. I do miss keeping track of my projects but to be honest, it takes time, and I've been making sure I spend most of …
This is a couple of days late, but I didn't want to miss sharing with you a tutorial I put together for Tie Dye Diva on finishing seams. I selected a few very quick seam finishes: the faux flat fell and 2 bias tape finishes. I love the look on the outside and inside too! …
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Today I'm over at Tie Dye Diva with a super easy pattern mash-up tutorial! What's even better is the patterns that I'm using are both on sale* until March 3rd, so if you've been on the fence about these, now's the time (I'm a total enabler!). The Opal Knit Flutter Tunic and Dress* had been …
I've always wanted to make fabric necklaces, but for some reason I just never got around to it. I finally made some with a really fun fabric collection called Panda-rama by Maude Asbury (which was provided by Blend Fabrics to Tie Dye Diva). The Rice Paper fabrics are perfect for fabric jewelry! My girl and I …
Today I'm over at Tie Dye Diva sharing a fun New York Minute* peplum hack. I finally made one for big sissy (can you see how happy this made her?!) after little sissy already had two of them, plus a third on the way! This is such a quick sew too as I've taken all …
Isn't she such a sweetheart?! My cheeky little model. This is our first post for Tie Dye Diva* on Fabric.com's blog, How to Sew an Underlining, so hop on over and take a look. Let me know what you think?! Fabric.com provided Tie Dye Diva with the fabric in exchange for a tutorial, so I …
I absolutely love the classic look of a circle skirt peplum. It provides just enough sophistication to make any outfit appear more than just thrown together, even for a little one, but realistically, they're one of the easiest things to sew. The new Fern Cardigan by Sew Like My Mom features a perfect little peplum …
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