Sewing and Such
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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It's been awhile since I've thought about writing a blog post, but I've jumped into the sewing world and pattern testing again, so here we go! This is the new pattern from Designs by Call Ajaire for One Thimble's upcoming issue #OT26 (you can preorder now). It's the Overlay Top and Dress pattern, available in …
Today I'm sharing with you a fun little pattern release, and one of the versions is free! Designs by Call Ajaire completely redesigned her site this year, and she has so many plans in store for everyone beginning with this lovely knit dress. No this definitely isn't the knit dress version (haha!), it's the top …
I'm already planning for warmer weather and making clothes for my girls that can be layered now but worn come Spring and Summer. The Paneled Sunsuit by Designs by Call Ajaire has been on my to-sew list for awhile now, and while I was looking at Call Ajaire's new site with my daughter, she begged …
When I was testing the Raglan Party Dress for DbCA, I made my first test dress into a holiday "ornament" dress. I knew there was an underskirt add on down the road that would make my girl's dress really look like those ornaments my mom had when I was little! The pocket and underskirt add on …
When I saw this dress pattern for the first time, I absolutely fell in love with it. It has a vintage feel which I adore, but it's actually quite simple to sew (unlike some of those vintage patterns). The Raglan Party Dress from Designs by Call Ajaire will be in the upcoming issue of One …
I'm over the moon to be part of this year's Summer Swimwear Tour, especially as a new swimsuit sewist! I'm surrounded by some amazing and creative ladies in this blog tour, one of which told me sewing swimsuits would be addicting. Guess what, it so is! Everywhere I look I see lovely swimsuit patterns, rash …
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Awhile back, Patterns for Pirates released very adorable swimsuit patterns for women. I bought the Siren Swim Top and Hello Sailor Swim Bottoms immediately because rarely do I see a swimsuit pattern I would actually wear. The only other one was the Soma Swimsuit from Papercut Patterns, until I just recently saw the Marilyn Bikini …
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