Sewing and Such
I must admit, I've never understood the draw to maxi dresses, probably because I'm short and could never pull them off. They do have their advantages, I'm discovering. Say it's hot, and you didn't shave recently... My daughter doesn't have this problem (at least not yet!), but she's tall, and she could definitely pull of …
Remember the reversible Crossover Flounce Dress by DbCA? I can't get my girls out of these dresses! It's pretty funny, my little one calls it her "tutu dress" because it twirls. Ironically she can't really get it to twirl well because she spins sooooo slowly. It's sloth-like really. Well, to make things even sweeter than …
No kidding, I have been working on this one since last fall. The Aster Cardigan is seriously such a cute cardigan pattern for little girls, and I love the collar. It's perfect for fall and spring seasons, and I'm only now finishing the one meant for last fall. Better late than never! This is the …
We finally went to Disneyland with our girls! Of course the moment we decided to go I knew I'd be making some cute little outfits for them, I just had to narrow it down and keep it realistic. I made several tops and dresses for them though, so I'll share each set in separate posts. …
Continue reading "Frozen Inspired Tops and Sunflower Hair Clip"
I craved cupcakes the entire time I was working on these pages! Actually, I needed a break from working on one of the more difficult quiet book pages and decided to begin working on the cupcakes instead. I hand drafted the cupcake cup and top taking my page size into consideration. My page is 8.5" …
Continue reading "Sewing Quiet Books – Counting Cupcakes Page"
I'm back to the Geranium Dress. It's just such a great pattern, and it fits my girl so well. I really love the simplicity and the sweet shape of the bodice and skirt. My goodness, don't look at those boots!!! She loves puddles...oh, and that's not a rat, that's my dog...he loves puddles too apparently. …
Continue reading "The Geranium Dress and Matching Go To Leggings"
I enjoyed testing the Miss Ruby Tuesday dress by 1 Puddle Lane so much, I just had to test the Little Miss Ruby Tuesday too! Now we can all be all matchy matchy! I made these in October, but I finally get to share them 🙂 This pattern is a knit dress/top with many options, …
I made another Glass Onion top for my girl. Remember this was the pattern I didn't like at first, then totally fell in love with. Well I'm absolutely head over heels with this pattern in a rayon challis! My girl saw me in a dress with this same cosmos rayon challis fabric and said, "Wow …
As a knitter and a sewer, I often find myself drooling over the adorable little projects on Purl Soho's blog, The Purl Bee. The projects are often very simple, and seriously over the top cute. Unfortunately they also make me want to buy all of their products! I love the way they stage and photograph …
I finally made a Glass Onion Top by Shwin & Shwin. I have so many girls' patterns that sometimes I just don't know where to start! Hoard much?! Honestly, I didn't like this pattern the first time I saw it. If I remember correctly, I think it was that the back just looked sloppy or …
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