Sewing and Such
I'm beginning to put together my girl's school wardrobe. She still has lots of clothing that she fits, but it's fun to have some new outfits to wear when starting a new school year. Ideally I would like to focus on making her items that coordinate with each other to make her wardrobe more functional. …
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Hey everyone! It's been a real snoozer on the blog lately, but that's because I've been having some pretty amazing adventures with my family! Before I left though, I was able to test run some great double brushed poly fabric from Fabric.com for Tie Dye Diva*. If you've been wanting to sew with this fabric …
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I totally missed sharing this the other day! I put together a fun and very simple tutorial turning the Daydreamer Dress into a ruffle neck top for Tie Dye Diva. It takes seriously less than an hour to make one of these, and they're great for refashioning men's button down shirts (my girl insisted on …
It's been a fun week helping host the Lemon Drop sew-along for Tie Dye Diva Patterns! If you weren't able to participate in the sew-along, the blog posts will still remain up after the sew-along is over. Each day is below: Selecting Your Fabric Day 1 - Fitting and Pattern "hacks" Day 2 - Add …
I can finally share what I've been working on these past few weeks! I've been putting together some pattern hacks for the Lemon Drop Tunic and Dress pattern for Tie Dye Diva's Lemon Drop sew-along, so go ahead and hop on over there to take a look at more pictures, and maybe even participate 😉
I just had to share this post I wrote with Tie Dye Diva Patterns for Cali Fabrics. I love this dress, and it just might be the first dress I don't let her wear unless it's a special occasion! I don't want this one getting stained immediately 😉
It's been busy around here, but I wanted to share this simple appliqué tutorial I put together for Tie Dye Diva using her Jon and Janie Romper and Bubble pattern. I love this bubble romper, and this fabric is absolutely adorable! Hop on over to her blog for more pics and details! Haha! That face! I'll …
I'm sure at some point you may have wondered why the "vintage" part of Penny Sew Vintage. Well even if you haven't, and you probably haven't, it came from my obsession with vintage sewing patterns and fabric. I used to sew much more vintage before I started blogging and buying pdf patterns, so I'm particularly …
There's just something about unicorns, am I right? My girl is all about unicorns, rainbows, princesses and frog princes, so when I stumbled on Princess Dreams from Riley Blake, I snapped that fabric up before it sold out! I knew she'd love it for her unicorn themed birthday party and it would make a cute …
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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