As much as I love knit dresses, I have come to appreciate a lightweight woven dress during the summertime. The humidity has already turned up, which makes double brushed poly dresses put on hold until the fall. All my Southern girls know what I am talking about. The Blank Slate Patterns Catalina Dress just received … Continue reading Catalina Dress: Blank Slate Patterns
I have been sitting on these for a while, anxiously awaiting the releases. Primarily because I don't sew for my boys enough. And when I do, it makes me so thankful that I will have these photos of them to treasure for years to come. With that being said, let's lead off with the Adventure … Continue reading Sweet Tea and Adventure V-Neck Shirt: Petite Stitchery & Co Pattern Tests
Your welcome. You will now officially have *NSYNC in your head for the rest of the day. I say it like it's a bad thing, but my 13 year old self is not mad. But I do think my husband is a little tired of me bursting out of song randomly. We have a fun … Continue reading It’s Gonna Be May Blog Tour
My first fabric type that I fell in love with was liverpool. Strange, I know. I feel like you either love liverpool or you hate it. It had just become a big thing when I first moved back to the States and really had begun to get full swing into sewing. Long before the double … Continue reading Wiggle and Sweetheart: A Patterns for Pirates Mash Up
We all know one of my favorite dress patterns is a knit wrap dress pattern. So when I saw that Kelly Stevens from Petite Stitchery & Co was getting ready to test a woven wrap dress, I was all in. Now, I am still so hesitant to get started on a woven garment. It took … Continue reading Sunflower Dress: Petite Stitchery & Co Pattern Test
Dresses. Why do I have to make so many of them? I seriously just can't stop making all the dresses. I usually wear one dress a week. To church on Sundays. My work week consists of khakis and me made shirts, and my week nights consist of sweatpants. And date night?? We don't have those … Continue reading Mama Adeline: Made for Mermaids Pattern Test
Team Mermaid releases great patterns, but they are all about pattern hacks and pattern mash ups to maximize use of a pattern. It's no secret that Mama Isabel is one of my favorite M4M patterns. The form skimming skirt is great, but I like my body the most in a circle skirt or a half … Continue reading Mama Isabel- Mama Cassie: A Made for Mermaids Mash Up
As sad as I am for warmer weather to end, I am pretty excited about all the new fall and winter patterns that are starting to release. This particular fall pattern has a special place in my heart as it was designed by one of my sewing world friends, Kelly from On Wednesdays We Sew. … Continue reading The Rory Dress and Skirt: Petite Stitchery & Co Pattern Test
The Wiggle Dress. It sure did lead to a lot of giggles in the testing group. This group of testers was phenomenal as far as the effort and the beauty that went into everyone's creations. The comments were both funny and empowering. It is amazing how self conscious we all can be, but sometimes it … Continue reading The Wiggle Dress: Patterns for Pirates Pattern Test
It is an exciting time as many indie pattern designers are expanding their size ranges to include more women in the sewing world. Bella Sunshine Designs has been updating their patterns recently to include sizes 0-30. Next up in the upgraded BSD collection is the Sahara Dress and Top. The Sahara is a fully lined, … Continue reading Sahara Re-Release: Bella Sunshine Designs Pattern Test
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