I recently got the opportunity to test a cardigan for Striped Swallow Designs for my daughter Tabitha. She will be turning 8 next month and has such a sweet spirit. For today’s post, I will review the pattern and also chat a little about parenting. I hope you find something Read more…
This weekend I got to play with some pretty fabric that Mandy Pickle of Made Whimsy Fabrics sent to me. She is opening a preorder that includes some musicians and hipster animals along with a beautiful brick coordinate. She sent me one of the fox panels in both the adult Read more…
Stride tights are my new JAM. It all started when I made a pair for my baby. I couldn’t just make one pair, so I made her 4. Then, my other 2 daughters begged for a pair. After I finished their pairs, I wanted a pair too! So, here we Read more…
I have had a little secret that I have been so excited to share with everyone… Greenstyle has just released a FREE pattern for kids! The Slope Tank is a unisex tank for kids ages 3-14 that is a quick sew and a wardrobe staple! The Slope tank was originally Read more…
I have been on a ruffle kick lately. I’ve made ruffled baby dresses for my youngest daughter here and here, a ruffled cold shoulder top for my oldest daughter. Heck, I even gathered the side panels of the Super G tights for me. Nothing seems to have been spared from Read more…
Do you have a tween to sew for? Google tells me that a “tween” is a person between the ages of 8 and 12. My 9 year old loves for me to sew for her still (thankfully!). I definitely feel that over the last year, though, she has become much Read more…
I don’t quite have the time to sew a complete handmade wardrobe for each of my children (I have 5!!), but I do try to make sure they each always have special pieces that I have made them. I recently got the chance to test the Patterns for Pirates newest Read more…
The New Horizons Cascade Tee for Girls has been on my list of tops to sew ever since the pattern came out. I absolutely adore the cascading flounce detail and knew it would be a quick pattern to sew for my daughter. Over the past month, I have made her Read more…
As I have been sewing swimwear over the past few months, my oldest daughter has been asking me to make a swimsuit for her. It is such a nice feeling when my kids still enjoy wearing the creations I make them and specifically make requests! When I showed her the Read more…
I just love Sofilantjes patterns. They are absolutely adorable, functional, and always in style. The instructions are so thorough so that I never have to wonder what I should be doing at any step in the process. I recently got the opportunity to test out Sofilantjes’ newest pattern, the Foras Read more…