Yay, yay, yay! Today I am part of the Sew Fab Spring Pattern Tour! If you haven't heard yet, Sew Fab Pattern Bundles are released only a couple times a year and include a huge array of e-patterns from various talented designers for a really great price. The patterns range from clothing for children and adults, home decor, bags, etc. This pattern sale runs only from May … [Read more...]
Ugly Duckling Vintage Pattern Series: Modern Vintage Bubble Romper
Oh my friends, how I triple heart today's post. Which by the way, is brought to you by the lovely ladies over at SimpleSimonandCo. They asked me if I'd like to participate in their Ugly Duckling Pattern Series where they ask bloggers to take an ugly, old pattern and modernize it making it something you'd actually want to wear…or sew for that matter! As you know my love for … [Read more...]
Hello Kitty Let’s Play Clothing and KuKee!
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and KuKee, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #helllokittyletsplay http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. My little Penny has been a fan of Hello Kitty ever since she was a wee little thing. So we were both thrilled to find out that Evy of CA has a new Hello Kitty Let's Play DRESS UP … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: Sew Pretty T-Shirt Dresses
Today I'm part of a book tour for a new book called Sew Pretty T-Shirt Dresses by Sweet Seams. It is a really great book to have on hand if you sew as it's filled with more than 25 easy, pattern-free designs for dresses that use a simple t-shirt or tank top to create them! The dresses inside this book fit the size range of 2T-8 years old which makes it a good book to own … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: The 30 Minute Color Block Skirt
Did you know that this week is Kids Clothes Week (or what used to be Kids Clothes Week Challenge) over at Elsie Marley? Yup, it totally is. If you don't know what KCW is, it's just where sewers are challenging themselves to work on making kid's clothes during one week this spring. Pretty simple, right? This challenge has become so big that there is now a blog devoted to … [Read more...]
The Flip Vest: Pattern Review and Giveaway
I was lucky enough to be asked by Dana of Made if I would be willing to test her newest pattern, the Flip Vest, a few weeks ago. Ummm, yes! Of course I would! I just love Dana and all her patterns and tutorials...well, her whole blog is pretty darn perfect in my opinion. Her newest pattern, the Flip Vest is a reversible child's vest and it was just released last … [Read more...]
The Sweetheart Dress: Pattern Review and Giveaway
What's more perfect for Valentine's day than to have a sweet little dress to wear to celebrate the day! I don't think much can compare whether you are 4 or 45, am I right? Well, if you have a little girl in your life between the ages 2-6 you are in luck because there is a pattern for the most adorable dress my good friend Shannon from Luvinthemommyhood created called the … [Read more...]
Vintage Birthday Dresses
This week we invited our tiny friends and their mommas and had a birthday party for my two sweet little girlies, those sisters. PS. I'm starting to realize just how crazy busy our summer's are going to be around here with birthdays galore. Oliver's is the middle of June, mine is the end of June, Eloise's is the middle of July and Penelope's is the middle of August. Can … [Read more...]
The Signature Dress: Pattern Blog Tour
Woot Woot! Next stop of the The Signature Dress Pattern blog tour is...me! I've got to say that I was uber excited when the lovely Andrea of the blog, The Train to Crazy, released her very first official pattern. This girl has talent, not only is she an extremely talented sewist but she is also a very detailed and option-oriented pattern maker to boot...me likey a … [Read more...]
4th of July 2012
Happy 4th of July everyone!! Hooray for awesome color coordinating fun :-) You can see what I mean about that in this post from 2010 here or last year's Memorial Day pictures here!) This year we get to initiate Oliver into my love of coordinating holidays :-) Thank you to my momma for giving me a few sweet moments with my sewing machine so I could whip the kids up some … [Read more...]
Easter 2012
Happy Easter 2012! Only a few days late but for a good reason as we were visiting my family out east and just returned home yesterday! The car trip was a whopping 12 hours and the kids did fabulously, I am still shocked. I think we made a good call when we decided to forego the long drive through the night we normally do and go for the drive during the day instead. … [Read more...]
No Sew Sequin Shamrock Shirt-TUTORIAL
**See tutorial below!** How about another easy St. Patrick's Day idea? This one takes almost as much time as my 10 minute Knot Wreath seen here, quite possibly 12 minutes, and mainly because you need to be just a little, eensy weensy bit careful since you are using glue :-) The best part of this shirt and the reason it's so easy? It's NO SEW! So if you love to DIY … [Read more...]
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