I’m so excited about the dress I just finished for my six year old!! Β The pattern is from RabbitRabbitCreations on Etsy (she’s got tons of great patterns at great prices! I bought a bundle of five patterns to try out). Β I was introduced to this pattern by my friend Emily and I’ve wanted to make …
Earlier this summer, my friend Emily was in town to visit her family and she stopped by one evening for a sewing date. Β I LOVE when she does this. Β She always introduces me to a new pattern and has great projects going. Β It is such a treat for me to sew with someone else! Β I’m …
Today I want to share with you a sweet dress that I made for my daughter from one of my favorite Wee Gallery, Dress Me For the Playground, fabrics by Dear Stella. I was so excited when I first saw these fabrics at Fall Market 2014. Β They are just too precious and immediately knew that …
If you’ve been with me for a bit, then you might recall that last year I expressed a desire to do more charitable sewing. There are a lot of options for this out there and I get asked about quilting for charity pretty often (in fact I’m planning a pretty big quilt for my daughter’s …
I had the chance to work with some of Alison Glass’ latest fabrics from her line Field Day by Andover Fabrics. Β I met Alison in person at Quilt Market this past spring and just adored her. Β She is down to earth and fun and oh so talented. Β I felt very comfortable with her, which can …
This year I decided it was the year to make Caitlyn’s Easter Dress. Β If I’m remembering correctly (and who really knows at this point) I haven’t made her a dress for a holiday yet. Β I tend to make her random dresses when I feel like sewing. Β But I had my heart set on an eyelet …
The balloon dress. Β A match made in heaven between a Little Lisette pattern for Simplicity and a Sarah Jane print from Children at Play. It all started with a scrap pack from Hawthorne threads I ordered a few months back. Β I ended up a bunch of skinny scraps of this Children at Play print. Β I …
Did you miss me?! Β I was away in the beautiful Caribbean for a much needed vacation. Β Our first vacation since this little gal joined our life. Β It’s been FAR too long. I did break out our matching dresses as promised for the cruise one night. Β We even matched with white shoes. Β Oh she was extra …
I seem to be on a garment sewing kick lately! Β I’m rushing through some of these projects because we have an upcoming vacation and I wanted to get certain things done before the cruise. Β One of them was making a dress for the girly that matches my recently made Washi dress. Isn’t it too cute?! …
*This post is part of a series on my blog for a sew along using a single pattern to create many pretty princess dresses. Β Join in at any time!* Today I’m going to share for you my tips on how to make aΒ RapunzelΒ dress. Β Remember, we are using just one pattern (simplicity 2377 I believe) for …
