Intro: Pretty Princess Sew Alongs Minnie Mouse Check out the post HERE Rapunzel Check out the post HERE Alice Check out my posts here documenting the my process: Getting Started Cutting and Constructing the Bodice Trims and Skirt Finishing Up More Dress Sewing . . . Mommy and Me Dresses […]
A Roundup of Dress Sewing Read More »
I’m VERY new to sewing with knits. It’s one of the things that I wanted to at least tackle this year, so I’ve been gathering patterns slowly and carefully. I want to set myself up for success so that I keep working at it. One advantage I already have is that I bought myself a
The Linden Sweatshirt – my new favorite pattern Read More »
Earlier this summer, my friend Emily was in town to visit her family and she stopped by one evening for a sewing date. I LOVE when she does this. She always introduces me to a new pattern and has great projects going. It is such a treat for me to sew with someone else! I’m
Butterfly Dress Sewing Date Read More »
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
Little Dresses for Africa – Progress update #1 Read More »
In my ongoing goal to make clothing again, I decided to tackle the very popular Tova top by Wiksten. There is always a risk when you take on a “popular” pattern that you are just following the crowd…the blind leading the blind, so to speak. But I’ve seen enough photos of this particular top that
So I found a fun new pattern (new to me at least!) that I might actually buy. It’s going to cut into my fabric budget and that pains me, but it would be worth it if the dress would actually look cute on me. Then I could use some of my pretty fabrics for actual
Found a fun new pattern Read More »
