Made with the Sweet Dress pattern and fabric from the Go Fly a Kite line (Cream Ice Cream), from Ribbon Retreat.I made a wide casing around the neck and put in a few button holes for the bias tape to loop through. Once I had it arranged I tacked it down through the casing in the back so it wouldn't slip out.tada! (love this fabric!) No pictures of … [Read more...]
KCWC-seersucker top
April 23, 2012 By 22 Comments
See the winner of the Whimsy Couture pattern giveaway here! I had a great time at the SNAP conference this past weekend! I met a lot of great gals and learned a lot...lots to think about in this little brain of mine...will post about that soon!Since I'm out of town for KCWC, I did all my sewing before my trip! I'll post what I made this week!I … [Read more...]
Pleat Week guest post: pleated ombre skirt
April 18, 2012 By 22 Comments
I feel like such a rebel! Posting about pleats during Ruffle-mania...lol! But when Kate asks for pleats-you give her pleats. ;) I saw a similar dress once and I've always wanted to try big pleats, with 2 different fabrics-so this was a good project to knock a few things off my sewing to do list. Ruffles are represented in her shirt, lol!I … [Read more...]
the Veronica dress
April 17, 2012 By 15 Comments
This is basically round one of Easter dresses this year. I made this one for Charlotte, but then I found that vintage sheet and had to use it! So this one got knocked down to regular Sunday dress. I'll do up a little tutorial in the near future! … [Read more...]
Sadie’s quilt
April 11, 2012 By 30 Comments
Hallelujah! I finally managed to finish Sadie's quilt, which I only started when she was a baby...that's all. And yes she's 3 1/2 now. In my defense, it was too big to quilt on my little machine, and I couldn't find a reasonable deal to have it sent off or too have somewhere local quilt it. Then my mom and dad joined this cool shop with all kinds … [Read more...]
the Nora dress
April 4, 2012 By 27 Comments
OK so I lamed out and couldn't think of a "name" for Sadie's Easter dress, but Charlotte-well I just went with her middle name. Easy peasy. See below for the tutorial!You'll need:1-2 yards fabric (depending on the size of course)threadbuttons So first off I drew a basic bodice pattern by tracing a tee folded in half. Then I drew a square neck and … [Read more...]
Lovely Little Bunny pattern review and discount code!
April 3, 2012 By 8 Comments
See the winner of the Something Kinda Different giveaway here! Vanessa from Punkin Patterns sent me her super adorable Lovely Little Bunny softie PDF to review, so of course I had to make a few for the girls' Easter baskets. Cause the Easter bunny sews, didn't you know? hehe I just love their fuzzy little bunny tails! The pattern was … [Read more...]
ruffled wrap dress tutorial
April 2, 2012 By 18 Comments
This dress is definitely a mash up of a few tutorials-my Rachel wrap shirt tutorial , the Ric Rac dress tutorial, plus the skirt from the Shabby Apple knock off dress. So I've combined them all (mostly) into one big happy family. (not that they're mostly happy, just most of it's here in this post...I will refer you to another tute one or … [Read more...]
Charlotte’s Easter dress
March 29, 2012 By 58 Comments
I know I promised Sadie's quilt later this week, but it'll have to be next week, since I have Charlotte's Easter dress to show you today! Yes, I did edit out her scar on her forehead-didn't want to distract. :) The multiple buttons on the back were kind of a mistake-but kind of a fun one! She had to pose with her baby doll! What a … [Read more...]
Sadie’s Easter dress
March 27, 2012 By 35 Comments
I had other plans for the girls Easter dresses, but once I stumbled across this gorgeous vintage sheet at the thrift store last week, I knew it would be perfect for their Easter dresses!Plus I knew I wouldn't run out of fabric...sheets are never ending sources of fabric, it seems. I made it by using a scoop of my Rachel wrap shirt tutorial mixed … [Read more...]