I made this quick skirt using Care's tutorial, and some teal shirts from the dollar store and Michaels. I just LOVE the results! (shirt from Target) Sadie does too, despite her expression. She's a little harder to pose these days, she has her own ideas about what looks good, I guess. Like leaning against the wall, sneering. Yep, sorry hun, … [Read more...]
So Tei Tei pattern review and giveaway!
February 25, 2011 By 154 Comments
*******giveaway is now closed******** I'm here today with a pattern review for this cute shirt, and a giveaway! (more on that later) I chose to review the Summer Blouse for Girls pattern from So Tei Tei. (one of my awesome sponsors) I made it with Weekends fabric by Erin McMorris, Hopscotch in Butter. Love the oranges, yellows, and pinks in … [Read more...]
Charlotte dress part 5: the invisible zipper
February 24, 2011 By 25 Comments
So I thought I'd just go ahead and post this today-so if anyone wanted to finish it tonight they could! Check back tomorrow cause I have a cool giveaway for you guys! So here's a zipper. Pretty tiny right? Not intimidating at all! Or at least, won't be after this tutorial.(hopefully)See more after the jump! So first, get your (non … [Read more...]
market skirt
February 23, 2011 By 20 Comments
So I finally made a market skirt! It's been on my to do list since the beginning of time. (ok, since I started blogging and found Dana's blog) I made it with some super cute fabric I got from my awesome sponsor, The Ribbon Retreat. (they have tons of fabric, not to mention their...ya know...ribbon!) I also used some of the buttons my pal Katie … [Read more...]
the Charlotte dress
February 17, 2011 By 62 Comments
Simple, cute, and the perfect starter dress. That's the Charlotte dress! It's basically this dress reincarnated. (although maybe not....cause she still wears that one... hmm. never mind) and minus the bow cause, Um...laziness struck. It's easy to make though! Maybe I'll whip one up. It has a contrast band around the waist, the bottom of the … [Read more...]
nicey jane skirt and the dreaded training of the potty.
February 16, 2011 By 35 Comments
Sometimes it's nice to just sew something easy, with no thought involved. (well, minimal)Like a skirt-this literally about 20 minutes start to finish.I had this scrap of Nicey Jane from Anna begging to be made into a skirt-it was the perfect size, no cutting required. Awesome. Added some vintage trim along the bottom gifted to me by my … [Read more...]
silhouette stuff and a gift
February 10, 2011 By 15 Comments
Saw this awesome Silhouette dust cover tutorial the other day and made it lickety split. She's not kidding when she says it takes 15 minutes! I bought the hedgehog fabric not knowing what I'd do with it but I thought it was so cute!Bonus: now I get to see it every day! I stitched a little felt heart on as well. aww...Speaking of my Silhouette, I … [Read more...]
parisville dress
February 7, 2011 By 21 Comments
I had this dress stewing in my head the other day and it wouldn't stop bugging me til I made it. So....here it is! It has little ruffles on the sleeve, and a ruffled panel down the middle of the front-love how that turned out! It's even fully lined-très chic! And yes, that's the extent of my French. Though, I would love to learn French, as a hobby. … [Read more...]
little "quilt"
February 5, 2011 By 26 Comments
I made this little "quilt" for my serger the other day. My thinking is that it hopefully will help muffle the noisiness of the serger when I really get 'er rip. (Since I usually sew during kiddos sleepy time.) This fabric makes me smile every. single. time. I see it! Gorgeous, huh? It's Amy Butler's Peacock Feathers (in sea glass) from her … [Read more...]
vintage feedsack dress
February 2, 2011 By 62 Comments
Pardon the interruption of Love week, please! Here's the dress I made for Vintage/retro week on Project Run and Play. At least it's red, right?Anyways, get ready for a plethora of pictures-cause Sadie was way into modeling for me that day and actually stood still a few times! Miracles happen. I've had this fabric and have been waiting to … [Read more...]