**Selection closed** Thanks so much for everyone who signed up.Folks, I’m finally ready to test my first garment pattern! I’ve been working, working behind the scenes to get my Matinée Dress ready to go. With a lot of help from Lauren Dahl’s Pattern Workshop course (affiliate link), I’ve been able to get it close enough to {…Continue Reading}
Because I know you are all on pins and needles over this, and also since I haven’t been working on much else I can share, I thought I’d give a little update/sneak peek at what I’ve been doing on digitizing The Matinée Dress. I have the bodice and optional cap sleeves digitized and graded. At {…Continue Reading}
Recently, I received a custom request on Etsy for two rainbow dresses. I don’t have these listed, but the client had found a picture of the dress I made for Arden’s 4th birthday and wanted one in size 3T and another in size 3-6 month. Here is the original Rainbow Birthday Dress. So I set {…Continue Reading}
Things have been quiet around here for the past few days. I’ve been spending quality time with my family and basically spent the entire long weekend unplugged and hanging around the house. When the girls were busy or sleeping, I was working on a custom Etsy order and that’s ready to ship today. It’s a {…Continue Reading}
This is my favorite marriage proposal ever! Aside from my own, of course. Well, that one could have used some improvement – fewer mosquitoes, no kids riding their bikes past us as he’s popping the question… So back to this proposal: I received an e-mail from Michael that he wanted a nautical flag banner reading {…Continue Reading}
I hope everyone enjoyed a happy 4th of July! Now that you have your PVC frame constructed, we can move on to the next step – gathering your fabrics and making the cuts. Fabric requirements: All fabrics are 60″ wide with the exception of the Swiss dot floral on the curtains. Â If you choose {…Continue Reading}
Check me out on the main page today of One Kings Lane!! My shop is being featured as part of their Quintessential Summer promotion to sell the remaining units from the earlier event. I’m very excited as this time my shop name is getting a prominent mention and I have a new listing in my {…Continue Reading}
Kirsten from a really great design blog 6th Street Design School does an annual nautical themed roundup of Etsy listings and she featured my nautical flag banners: I love all the great finds she’s featuring! Go check it out – she has links to all the shops so you can visit the shops to see all {…Continue Reading}
It’s Here!!! My nautical flag banners are featured today on One Kings Lane as part of the Lobster Bake grouping and have a special spot in their decorating & entertaining ideas Live. Love. Home. It’s been a wild ride and I AM SO EXCITED to see my banners on such a huge website! I would {…Continue Reading}
Well, I think my sewing mojo has returned. I finished up the pinafore from my Blog-A-Pal-Loosa giveway as well as two more which were intended for my shop Jennuine Design. We’ll see if they make it there because Arden desperately wanted the giveway one so I might have to give in and have matching pinnies {…Continue Reading}
