Today is the  official kickoff for the LOL Swing Top Pattern Tester Tour!  Say that three times fast! You might be asking how we’re having a pattern tour without a pattern release, but I promise: It’s coming!  I was hoping to release the week of the 20th, but we ended up needing to nail {…Continue Reading}
I asked my fabulous testers for the LOL Swing Top if they wanted to participate in a pattern tester tour to show their hard work and there was a resounding “yes”! Â The tour proper will kick off on Monday, but one of my testers and fellow Pattern Workshop students wanted to get a head start, {…Continue Reading}
How amazing were all the outfits for the Matinee Pattern Tour? Â Today I wanted to make up a little recap so you could see everything all at once and reference back to everyone’s post about their Matinee. baste & gather | handmade frenzy | our family four | rock the stitch call ajaire |Â handmade {…Continue Reading}
Hooray! Â It’s time to begin the Matinee Pattern Tour! Â I have a jam-packed tour to bring you with loads of talented sewists and lots of variations of the pattern. First up is Lauren of Baste & Gather. Â You might also be familiar with Lauren from Pattern Workshop, or Selvage Designs. Â It was Lauren’s courses {…Continue Reading}
Yesterday you saw my sneak peak into the fun we had with Willow & Co. patterns and glamping in our backyard. Â Today I’m going to share more photos and details about the first outfit I made. The Persimmon top and Clover shorts designed by Hayley with Mouse House Creations. I’m lucky to be able to {…Continue Reading}
Wahoo! Â It’s finally my turn to go glamping with Willow & Co.! Today is a little glimpse, and then I’ll go into more details about each of the outfits I’ve made on Tuesday and Wednesday. Â We took the opportunity to set up our version of glamping (that’s camping + glamour if you’re out of the {…Continue Reading}
Guys, I am so excited to announce the Matinee Dress and Peplum Top pattern tour! Â Right after I released the pattern, I had a tester tour, and weren’t they all amazing?! Now I’ve invited a whole bunch of my sewing blogger friends to sew up the pattern, and you won’t believe the amazing line up! {…Continue Reading}
I am so excited to show you the Bohemian Babydoll dress I made for Arden!  I’m sure you’re all familiar with Heidi from Elegance & Elephants (* affilate link) from Bubble Pocket Shorts, Ruffle Top, or Fedora Hat fame, to name just a few of her stellar patterns! Arden is super excited about it as well, {…Continue Reading}
Summer is all about soleil, or sun – right? This dress, designed by Lauren Dahl of Selvage Designs is the epitome of easy summer dressing.  A cute peekaboo back, comfy knit, giant pockets and a breezy silhouette mean this dress is already your little girls’ new favorite dress; before you’ve even sewn it! The pattern {…Continue Reading}
It’s the last day of the testers’ pattern tour for the Matinée, and I’m really going to miss getting to see everyone’s amazing work each day!  Haven’t they all been spectacular? Today we have a special treat for you – “we” being one of my fab-o testers Shelly, who has a stellar fabric store on Etsy. {…Continue Reading}
