I’ve been giving small peeks on Instagram at the progress for my next sewing pattern – the Divided Dress. Â After a couple of reshuffles of the priority queue, I’m ready to put out a call for testers!! The pattern is for a knit colorblocked a-line dress for girls sized newborn to 12 years. Â There are {…Continue Reading}
Today I listed the first two coloring pages for Jennuine Design patterns – Satya Pants and Calla Lily Crop Top (yes, it was a two-for-one deal since both patterns are in the same artwork). Â This is something I had hoped to offer for some time, but two things needed to be in place before I {…Continue Reading}
This post contains affiliate links, designated by *. Now that things have calmed a bit around here from getting the Satya Pants released, it’s time to talk about the other pattern I released.  I contributed the Calla Lily Crop Top* to One Thimble Issue 12*. First let’s chat about One Thimble.  It’s a sewing e-magazine, so {…Continue Reading}
Drumroll please… Â It’s time to announce the winners of the #SatyaSeason promotion! First I’d like to thank all of the sponsors for their generous discounts and prize donations. Â I shop at all three on a regular basis and can’t recommend them more – Hawthorne Threads, Imagine Gnats and Raspberry Creek Fabrics. I went through each {…Continue Reading}
Browsing on Amazon, one of the cool things for books is the “Look Inside” feature.  It’s a great way to virtually flip through the pages and decide if the book is what you’re looking for.  That’s what I want to do for my patterns – give a tour to help you make a buying decision. You {…Continue Reading}
Satya season is coming around again! Â The first Satya Romper I made for Arden still fits, but there isn’t any extra room to spare. So I thought I’d make Arden a new one and pass the original to Hadley. Â In my eagerness to make sure there was a little room to grow, I made this {…Continue Reading}
I finally listed my printed patterns in my shop! Â The holdup was twofold: I was trying to figure out shipping on a physical product, and I wanted to have a single listing for the patterns with a toggle for the type. Â After some tinkering with my e-commerce program I finally figured it out! Â As for {…Continue Reading}
Earlier today I loaded the Doll Naples Dress and Tunic pattern and the dolly and me bundled pattern into my shop and Etsy. Â I’ll get to Craftsy shortly, but I’m out of steam at the moment. It has all the features of the girls’ Naples Dress pattern with the exclusion of the wide tie and {…Continue Reading}
It’s LIVE! Â Just before midnight last night, I published the Naples Dress and Tunic pattern. Phew! Â Let me tell you – even with a really smooth test and no self-inflicted deadline, it’s still nerve-racking and a ton of work getting a pattern published. Â I’m so thankful my littles let me get a little extra rest {…Continue Reading}
Don’t you love those projects where the fabric and design just seem like they were meant for each other? Â This pairing was definitely one of those projects! Â I’m happy to be participating in the Coastline Fabric Tour with Sharon Holland Designs for Art Gallery Fabrics. This is the Tropical Breeze print on voile substrate. Â I’ve {…Continue Reading}
