This Kid’s Clothes Week sort of snuck up on me – were you better prepared? Â I’ve been up to my eyeballs with pattern preparations – two of my own and working on contract jobs for other brands at the same time. From that desire, a Swingin’ Satya Top was created! When I’ve been immersed in {…Continue Reading}
You know by now that I am a fan of Terri from Sew Straight & Gather’s patterns. Â It began with the Uptown/Downtown Dress, then the Cousu Collection with the top and trousers turned shorts, back to Uptown/Downtown for myself, and now her most recent release, the Legends Top and Dress. I jumped right on buying {…Continue Reading}
Are you sewing along for Kids Clothes Week this season? Â The theme is “disguise”, which of course plays well into timing for Halloween preparation. I was all set to make a pair of princess costumes, but then Arden started brainstorming different costumes, and somehow we got around to gnomes. Â I’ve gathered patterns and fabrics now {…Continue Reading}
One of these times for Kids Clothes Week I’ll have an entire plan of action, with patterns printed and fabrics selected and prepped. The reality is that mostly I get an urge to make a particular pattern, dig through my fabrics to see what will work and I dash it off. Â That’s what happened with {…Continue Reading}
