Yesterday was my little sister’s birthday. I made her a dress, just knowing I’d be able to make her one that would fit her super tiny frame. Well I’ll go ahead and tell you that even knowing all of her measurements, I still managed to make her a too-big dress! Indiesew sent me the Tank...
Back before I was pregnant, I was branching out on clothing patterns, and tracked down the Darling Ranges Dress by Megan Nielsen. I had wanted to sew the dress for a long time, and I was thrilled to get started. I cut out my AMH voile along with Free Spirit solid voile for lining, and...
About a month and a half ago, I liked an Oliver + S post announcing the release of a new Lisette pattern, the Round Trip Dress. Very shortly after, my sister said she needed that dress that I ‘liked’. That thrilled me, because I knew what I’d be doing for Emilee’s birthday! Well its only...
I’m now at the point in my pregnancy that nothing fits. I’m talking my maternity pants are about to reach their limit. When I’m at home, I basically want to wear a tent because it seems that’s the only solution that won’t suffocate me. The issue I’m running into is that I do have to...
After a quiet week last week, I’m back with another baby quilt. And let me tell you, its a good one! I definitely need it in throw size immediately. When I made this quilt a few weeks ago, I was unsure of what fabrics I wanted to use for the solid portions, so I ordered...
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She is adorable. Beautiful dress and I like how you redheads wear those pinky colours. I was always told I couldn’t !
Thanks for the comment on the price! I kind of wait for pattern bundles and special deals now when I think patterns are overpriced. And I wouldn’t mind paying more for something that’s complicated, like a tailored coat from someone with a lot of sewing experience, but this kind of pattern doesn’t require a lot of detailed instructions or teach me new skills.
I was browsing Hawthorne Threads and ran across your picture on the Free Spirits voile page. I really love this color!