I’m so excited to be kicking off the Wednesday tutorials for 2015 over at Riley Blake today! I thought we should start the year with a bang, so today I’m sharing a FREE multi-size pattern for pants! The Pine Cone Pants are a basic, relaxed pant pattern with an elastic waistband and awesome back pockets! My kids spend their days running, playing, and climbing and pants are often too big in the waist or don’t…
Continue readingNew Year, new blog goals! One thing I wanted to do this year was start a weekly feature where I pass along little tips, tricks, tidbits, cheats, and whataya-knows that I’ve read, discovered, and come across over the years. I’m really excited about doing this and I hope you enjoy the posts! This week’s Just Sew You Know comes courtesy of my Sycamore Shorts pattern for Riley Blake fabrics. Everyone who has made the shorts…
Continue readingMy super awesome friend Jess has released her very first ever sewing pattern! I’m so so happy for her and very excited to be included on her first ever blog tour. These are the Bottoms Up Pants! Jess is a cloth diaper Mama and wanted a great pattern for bottoms that allowed ample room for those precious cloth diapers. There aren’t too many out there yet, so she created one of her own, and I’m…
Continue readingI love Pillowcase Dresses. They’re such a wonderful project for everyone–from beginners to the most advanced seamstresses. They can be worn in all seasons, they’re a fast sew, they grow with the child, they take a relatively small amount of fabric to make, and there are nearly endless ways to personalize them. What’s not to love? Well for kids like my Chloe, it’s the ties. She hates the ties at her shoulders and fights with…
Continue readingI’ve been sewing up a storm lately, but I enjoy a good craft project, too. Recently I’ve had a hankering to try some new things. I long to slowly shuffle through the aisles of a craft store, letting my imagination run wild. But, the weather stinks and I’ve always got kids with me, and a trip anywhere just isn’t as fun as I want it to be. I was thrilled when I discovered Consumer Crafts.…
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