Pattern Anthology is a collaborative pattern company that is the brainchild of 4 amazing designers I’m privileged to call my blog friends. Today they released their first women’s collection, called Just Add Jeans!! I was lucky enough to test the Parisian Top by Go To Patterns. I very deeply love Go To Patterns for women! They fit me and my large bust like a dream with little or no alterations. Andrea definitely designs with a…
Continue readingI’m telling you, my fingers are loving all the crochet lately! I’ve been working on another project, too, so stay tuned for that next week. I was lucky enough to test the fantastic Sloane Hat for Delia from Delia Creates! This was her first ever crochet pattern and I think she did a fantastic job! I made the Baby size for Ollie (since he may or may not have worn a pink hat several times…
Continue readingWell, it’s here! I’m finally releasing my third pattern and I couldn’t be more excited about this one! The Kudzu has been swirling around in my mind for months and when I found out about the Designer’s Challenge posed by many PDF pattern designers, I just knew this would be my challenge pattern. And what a challenge it became! When I had Ollie I was suddenly very aware of the lack of patterns out there…
Continue readingI had the pleasure of sewing the Olivia Dress for Jessica from Craftiness is Not Optional this week. When signing up for the tour, I had the option of somewhere earlier in the month or Halloween and I decided to take the creative route and go for Halloween. I wanted to do something in the spirit of the day, but not necessarily deck her out in black and orange. I really, really love this dress!!…
Continue readingThis week I get to review the completely adorable Schoolday Skirt from Blank Slate Patterns. Melissa, the genius behind Blank Slate and the always amazing Melly Sews, actually allowed me to test the skirt months ago and I’m so excited to share the amazing results! Sofia adores this skirt! She’s generally in to anything that’s not pants, and if it’s got flowers or pink it’s even higher on her list of favorites. This skirt definitely…
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