I 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 readingI’m going to start a new series here at Sew Like My Mom called Feature You Friday. In recent weeks I’ve had lots of you email me pictures of the wonderful things you’ve made using my patterns, tutorials, and techniques and I want to share them! So starting this Friday I’m going to feature YOU, my wonderful readers. I don’t know how many pictures I’ll include, I suppose it depends on how many I get!…
Continue readingI was lucky enough to try the Casual Lady by Go To Patterns. Let me say, I LOVE this shirt! And I promise, I’m not just saying that. This comfy, casual tee was a breeze to put together and is highly flattering! It was also extremely easy to alter to fit me. I’m well endowed and often by the time I get the bust big enough, the rest is swimming on me. But not the…
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…
Continue readingIt’s been a week full of amazing reviews! And this sweet dress definitely doesn’t disappoint! I was lucky enough to review the totally adorable Sally Dress for Very Shannon patterns. Shannon is the genius behind Luvinthemommyhood and has been someone I’ve looked up to as a blogger for years. So it’s quite an honor to be doing a Sally Dress pattern review for her! I LOVE this dress. It sewed together beautifully, the pockets are…
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