It’s another new pattern release from Sofilantjes! If you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the patterns – both because the instructions are clear and because the fashion is fabulous. The Sylva Top and Tunic* has a lot of fun options for you to customize and play with color and different prints. I tested the Sylva …
Breaking Ground Blog Tour: Thread Theory’s Short Sleeve Fairfield Button-Up Shirt
Welcome to my second post on the Breaking Ground Blog Tour hosted and organized by Melissa Evans of Mahlica Designs. On Tuesday, I posted about my foray into the patterns created by Coffee & Thread. Today, I will be talking about my adventures with menswear. I made the Fairfield Button-Up Shirt by Thread Theory. Prior to now, I had …
Breaking Ground with Coffee and Thread’s Wild and Free Lounge Pants
I’m happy to be participating in the 2017 Breaking Ground Blog Tour hosted and organized by Melissa Evans of Mahlica Designs. I’ll be posting today and on Thursday, so be sure to come back to see what I chose for my project for that day. The theme of the tour is to sew from a lesser …
Happy Birthday Barbie Blog Tour
It’s not really a secret that I love Barbie®. So does my little girl. I grew up with a plethora of the fashion dolls, and my 3-year-old has already amassed a small collection of the dolls herself. I was really excited when the new line of dolls with curvy, tall, and petite shapes came out. When Melissa …
The Reagan Raglan Just in Time for Bella Sunshine Designs’ 2nd Birthday
bit for the release and the celebration of the 2nd birthday of Bella Sunshine Designs*. Raglans make up the basics of a unisex wardrobe – both boys and girls can wear them, and they’re as ubiquitous in closets as are t-shirts and jeans. So when Melissa at Bella Sunshine Designs was looking for someone to test this …
Sofilantjes Cicero Jacket Pattern Test
Recently, I got to test the new Cicero Jacket by Sofilantjes.* You may remember I made the short sleeve version of this jacket a few weeks ago when I participated in the Orbis Skinny Harems Blog Tour (pictured to the left). There are a few different options for this pattern – long sleeves, short sleeves; color blocked or …
Sofilantjes’ Orbis Skinny Harem Pants Blog Tour
I am really excited to be one of today’s stops on the Orbis Skinny Harem Blog Tour! Sofilantjes Patterns are among my favorite to work with. I love how unique they are, and how well the mesh with fun fabrics. Be sure you scroll down to the bottom and catch the other stops on the tour. …
Bella Sunshine Designs Alice Dress
Recently, I was able to serve as a pattern tester for the new Alice Dress sewing pattern created by Bella Sunshine Designs. This dress features box pleats, a Peter Pan collar and cap sleeves. The dress has a wonderful vintage feel to it, and it worked perfectly with this vintage floral cotton I had in …
Pattern Test: Sofilantjes’ Foliis Jacket and Dress
Brrrr…it’s getting cold outside. Well, at least, it’s starting to here in Kansas, anyway. It’s been a good while since I’ve done a pattern test, and when I saw that Anne Jacobs of Sofilantjes was doing a call for testers for a jacket, I knew I needed to sign up. The pattern includes directions …
SewLong Summer Blog Tour: Lauren Shirt and Pirate Pencil Skirt
I am pleased to announce my participation in the SewLong Summer Blog Tour. There are many very talented seamstresses on this tour, and I’m proud to be participating in it. For the tour, I made two pieces that are transitional. Because it’s still pretty warm here in Wichita, I wanted something I could wear …
