Bella Sunshine Designs’ Bow Tie Leggings Ronda Bowen, February 26, 2015February 27, 2015 Brace yourself for too much cute. Seriously. I pattern tested for new designer Bella Sunshine Desings recently. She has these great ideas, by the time I finished sewing 7 (yes 7) pairs of leggings, I had them down to a science. The bow tie leggings are easy to sew, and… Continue Reading
Patterns for Pirates Layer Me Up Tee Ronda Bowen, February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 You’re in luck, because today I have two new patterns to introduce you to. The first is the “Layer Me Up Tee” by Patterns for Pirates. It was my first time pattern testing for Judy Hale, and I’m really excited about the two shirts I made during the test. I… Continue Reading
Sofilantjes’ Iridis Dress Circle Skirt Add-On Pattern Test Ronda Bowen, February 18, 2015 I love sewing for Baby Girl. She’s always plenty excited about what I make, and she’s easy to fit. So when I had the opportunity to pre-test and test again the circle skirt add-on for Sofilantjes Patterns Iridis Dress, I jumped at the chance. The dress is a quick sew… Continue Reading
Paprika Patterns Jasper Sweater Test Review Ronda Bowen, February 2, 2015 A couple months ago, I had the honor of working with an amazing designer, Lisa at Paprika Patterns. You may know her as the pattern maker of the Jade skirt – that skirt we all pinned on our Pinterest boards (rumor has it, she’s extending the sizes of that soon,… Continue Reading
Vogue’s Spring 2015 Patterns – What’s Hot and What’s Huh? Ronda Bowen, January 20, 2015 Last night, I impatiently scrolled through the new releases in Vogue’s sewing pattern line. They are so much fun to look at when they get released. I find that I either love the designs or hate them, there’s very little in between for me. I have to say, as with… Continue Reading
Sofilantjes Otium Sweater Pattern Test Ronda Bowen, December 11, 2014 Let me start off by saying that I LOVE this shirt. (Doesn’t it look like I love it? I’m sorry for the indoor pictures, but I figured that with all the rain and wind we’ve had, that it was indoor or nothin’). Okay, now that we have that out of… Continue Reading
Cecelia Color Block Pillowcase Dress by Bellamie Boo Couture Pattern Test Ronda Bowen, November 21, 2014December 2, 2014 Recently, I completed a pattern test for Bellamie Boo Couture’s Cecelia Color Block Pillow Case Dress and Top. The pattern was really simple, and required only one sheet of paper to be printed – you have to love that! The dress took less than an hour to make from start… Continue Reading
Seamingly Smitten Fall 2014 Pattern Tour & Giveaway – Lace Front Knit Top Ronda Bowen, November 13, 2014 *I received a free pattern for the Lace Front Knit Top by Seamingly Smitten Sewing Patterns in exchange for providing a stop on the tour. All opinions are my own. I am lucky enough to be the first stop on the Seamingly Smitten Sewing Patterns Fall 2014 Pattern tour. I… Continue Reading
What’s on My Sewing Table at the Moment Ronda Bowen, November 10, 2014 Oh boy! I’ve finally had some time to start prepping patterns and gathering notions – and GASP! Start sewing. Here are some of the things I’m working on right now. In progress, I have an A-Line skirt. I originally was going to try to complete it for the Sewing Bee… Continue Reading
McCall’s Winter and Holiday Pattern Release 2014 Ronda Bowen, October 28, 2014 You knew it was coming. Well, maybe you didn’t, but you should have. I have to say, I’m a bit bummed out by the new releases. There are only five patterns out of the bunch that I think are worth grabbing (I bet Wining Husband will celebrate once he reads that… Continue Reading