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September’s pattern company is a collaboration of great sewing minds….all housed under one name: Pattern Anthology. Andrea, Kate, Melissa, and Shauna are no strangers to the sewing / blogging world. Each lady is amazingly talented – independent pattern designers, on the cutting edge of children’s fashions, and operating stand-alone online, sewing businesses of their own. […]
Hi everyone! We’re over at See Kate Sew today…..sharing in her Ruffles 2013 series. We hope you hop on over there to see our ‘take’ on ruffles….and no, the ruffle seen in the picture was not our “focus ruffle/s” of the post! And, since we aren’t known for our ruffles and frills, the outcome might just […]
We must ask, “are we having fun yet?!?!” “Flip this Pattern, Month Three” is in the books…..and, boy, oh boy, it didn’t disappoint! Four fantastic guest contributors {Hayley, Ana Sofia, Mie, and Heidi} and 40+ sew-along creations whet our appetites for the endless possibilities for sewing the Straight Grain, Tinny Dress. We asked; you answered. And, according to us […]
Well, it is a good thing we are the ladies behind the scenes of the “Flip this Pattern” series…..because otherwise, who knows if we’d ever make the deadline?!?! BUT: We did it….we “flipped” Straight Grain’sTinny Dress. We pattern tested for An when this pattern was released – choosing the asymmetrical collar, notched sleeves, and circle […]
What a month!!! Sewing inspiration at its finest, if we do say so ourselves!! The month’s challenge?? “Flip this Pattern” using the Straight Grain Tinny Dress and create a look that was interesting, unique, and inspiring. While the four contestants all brought their own interpretation of how to flip this pattern to the competition, the sew-along […]
Heidi, from Elegance and Elephants, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Straight-Grain, Tinny Dress. ******************************************************************************************* Choosing Straightgrain‘s Tinny pattern as my selection for ‘Flip this Pattern’ was easy. What wasn’t as easy, was how to ‘flip’ a dress already so wonderfully designed with so many options already included with the pattern? […]
Does anyone else hold her breath when beginning a ‘blog photo shoot?’ We do….EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. You see, when dealing with a very active and opinionated almost three year old, you just never know what you are going to get! Your labor of love – shown to the blogging world – rests on the shoulders […]
As many of you are well aware of by now, we LOVE US some PROJECT RUN AND PLAY!! And, as you may have guessed: another season is about to begin…. Is anyone else a bit pumped about the possibilities? With Season 7 only a few weeks away, we are gearing up for the sew-along challenges, […]
Mie, from Sewing Like Mad, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Straight-Grain, Tinny Dress. ******************************************************************************************* Hi Frances Suzanne readers. You have no idea how much I have been looking forward to Flip This Pattern. I love the idea and concept and I am very honored to be invited to play along. […]
In case you missed it earlier this summer, we are bringing a ‘guest post’ home today!! *************************************************************************************** Hi, Compaigne M. readers!! We are thrilled to be here with you, sharing a little of our summer sewing that has been put off for way too long…. When Marte asked if we’d like to share something with you […]
Ana Sofia, from S is for Sewing, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Straight-Grain, Tinny Dress. ************************************************************************* I’ve been following An’s blog for quite a while and I’m truly an admirer of her unique/Belgian sense of style. I was lucky enough to be a pattern tester for her Tinny dress before […]
So, you might say we have a “thing for vintage”…..vintage fabric, vintage trims, vintage styles….but especially vintage patterns! At times, we feel as if we were born in the wrong decade….and time and time again, our slant toward the ‘oldies, but goodies’ are evidenced in our creations. One day, we searched online for vintage sewing patterns…..and found this […]
A few weeks ago, we had the privilege and pleasure of meeting some blogging buddies – in person! And what was the “drawing card” for everyone to converge at a specified place at a predetermined time?? None other than the amazingly talented Lindsay Wilkes, aka “The Cottage Mama” {seen below with her fabulous instructional assistant […]
Hayley, from Welcome to the Mouse House, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation” for the Straight-Grain, Tinny Dress. ******************************************************************************************* Well, my goodness… I am so excited to be over here! When the lovely ladies from Frances Suzanne gave us the choice of which pattern to sign up for, I scrambled to pick The […]