Once we landed on the “Pinwheel Top” version of the Oliver + S, Pinwheel Tunic and Slip Dress, there was no turning back! EA is not required to wear a uniform to school. However, these outfits were worn so much last school year, they might be considered a uniform, of sorts, for her!! Again, we […]

Tweet

The Oliver + S, Pinwheel Slip Dress has been a favorite of EA’s for QUITE. SOME. TIME. Some of our “early creations” for her can be seen HERE {the first one} and HERE {for a particular Disney character}. So, this is a pattern that has withstood the test of time . . . and the love continues […]

Tweet

If EA could only pick one pattern that we ever sewed for her . . . this one JUST. MIGHT. BE. IT!! **Actually, she has LOTS of favorites . . .but this one is waaaaay on up her list.** Remember her love of drop-waist dresses?!?! We sewed an Oliver + S, Pinwheel Slip Dress . […]

Tweet

Every child needs a special outfit to kick off a new school year. Especially when one enters Kindergarten!! Unfortunately, we don’t always get around to sewing a brand new outfit for the girls prior to the first day of school . . . but we were bound and determined to make one for a middle […]

Tweet

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. {Dr. Seuss} No, our photos were not “staged”. It was easier to ask her to take pictures while reading, than to interrupt the reading for pictures. She complied, and continued reading away while the […]

Tweet

Once upon a time, we sewed EA an Oliver + S, Ruffle Halter {a FREE pattern, offered by Oliver + S}. It was in our EARLY sewing days, prior to our blogging. She was such a wee thing, she had no recollection of it. Until NOW. We sewed EA another Oliver + S, Ruffle Halter last summer. Her […]

Tweet

It doesn’t get much sweeter than this, does it?!?!? While there isn’t a whole lot to say about the Oliver + S, Popover Sundress, our pictures speak volumes! The Oliver + S, Popover Sundress is a FREE pattern, available for download as a PDF. It ranges in size from 2 – 8. We sewed LG […]

Tweet

The Children’s Corner, Kaki is a wonderful “beginner pattern” for those that are beginning to sew with knits. Let’s just say: Knits aren’t our forte! In fact, we dread sewing with knits . . . Although our nieces LOVE them. And the care of knits is . . .well . . . spectacular! We are warming up […]

Tweet

It has been a while since we have shown a “Tale from the Bin” . . .garments that were sewn well before our nieces were born, and ones that were sewn as we were learning various heirloom techniques to have in our sewing skill set. The previously sewn garments from the bin are becoming fewer […]

Tweet

Another pattern we had been eyeing to sew for quite some time was the Figgy’s Zephyr. Figgy’s patterns have a Zephyr Sundress and a Zephyr Romper. Typically, we would choose a dress . . .but last summer we were on the search for some good, comfy “play” attire. Again, using fabric purchased at the Farmhouse Fabrics […]

Tweet

We made time in the Spring of 2018 to visit Farmhouse Fabrics . . . for their 1st annual “tent sale”. While we did not make it to the 2019 sale, we were tickled to see it become an annual event!!  The prices were FAN.TAS.TIC!! Goodness. We have been trying to destash . . .and […]

Tweet

EA has always been partial to a drop waist dress. Perhaps she was “sold” on this style from the Charlie Dresses we have made her . . . sewn HERE and HERE. Or, it might have been due to her Oliver + S, Croquet Dress . . . sewn HERE. And then there are the Oliver + […]

Tweet

We don’t veer too much from our “tried and true” patterns, but the Clever Charlotte, Finch Top and Shorts was a pattern we had been anxious to sew for a while! We knew our niece would like the style of the top for the summer, and that it would be completely different than many of […]

Tweet

Doesn’t this fabric remind you of a fiesta?? Maybe it is just us . . . but the colors of the stripes seemed to scream: P.A.R.T.Y! As we worked toward purging some of our fabric stash, this fabric kept surfacing as a fabric needing to be used.  And, while we love stripes, this fabric gave us difficulty […]

Tweet

We have wanted to sew this dress for a LONG TIME!! However, time and time again . . .something was pushed in front of it. . . we couldn’t decided on the fabric . . .etc. etc. After going to the 1st Farmhouse Fabrics tent sale, we had so much fabric . . .we had […]

Tweet

LG LOVES to receive her sisters’ clothes. She looks forward to the day that various clothing articles make their way to her closet. She eyes them. She asks for them. She tries to wear them {from her sisters’ closets} ahead of time. And, then, when she receives them . . . sometimes they are worse for […]

Tweet

“Stash Busting” seems to be a recurring issue with us. As soon as we THINK we have our fabric manageable . . . we realize we don’t. Recently, we have been making a concentrated effort to “use our stash” . . . and, this was on of those sewing projects. We refer to this dress […]

Tweet

Our third, and final {for THAT season}, Oliver + S Class Picnic Blouse was sewn in a size 6 for EA. We added 1″ to skirt portion and 2″ to sleeve length. This fabric was purchased on a family vacation, while taking the 2nd niece to the fabric store {you can see what she selected HERE}. […]

Tweet

CL was on tap to receive the 2nd sewn Oliver + S, Class Picnic Blouse. And yes, with this sewing project, we were continuing our effort to use some of those 1 yard fabric pieces we had been accumulating. We bought this fabric on sale {I can’t remember the store . . . except it was […]

Tweet

So, we’ve been destashing our fabric . . . And, recently  we’ve had a little problem. You see, we have LOTS of 1 yard pieces of fabric, yet our growing nieces are sizing out of 1 yard cuts. P.R.O.B.L.E.M. No worries!! The Oliver + S, Picnic Blouse was just what these destashers needed. BEWARE . . […]

Tweet