Project Run and Play, Challenge Two: Fashion Icon Week   The era was easy for us, and discovering a “Fashion Icon” that epitomizes our style…well, that was icing on the cake, and a breath of fresh air!  If we were to pick an era of fashion most similar to our tastes, it would be the […]

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Okay…if you need to be reminded: We get pretty pumped about another season of Project Run and Play! WHY? Well, it is because it pushes us to new, different, out-of-the-box concepts. It gives us a ‘free ticket’ to attempt things out of our comfort zone, we receive such sweet comments via our flickr feed, and […]

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A PERSONAL NEWSFLASH: We are NOT big fans of cooler weather….because cooler weather means that COLDER weather is right around the corner. So, when it came time to plan the fall/winter wardrobe pieces for the girls, it proved quite the challenge. First of all, the children’s fabric selection for the winter months isn’t what the […]

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Awhile back, we had taken the Oliver + S Bubble Dress pattern, and revamped it to make some bubble sacques for “Baby Girl.” Being pleased with the results, we decided to make a bubble dress for her…this time, however, following the pattern directions from beginning to end. Well, with one minor addition: piping (surprise, surprise!) […]

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We interrupt this program for a very important announcement! It’s that time of the year again….PROJECT RUN AND PLAY!! Can we get a WHOOP, WHOOP?!?! Please?? With Season 5 only a few weeks away, we are gearing up for the sew-along challenges, while looking back at last season – ie: the first time we ‘sewed along’ (from […]

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Initially, this post was going to be named “The Case of Sweatipalmitis,” but after the traumas of this outfit, the title “Momma Said There’d Be Days Like This” was MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE. Never fear, ‘sweatipalmitis’ is sure to be defined in a future post…based on our track record with heirloom sewing! Before going any further….we must […]

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“Let’s Go to the Movies!” was one of the challenges of Project Run and Play, Season 4. Our initial thoughts: a BIG belly laugh followed by a ‘x’ on our to-do list. You see, we’re not big movie-goers. Not because we don’t like movies, but because we just don’t make time to go to them!  Then, we started thinking….and the emails/texts started […]

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It was down to the wire. It was our sister’s due date, and the only things we had made for “baby girl” were two 12 month outfits that we had inadvertently cut the wrong size for her big sister. So, we got busy, quickly. Baby bubble sacque online tutorials are plentiful, but I chose what […]

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My, oh my!!  Thank you, one and all, for your daily votes cast for our “Shorts on the Line” sew-along entry…. We were floored and awed by your support the past three days!! Fellow bloggers, flickr friends, and facebook friends: You took the voting challenge and ran with it…Words really can’t express our gratitude to […]

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Are you ever on the lookout for a pattern with “big bang?” One that gives you so many options and looks, at a reasonable price? One that won’t appear as if you are sewing from the same pattern over and over and over? Well, we found one: Maja Heirlooms Sophie Pattern. No, it’s not a new pattern, nor does it receive […]

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Ahhh…..we’re finally able to sharpen our scissors and think through some late summer / early fall projects. After our last cutting, bagging, and tagging of our niece’s entire spring and summer wardrobe, it’s been forever a while since we’ve cut several outfits in succession. We’d like to think we are becoming a bit wiser in this process […]

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I admit it, when my eyes were first opened to the world of Oliver + S patterns, the Birthday Party Dress was my absolute favorite pattern.  I dreamed of it. I envisioned it. I was dying to sew it. . .BUT it had a three scissors difficulty rating. I felt like I needed to get some […]

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We are a bit obsessed with organizing our sewing materials around here. Maybe it’s a lack of a sewing room and making the most of an area given, or maybe it’s our OCD nature that EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A PLACE. Either way, we feel that if our organization is in place, our sewing production will have to drastically improve. While […]

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A few weeks ago, Shauna over at Shwin and Shwin, opened up a wonderful opportunity to her blog readers: test her newest pattern {the Pleated Penny}, photograph the finished product, and complete a survey about it. Approved tester or not, anyone could download the free pattern for a few weeks, before she pulled it off and began to sell it here at […]

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We’ve now officially doubled our sewing pleasure and workload because….she’s HERE!!  While we held out hope that she would hit some special dates (2 family birthdays, as well as the nation’s birthday), baby girl wanted a day all to herself!  She obviously didn’t want to wait 365 days to celebrate her 1st July 4th, so she came a day […]

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When the final challenge, “Signature Style,” of Project Run and Play’s season 4 was announced, we debated about even participating in the flickr sew-along. We were so “green” to sewing and felt as if we really didn’t have a signature style per se. . .until. . . Our sister {the niece’s momma} made a sewing request….her […]

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What can I say? Whether it is an inherited or genetic trait, it’s there! We {heart} baby bubbles! As we progressed in age, our wearing them was sometimes misguided and just plain wrong. So, here is my “Fashion Guideline to Baby Bubbles” as seen through three sisters’ age ranges: Age 1:”How precious! Look at those rolls!” […]

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Presenting. . . “The Sunshine Outfit” or “The Dog Days of Summer Outfit”. . .depending on your optimistic or pessimistic nature! As we enter the dog days of summer that are full of sunshine (and heat), I believe both names more than fit the bill! Combining two Oliver + S patterns, the swingset tunic and […]

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One of the challenges for Project Run & Play Season 4 sew-along was “Sportswear Week.”  After reading the definition given here, we mistakenly interpreted ‘sportswear’ to be “athletic wear.” And….we weren’t the only ones – check out this awesome creation by you and mie! Since our sister was an avid tennis player and state champion in […]

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Once we dove head first into sewing, we quickly realized that we were way behind on our pattern stash! There were so many new, cute, fun and exciting patterns now available. And, we couldn’t try them all fast enough. We found these two patterns by TenderfeetStitches several months back, and thought not only were they […]

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