June 2018

When we agreed to teach a few sewing classes this past winter, we were most excited about this one: REVERSE APPLIQUE!! The possibilities are endless when thinking about reverse applique . . . especially for people like us that don’t applique. We’ve sewn a few creations for CL using this technique {HERE, HERE, HERE} and […]

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As we continued to familiarize ourselves with the Children’s Corner, Lillian, we found ourselves wanting to experiment a bit!!  So, we did just that . . .the Oliver + S, Building Block Dress has given us a “tool set” to begin dappling in pattern modifications. This time, we sewed a size 7, but modified it […]

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When teaching a sewing class, one needs to be prepared . . .right? And, since we had sewn a sample for the class MONTHS ahead of time . . . the sewing itself was a bit . . . FOGGY. So, the week before our scheduled class, we decided we “needed” to sew a fresh […]

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It seems like ruffle collars have been all the rage these days, doesn’t it?!?!? Maybe Princess Charlotte began the rage, with her cute ensemble time and time again. No matter whenever or by whomever that began the ruffle collar trend, they are downright cute, aren’t they?? Using the Children’s Corner, Lillian, we sewed CL a size 5 and […]

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Recently, we sewed a “new to us” pattern: the Children’s Corner, Ruthie Dress. While this pattern is far from new, it is one we hadn’t utilized to date in its entirety. We had used this pattern’s sleeves with another creation, and liked the outcome. So it was just a matter of time before we sewed it […]

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