I'm on the Riley Blake Tour today sharing my new FABRIC! I designed this triangle print fabric for the IDLEWILD collection by Pattern Anthology! This collection is a 4 piece knit collection that comes in 3 colorways! It will be available this fall and we can't wait to make things with it! I wanted to design a colorful and modern print that could be used for a variety of sewing projects! Since this will be a knit, I'm seeing the triangles as baby pants, baby blankets, soft couch pillows, girl's dresses, boys sweatshirts, and on and on. The ...Continue Reading
striped soho
This might be my favorite The Soho Pattern is available in my shop! so far! It's made with a lightweight striped shirting material from Joann. I wanted to take a few more photos of this pattern to show you the pockets and back neckline. I sewed this up with the angled hem. The side pocket is a tiny little pocket, perfect for chap stick, keys or other little essentials! The back neckline has a similar V angle, but is not as deep as the front. Light and summery, perfect with shorts! The Soho Pattern is available in my ...Continue Reading
Half Circle Zip Organizer with Color Me Fabric!
I'm excited to be a part of the Color Me Fabric tour today! This fabric was so much fun! I made a half circle zip pouch with storage for coloring supplies! If you haven't seen it yet, the Color Me Fabric was designed by Hayley of Welcome to the Mouse House. It's white and black fabric that is basically a huge fabric coloring book! There are four prints to choose from and I picked out the space/alien ones called Space Adventures! I know the idea behind this is to get your kids to color the fabric, but it was so fun I had to try it. And ...Continue Reading
Styled By Vivian // the neptune tee + two ways to wear it!
Written by Vivian of Vivian Eileen. This was my favorite pattern to sew for Kate so far! That might be because I'm getting better at sewing knits though. I even managed to match up my stripes, which I'm pretty proud of. ;) This was a super quick pattern to sew up and didn't take much time at all! The pattern instructions make setting in the sleeves super simple, and not intimidating which is great, especially if you're a beginner seamstress. I used a nice thick striped knit from Girl Charlee and I love it! My wardrobe is full of ...Continue Reading
colorblock OLIVE top
This is a sort of a pattern hack, but it's really just an OLIVE dress made into a top. It's so quick to make! The only modifications I made are that I shortened the skirt and left the elastic out. I thought it would be fun to use a colorblocked color palette of all solids! Purple, dark grey and light grey. I love how it turned out! I left the elastic out so it could be worn two ways: cinched with a belt, or left alone. Here is the second way to wear this top version of the OLIVE DRESS. Without elastic or a belt it is a loose fitting ...Continue Reading
new One Hour Quilt Colors!
I finally got some photos of a few of my triangle quilt color combos and a few more of the aqua hexagon fabric! These are cheater quilt cloths, making it a one hour quilt! If you need help deciding which to pick, I hope these photos help! See all sources and more post links at the bottom of this post! The first one is the Ombre Blue Triangle Fabric. I backed it with a light grey solid and bound it with a similar grey. This one is called Hunter, after the hunter green. It also has a few shades of grey, a ...Continue Reading
Gold Collar Girl /// YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE nursery printable
Download HERE This is a free 8x10 printable that is great for a nursery or kids room! I wanted to have a little print to go along with the Gold Collar Girl Dress. The name "Gold Collar Girl" came from the gold collar on the dress (obvious, right!) but I also played off the "white-collar" or "blue-collar" descriptions of working people. (And I guess there is a pink-collar, too, I didn't know that!) But anyways, the idea behind this printable is that, equipped with a gold-collar dress, this baby was born to shine. No one needs to ...Continue Reading
gold button bloomers tutorial
This button bloomers tutorial has been a few years in the making! I'm finally sharing a free pattern for them! This is a size 3M, which is great for baby showers! I originally made the Gold Button Bloomers for the Gold Collar Girl look (above!) a few years ago. The dress tutorial (and this free printable) are coming, too! Here is the original pair on my sweet tiny girl! Ah I miss that stage! Gold Button Bloomers Materials 1/2 yard blush kona cottonfour 3/4" to 1" gold buttons1/4" elastic1/2" single fold bias tape GOLD ...Continue Reading
cotton + chiffon soho blouse
More Soho! I had to share this Soho blouse made with chiffon on the lower half. I found this arrowhead chiffon a while back and wasn't sure what to do with it. But the Soho skirt is pretty perfect for chiffon! Especially with summer coming up. I'm happy with how the blouse turned out, but I really wished I had had enough fabric to make the arrowheads go up or down instead of side to side. I paired the chiffon with a black cotton fabric. This is View A of the Soho Blouse, with a straight hem (versus the angled hem versions I have already ...Continue Reading
one hour hexagon quilt + the pillowcase bind
Today I'm sharing a new ONE HOUR QUILT! This quilt is very similar to my One Hour Triangle Quilt but instead of triangles it's covered with hexagons! I love this large hexagon design in aqua! I also made a few other colors. This fabric is printed by Spoonflower, so there is no quilt piecing needed! Just print it off, back it and quilt it! And there is no binding on this one! I'm showing you a quick technique called the Pillowcase bind that is great for baby quilts because it holds up better with multiple washes. One Hour ...Continue Reading
DIY leather fringe bag
I can't quit leather! Or fringe! This DIY leather fringe bag is fairly easy to construct and I just love how the leather flounces as it moves. I used a navy suedge for the bag with pops of quilter's cotton. Everything came from my stash! It's fully lined and there is a pocket on the outside at the back! DIY leather fringe bag // Materials:-leather/suede remnant-1/2" yard fabric for lining and strap-two 1.5" D-rings-one 12" zipper LEATHER FRINGE BAG PATTERN Helpful posts:-How to sew with leather-Basic Zipper ...Continue Reading
