I'm thrilled to be a part of issue 3 of STYLO magazine today! I wrote a feature called "1 Pattern, 5 Ways" so I styled up my new KENNEDY coat pattern (coming soon!) on my daughter 5 different ways. It was fun to make a little fall wardrobe for her. Here are two of the looks, but you'll have to click over to see the rest! For the beige sweater, I used this wool blend from Michael Levine. The black dress is made of a nice pleather also from Michael Levine. ...Continue Reading
EASY cat costumes
My kids requested cats this year. I was pretty thrilled with that. I think we all just knew they would be cats, since they are obsessed. They even have alter-egos as cats, it's weird and amazing at the same time. I went the easy route with these costumes, mostly store bought with ears and a tail! We wanted black since our cat is black, but H&M didn't have black sweatsuits so we went with grey. They both were thrilled with these simple costumes. And as a bonus, the outfit will last beyond Halloween. Just remove the tail ...Continue Reading
No Sew Cat Mask Tutorial
Written by Jessica of the Ladyette! Cats have always been a popular choice as the PURR-fect Halloween costume! They are super fun, and it's pretty easy to create a costume. This no sew cat mask is very simple and very inexpensive to make! Let's get started right MEOW! No Sew Cat Mask Tutorial Supplies Needed: half a sheet of black glitter felt (the stiff kind), scrap pieces of gray and pink felt (the soft kind), scissors, Mod Podge, a brush, a pair of glasses or sunglasses (for measuring), and some sparkly ribbon ...Continue Reading
Cat Tablet Case Tutorial
Written by Vivian of Vivileen. When Kate told me she was doing a Catober series I knew I wanted to join in! I'm a crazy cat lady at heart. Today I have a super simple cat tablet case tutorial for you. Materials: grey felt for the body of the case (the thicker the better) scraps of white, black, and pink felt needle and thread tacky glue First cut the felt one inch larger than your tablet on all four sides. Cut a second piece of felt two inches taller than the first. Cut two triangles on each end of the larger ...Continue Reading
sweater knit dreamer tee + a leather cat necklace tutorial
(Before I was Blonde!) This is my favorite Dreamer Top so far. I've made quite a few but this one is in a really loose sweater knit. I LOVE SWEATER KNIT! It's so comfy and so nice. I was a little nervous to sew with it, but I just used a wide zig zag stitch and it was actually really easy, not any different than any other knit. I picked up this seafoam green fabric locally and it has become my new favorite top. I paired this with lots of black for a cool fall look. Outfit details: Top: Dreamer Top in seafoam sweater ...Continue Reading
CATOBER! the best cat products on the market
Cat stuff cracks me up. Am I just immature? I don't know! Anyways, Catober was inspired by some of the amazing cat products on the market and the cat trend in general so I thought I should pay it forward to the Cat Revolution with some hilarious cat products. And I don't know, maybe you have a cat aficionado friend who might need some of these. The Cat Hangers are my favorite! 1. Cat Time Necklace 2. Grumpy Cat Plush Toy 3. Cats are My Bag Bag 4.Crafting with Cat Hair Book 5. Cat Shaker Set 6. I Speak Cat Pillows 7.Cat Mug ...Continue Reading
CATOBER! needle felted cat sweater + $4 pattern of the month
This is one of my favorite projects for Catober. I think it's so simple and cute! I used a Kaliedoscope Top made with this wool blend from Michael Levine. It actually matches The Dreamer Top I made for the IT GIRL lookbook, same fabric and all! (Which consequently, is probably about the size of this one now, after my model's husband washed and dried it, oops!) To make the cat face on this sweater, I used yarn and basic felt and needle felted it to the sweater. Needle felting is a technique that uses needles to break up and mash the fibers ...Continue Reading
CATOBER! how to make a tshirt dress
(She's mad because we took away Grumpy Cat^ :( ) Tshirt dresses are a super fast way to make a cute dress and a great project if you have a cute quilting cotton fabric that you want to use. For this one I used a pink graphic tee (with a cat of course) and some bright citron yellow cotton. H&M is always stocking the most adorable cat tees. I picked this one up with the intention of making it into this tshirt dress, a simple half store-bought and half homemade play dress. It took about half an hour! You'll see ...Continue Reading
DIY Lace Overlay Tee
We at Pattern Anthology thought it might be fun to do a little pattern hack blog hop between our blogs featuring the 8 days a week collection. There are so many simple ways to customize the patterns! My hack is a simple lace overlay on the front of my tee. I love the colorblocked tee look where 2 different fabrics are used for the front and the back. I made this shirt in all black knit fabric with stretch lace on the front and sleeve bands. It gives it a little something extra and is really simple to do! For the lace overlay, I simply cut ...Continue Reading
the NEPTUNE TEE! more details and why it’s called that!
△ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ THE NEPTUNE TEE! △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ Today I thought I'd tell you all the details of the Neptune Tee! Since this was my contribution to the 8 Days a Week bundle, I know lots about it! I had such a fun time designing this shirt. It started out entirely different than it is now. I love it when that happens! Sometimes I have one idea that transforms into another, like patternmaking magic. UPDATE: the Neptune Tee is now available HERE! I was planning to make just a basic slouchy tee (which I did, see ...Continue Reading
Boat Shoe Embellishment Tutorial
Written by Jessica of The Ladyette. I've had a pair of boat shoes for several years. I wore them out in college and then even when they looked like they were on their last life line, I just couldn't bear to throw them out. So naturally, that means they need some sprucing up. A little embellishment. Some polka dot fabric, metallic ribbon, and an afternoon later these boat shoes had a second life. Boat Shoe Embellishment Tutorial Supplies Needed: a pair of boat shoes, scrap fabric, Mod Podge, a sponge brush, ...Continue Reading
