Metallic thread has opened up a whole new world to me in the last few months. It is super fun to sew with and has my mind spinning with ideas for things I can glam up a bit! I find inspiration all over the place, but oftentimes the material itself will shape my project and that is what metallic thread has been doing for me! I've put together a little series for the next week or so in partnership with Babylock, Madeira thread and Klasse. I had a lot of fun putting this together. I love how one little sewing supply can give you so many ...Continue Reading
Pattern of the Month: the VIEWFINDER TEE only $4!
Pattern of the Month is a new feature! Each month I'll choose one pattern to put on super sale for one day only---the last day of the month! So since today is July 31st, the VIEWFINDER TEE pattern is only $4! That's over half off! This pattern is a girl's knit tee pattern for sizes 12M to 8. It's easy to sew and really cute! This would make a great weekend sew, perfect for back-to-school sewing! Here are the details: The VIEWFINDER knit tee is a feminine fitted tee with cute bands at the sleeve. This banded sleeve tee will quickly become your ...Continue Reading
DIY Floral Yoke Top
Written by Vivian of Vivileen. I have another shirt makeover for you this month. This time I thought it would be fun to add a floral yoke to a simple button down shirt! (Do you say button down or button up? It's a never ending argument between my husband and me if button up or button down is correct.) This was an easy project and a fun way to customize a plain denim or chambray shirt. Materials: any plain shirt with a yoke floral fabric pins paper and pencil needle and thread I used a thrifted denim shirt ...Continue Reading
more hoodie! // a colorblocked explorer hoodie
Are you sick of hoodies yet? Sheesh! When I was tweaking the pattern I made quite a few of these. I typically like to test my patterns myself over and over just to be sure things are right, but this hoodie was just so fun to make I got hooked! There are also lots of options and ways to change it up and I had to try them all, multiple times of course. I still have one or two hoodies that just need a zipper sitting around. But I have a few more to share here. I hope you don't mind! The colors were really fun for me to put together on this one. ...Continue Reading
LITTLE ZIPPY pattern hack with gleeful fabrics
I'm thrilled to be on the Gleeful Fabrics Tour today with Sew Caroline's new fabric line for Art Gallery! Gleeful is such a bright and fun collection, it was kinda hard to choose one print. I sorta wish I got the squigglys! But no, this fabric is really gorgeous and we all know my heart belongs to florals. I originally thought I'd make myself something with this fabric, but when I got it I just knew it would be a dress for my girl. You know when some fabric is just telling you what to make with it? MAKE ME A BABY DRESS, is what it said! So, ...Continue Reading
the explorer hoodie: details!
The Pattern Anthology MAKE [BELIEVE] collection is still for sale! Thanks for all your support with this collection, we were so excited about these patterns and so glad you are too! We love seeing your projects from them, so tag us on Facebook or post to our wall if you have something to share! Today I wanted to share more details about my contribution to the collection, the Explorer Hoodie. I originally made this hoodie back in February to go with my triangle pants pattern. (You can also get 4 pant patterns including the Triangle Pants in ...Continue Reading
the adventure tee on a really cool kid
My cool kid and I had a little adventure tee photo shoot the other day. The Adventure Tee is one of the brand new patterns available in the Pattern Anthology MAKE[BELIEVE] bundle. I made the hoodie pattern and Andrea made this tee pattern. The other patterns in the collection are a button-up and a versatile jacket! We summer-ized this outfit with some sunglasses and a hat, but it will be a great outfit to take us into fall also! The Adventure Tee has lots of options including a few different necklines and fits. I chose the slim fit, ...Continue Reading
triangle pants elastic hack
I shared these floral triangle pants on instagram way back when the TRIANGLE PANTS pattern was released, but haven't shared them here yet! I wanted to share them now along with this hack because you can get the Triangle pants in the Pattern Anthology MAKE [BELIEVE] bundle at a really great deal! This deal is only good for two weeks, so snag them now! I used elastic in the triangular side pockets to give this pattern a whole new look. The triangle pockets really stick out if you don't use elastic. Which was the point, I'm a quirky sewer! But ...Continue Reading
MAKE [BELIEVE] by Pattern Anthology
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Pattern Anthology strikes again! We're so excited to release our back-to-school collection for kids: MAKE [BELIEVE]! This collection includes four unreleased patterns: a knit tee, a jacket, a hoodie and a button-up shirt! We wanted this collection to represent the wonder and imagination of childhood so we also created an ebook with fun activities and additional accessory patterns! And even more...you can also purchase the collection with our 4 best-selling pants patterns to complete the outfits! These patterns include sizes 18M to 8 and are ...Continue Reading
DIY sequin bow ring
Written by Jessica of the Ladyette. Hi See Kate Sew readers! It's Jessica from the Ladyette, back again with a quick and simple DIY project. A pretty sequin bow ring. It's so simple you could make at least ten in an afternoon and pass them out to all your friends. And although simple to create, it makes such a statement on your hand. I feel fancy just wearing it, like I want to flaunt my hands around all the time, just so people see the pretty wrapped around my finger. This project is so simple, you're probably going to ...Continue Reading
Jungle Avenue kid clothes!
I was pretty excited to get a package of fabric from Sara of Sew Sweetness. We've be online buddies for years and I even got to meet her (briefly) at Quilt Market last year. I've always admired Sara's taste in fabric, bags and quilts. She's amazing at what she does! Sara designed a line of fabric for Art Gallery called Jungle Avenue and the fabrics in this post are from it! I use one of the wovens to make a little zippy top. The fabric is called Greenhouse Lane and it is really great quality, it feels different than a normal quilting cotton. ...Continue Reading
