More Kiss Me, Kate girl clothing today! I took these photos months ago and am finally getting them all posted! These pictures features the Manhattan girl's top, which is the girls version of the Soho top! I used Lips Main in pink and Polka Bow in purple for this top. They are a nice and light pairing, the purple in polka bow is pulled from some of the lips in the main print. This particular color of lavender has always been one of my favorite colors ever and also one of my everyday lip colors, hah! Surround me in lavender and I"m ...Continue Reading
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Lipstick Dress with the Zippy Top
The Zippy top pattern is my most-hacked pattern! Its just so versatile! So here's another hack - a zippy dress with a slight high-low hem for girls! I used Kiss Me Kate for this dress and it was featured in my Quilt Market booth! My daughter loves it and I love how it turned out, especially for a quick 1-hour sew! I have a similar Zippy dress from the women's version that I show you how to make in this post! This dress is super simple, so let's get stared! Materials// -1/2 yard Kiss Me Kate Lipstick Tubes in purple* -1 yard Kiss Me ...Continue Reading
DIY Doll Tent for LOL surprise dolls
The LOL surprise doll obsession continues over here! A few months ago I showed you how to make an LOL doll sleeping bag in this tutorial. But if you're dolls don't want to sleep right under the stars, this little DIY doll tent is the perfect addition to your LOL neighborhood! This DIY doll tent is teepee style and uses chopsticks as the framework. It's perfectly sized for a few LOL dolls to share and it also works for other similarly sized dolls like little pony figures, Littlest Pet Shop, etc. And it's also fun to make! Look ...Continue Reading
Petite Treat Cat DIY Girls Dresses with a little gold sparkle
DIY girls dresses never get old and this is one of my favorite patterns! The Emma Dress is adorable because you can use your favorite quilting cotton and the flow is just too cute! The Emma Pattern coordinates with the Rachel for women if you want to do a matchy thing! I also love to make these in knit without the back zipper. I'm participating in the Riley Blake fabric tour for Petite Treat - a new line from Lindsay Wilkes of the Cottage Mama. Lindsay is one of my favorite sewing friends and her fabrics are always cute and fun. I love ...Continue Reading
10 BEST SEWING SUPPLIES THAT AREN’T REALLY SEWING SUPPLIES!
The best sewing supplies that aren't really sewing supplies! I love sewing supplies as you'd probably guess! You can read about my favorite supplies in this post! This post is a little different - these items are supplies I keep on hand in my sewing room, but aren't actually sewing supplies! Multipurpose tools or sewing tool hacks, if you will! ;) Add these 10 favorites to your sewing stash for better sewing, you can probably find a few of them around the house! LINT ROLLER A lint roller is a sewing room ESSENTIAL! Use ...Continue Reading
DIY zippered pouch tutorial flat bottom + Makeup Faves
Getting zippy again today with this DIY zippered pouch tutorial flat bottom design. This DIY is super similar to the basic zipper pouch and the quilted cosmetic bag tutorial, but has a flat bottom so it can stand up! I love a makeup bag that stands up while I grab stuff out of it. That flat bottom design makes the zippered pouch feel bigger and hold bigger bottles and containers a little bit better. The pattern piece for the flat bottom pouch is included, it has special cutouts that make creating this zippered pouch really simple! I used ...Continue Reading
Boho Baby Romper + Where to Buy Kiss Me, Kate Fabric!
It's another Boho Baby Romper - this time with Kiss Me, Kate fabric! I made quite a few clothing items for my Quilt Market booth and this is one of them. I will be sharing more over the next few weeks! (And women's clothing as soon as I sew a few things up!) I always design fabric with apparel in mind and I pulled a few of my favorite patterns as inspiration for a few of the prints! The Lips, Lashes and Lipstick Tubes from Kiss Me Kate Fabric are all good scales for apparel sewing, but the Polka Bow, Offbeat Houndstooth and Nail Polish stripe ...Continue Reading
Coin Pouch Tutorial
Tiny little coin pouches are so fun to sew and maybe even more fun to stuff! This little coin pouch tutorial makes a perfectly sized mini pouch that is great for using as a little wallet. Since it's summer-time, a coin purse is perfect for bringing change to the pool for snack breaks (ie junk food breaks, if you're my kids). Little coin pouches are also great for tiny little toys, too, maybe for your LOL doll clothes or similar tiny toys that always get lost! The coin pouch tutorial is very similar to the basic zipper pouch ...Continue Reading
Strawberry Girls Summer Dresses
I think this strawberry fabric is one of my favorite fabrics of all time! I've used it in other colorful colorways but love this deep navy, blue and white combo! I made these girls summer dresses using the Easy Summer Dress Pattern! This pattern currently comes in kids sizes 2-10, but I'm working on baby sizes right now. This pattern has quickly become my go-to easy dress pattern for sundresses made of favorite fabrics! I love sewing with quilting cottons and love making apparel with the gorgeous prints and lightweight fabrics and it's so fun ...Continue Reading
Cutting Fabric with Cricut + Riley Blake
This post, cutting fabric with Cricut, is sponsored by Cricut. This is the second post showing how to make a quilt with the Cricut Maker from a Riley Blake Quilt Kit. You can read the first post about finding and choosing a pattern (including a few of my faves) here. In this post I'm continuing the process by cutting fabric with Cricut! NOT BY HAND! No more rotary cutter scars for me! The Cricut Maker cuts all the fabric out for you, as I've showed in a few previous posts. This pattern is actually only squares, so it would be easily made by ...Continue Reading
DIY pencil pouch with a bow!
I love pencil pouches because you can use them for stationary and cosmetics alike! So they are fun for all ages. And with back-to-school looming, a DIY pencil pouch is a timely sewing project! You can make it character fabric for your school kid, or something prettier for you! This DIY pencil pouch has a bow that you can add on to it, to make it a little bit girly, or leave it off for a more basic pouch. The pencil pouch construction is pretty easy, even though it has a zipper, so get ready for a quick project! I used my fabric Kiss Me, Kate ...Continue Reading