KCW - Days 6 and 7 - The Skunk Dress

Really, you say, a skunk dress? I did a pretty good job starting out this Kids Clothes Week - I made a blazer, two Skater Dresses...then, I stalled.  I did work 55 hours this week, so that's my excuse.... I had planned a couple of dresses to go with the screaming green blazer I made earlier this week,...

KCW - Days 2 and 3....

When I saw a pattern designed by Amanda of Kitschy Coo, I knew it would work for my kid.  Number one, it's a dress.  No pants for my kid.  No shorts for my kid.  All dresses, all the time. Number two, you can make it sleeveless. Number three, it twirls. I made two dresses in two sewing...

Kids Clothes Week - The Beginning....

So I kicked off my Kids Clothes Week yesterday.  But, the planning began a while ago.... Really, my kid doesn't need any clothes for summer.  But, what little girl doesn't need a green blazer?  Really? I used a pattern from Blank Slate Patterns - the Basic Blazer.  It's a boy's pattern,...

Little Ellie Dress....Pattern Testing....

I got an opportunity to test out a really cute pattern for Wink Designs.  She has a shop on Etsy with a good selection of really well thought out patterns.  This pattern is called the "Little Ellie" dress.  There's no buttons, no zipper.  Really, how easy can that be!  The round yoke...

A Sunflower Geranium.....Or, Too Many Geraniums?

I just completed my third Geranium.  So, how many is too many?  The pattern has been out how long - a couple of months?  I made my first one from Aneela Hoey's Posy line... I made the second one from some black and white seersucker - and added an applique... For my third, and maybe final,...