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Discount Pattern, Fabric, Featured Pattern, Free Pattern, giveaway, Handmade, Made For Mermaids, Pattern feature, Patterns, Pre order, Rockerbye Destash, romper, sewing, Sewing Pattern, Sutton Pattern, woven fabric - February 19, 2020

Woven with love - This sweet Sutton pattern is everything!

Spring and Summer are coming!! Yes, it's true- even to those of you still covered in snow- it will come!! Which means it's Woven fabrics time to really shine! It's lightweight breathability combined with those crisp lines and structure makes for the absolute sweetest dresses and rompers for kiddos! Today I'm bringing you a very special pattern! The new(ish) Baby Sutton and Sutton Pattern from Made for Mermaids! Our sweet little Rockerbye Baby turned one a few days ago and I knew she needed something special to wear. Made for Mermaids already had a youth version of the Sutton Pattern...

It's that time of year again- Make Nine Challenge!

Can you believe how fast that year went by!? If you've been reading that long you'll probably remember the Instagram Make Nine Challenge we set for ourselves. If you are new here- Basically, you choose 9 things (sewing or craft related) that have been on your "to try someday" list and put them on your goals for the year. It's a very low key way to bring to light some important projects with very little pressure attached. So let's check-in, shall we? How did you do? Here is my make nine from last year- 1. Sew Stuffies- I actually made 2 barnacle...

The Dress That Grows With You!

You know when unexpectedly fall head over heels with a pattern? Well, that just happened to me and I had to share my joy with you! I always like to make my handmade sews last as long as possible obviously, so when I came across the Apple Tree Patterns Grow with Me Dress I knew I needed to give it a try for Sutton. I've used their grow with me sweatshirts in the past (I even featured them here) and have loved them so I couldn't wait to give this a whirl. Well, let's just say expect to see a...

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donation, face to face, giveaway, minneapolis - November 28, 2019

Giveaway for you & Donations to Face 2 Face!

Indulge in some Ellie and Mac!

It's been way too long since I featured the awesome Ellie and Mac Patterns on the blog and I've been missing them. I knew when I got my rainbow skull pride strike in squish the Be Creative Hoodie was calling my name! It'd been on my "To Sew List" for too long! I headed over to their site to find the most amazing thing- ALL, I repeat ALL of their patterns were 50% off for all of November! What an amazing gift! I grabbed Be Creative as well as..well... a whole lot more and got to printing. I was pleasantly...