Rockin' Reading

craft, crafter, diy, dye, dye fabric, dying, handmade, hometown couture, ice dye, maker - September 19, 2019

Ice Dye Tutorial by Homesewn Couture!

DIY Ice Dye tutorial by Danielle of Homesewn Couture.

Hem Away Your Circle Skirt Hemming Blues!

I know I'm not the only one out there that loves a circle skirt but absolutely dreads the hemming of it. I've heard through the grapevine of a different way to hem them so I gave it a try. The results are in and it's love! The way to do this is by using bias tape. You can choose between either Extra Wide Double Fold Bias Tape which will give your skirt some structure almost like horsehair braid as you can see in the version I made for Sutton. Or you can choose Single Fold for more traditional style hem. The...

One pattern- double the fun!

I'm so excited to be featuring Lowland Kids Overalls today. This pattern is full of adorableness for kids Newborn all the way up to 9/10! Overalls are pretty much timeless and I'm so glad I finally got the chance to sew these up! How stinking cute are these!?! The pattern comes with two options- the knotted front as shown on Sutton which goes up to size 9/10 and a cross back option that goes up to size 5! A couple of things to be aware of with this pattern is it runs slim as they mention in the directions. I would...

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Fabric, giveaway, thread - August 16, 2019

Giveaway for thread and fabric!

While you're busy narrowing down your preorder carts take a second to enter this awesome giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a MFRB full of super fun thread set and surprise fabric! Each little spool has 200 yards of thread on it and I will pack in fabric around it to fill up the MFRB. Good luck and enjoy! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Rock(erbye) your Back to School Accessories

Who's excited for back to school?? My little is starting preschool and I've got all the feels- sad, excited, you name I've probably felt it. I decided a good way to deal with it is to sew my feelings! So I bring you, the Back to School Accessory blog! A round-up of some of the perfect back to school patterns to gear up your littles with their favorite Rockerbye prints. The first and most obvious sew that all the kiddos need is their very own backpack! It's your lucky day! The amazing Danielle of Homesewn Couture is going to be...