banded blue building block dress

October 10, 2016October 10, 201610 Comments

finally yay, Liesl’s new book is out! i’m super happy to be on the blog tour for this one.

it’s called the Building Block Dress, and i remember Liesl mentioning the fledgling idea for the book back when she visited Portland for quilt market in 2013! i know she has worked very hard at getting this thing to print and it’s a really impressive final product – it’s been a long time coming and i’m excited it’s here. it makes up for the (sad!) absence of new Oliver + S patterns lately. Continue reading →

ice cream shop maxi dress

August 16, 2016August 16, 20167 Comments

today i’m supes excited to be joining the Boardwalk Delight blog party celebrating the summeriest fabric line designed by the summeriest gal, reigning queen of the sewing blogs, Dana Willard of Made Everyday!

ice cream shop maxi dress // skirt as top

Dana’s tutorials were pretty much my first introduction to the kid sewing blog scene about 7 years ago, and i’ll always hold a special place in my heart for her and what she’s done for the community. her tutorials (and recipes) are fantastic, her patterns are awesome, and now…she’s a designer of adorable fabric too! go Dana! Continue reading →

b&w morris blazer

April 20, 2016April 19, 20169 Comments

continuing to work my way through the Grainline Studio pattern library, fangirl-ing all the way, with this blazer.

it’s the Morris Blazer, released last April. i got to see Kelly’s olive twill blazer in person and it was amazing, but it took me a while to get around to making mine. i finally got a kick in the pants when i found this very cool knit at JoAnn, and i sewed my Morris up in an evening. Continue reading →

miss polly blog tour

April 13, 2016April 12, 201618 Comments

i’m emerging from my blogging hibernation, rubbing my eyes and blinking in the springtime sun, to share E’s easter dress as part of the blog tour for the new Sew Pony Vintage. behold her newest pattern, the Miss Polly Dress!

the Miss Polly Dress is a sweet a-line dress pattern with dramatic pockets but an otherwise simple shape. you have but plenty of chances to customize the look of the dress using various fabric/piping/sleeve combinations, which makes it fun and adaptable to all seasons. Continue reading →

little apple apron

February 18, 2016April 19, 20167 Comments

this little guy turned TWO last week! i would say “already,” but his unpredictable sleep habits were a major contributor to the fact that i blog a lot less than i used to, so part of me feels like i’ve been waiting him out, knowing eventually he’d learn that waking up crying right as mom and dad drift off to sleep is NOT COOL. anyway, he’s two now! he’s putting extremely adorable sentences together, he sings along to songs with the big kids, and he loves to pretend cook, especially soup!

for his birthday, i wanted to make him a fat quarter apron, which i’ve made for both big kids (never blogged). they’ve been hanging in his play kitchen area and he has been putting them on lately, so it was time. Continue reading →