Long time no bloggy right? It's okay, I missed you too ;) These last two months have been HECTIC. I've been super duper busy, but I'm so happy to bring to you today my version of the Norah Dress! Seen it around? Probably! It's brought to you by the talented Hayley of Welcome to the Mouse House. It's a sweet little dress pattern,...

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I was lucky enough to do some pattern testing for Shwin Designs a few weeks back! She needed some super fast pattern testing for the Sweet Bonnie Top in preparation for the Pattern Anthology Winter Wonderland release and I managed to have this printed out, cut out and sewn up over the course of the day. It was a long-sleeved pattern, but I...

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It must have been about a year ago now that I got an amazing little care package all the way from Portland! My darling Kat sent me a bunch of lovely things, including a yard of this amazing Star Wars blueprints fabric. I got all heart eyes and squealed and Vincent did the same so when I made these Surfer Slacks for Vincent,...

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Kelley from Casa Crafty asked me if I wanted to be a part of her little series showcasing the laminated fabrics available at her shop and I said yes! Want to see what you can make from laminated cotton? I used the Echino Decora laminate of these cute stags! The fabric is black with white polka dots, and features white stags all over...

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 Yesterday I showed you  the little co-ordinating outfits I made Edison and Vincent (also check out my girl Suzanne's post the other day about taking photos of your kids! She also talked about outfit co-ordination!). Today I'm going to show you how to handpaint some canvas shoes for your little man!  One day I am determined to make rubber-soled shoes from scratch! However,...

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When sewing co-ordinating outfits for siblings, there is one thing that is not my thing and that is super matchy matchy. If I ever make Vincent and Edison matching outfits it will probably only be as a Phil and Lil costume, or Thing 1 and Thing 2, or something ironic. Even sewing stuff for Eddie and her friends and cousins, I've always tried...

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