Things are starting to get strange over here! If you don't know what Stranger Things is by now... well don't feel too bad because I didn't either until a few weeks ago. My oldest son is obsessed and he has been begging me to watch! Part of what finally made me break down and give it a go was when one of my pattern testers commented how the romper option from the Lola Wardrobe Builder (which released yesterday BTW!) would make the perfect Elle (Eleven) romper. I am a sucker for a good romper and even more for a fun abstract print. When I saw this Stranger Things inspired print from Paris Bebe Fabrics- I knew it ...
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Appliqué All Day!!
My youngest is OBSESSED with anything Cars, especially Lightning McQueen! This would be totally fine if there was enough merch available to satisfy his obsession but sadly there is not. With his birthday coming up in just over a month, the pressure is on to find the perfect gifts. After scouring Amazon and eBay and purchasing the few things I liked, I felt like I was still missing that special something. That's when I decided to get creative! I have always loved the look of appliqué and while I do have an embroidery machine, I rarely use it. I decided to opt for a completely different technique for this hooded ...
Get It Together- Crop Top Hack
Stay wild, my child <3 This week has been an exciting one! Yesterday we brought you a new freebie pattern, The Get It Together Dress in both Girl's and Women's sizes. Hooray! And today we have a fun new hack on how to turn that into a super cool crop top! My daughter always gets so excited when we make a new crop top. She especially loves the boho lace trim on the bottom of this one. It paired perfectly with these burgundy double brushed poly Tardy Bells! She looks straight out of the 70's. We threw on some sweet shades and a matte filter and this photo is pure, vintage-inspired gold! Check out ...
The Lazy Scrunchie
Fabric from Paris Bebe Fabrics Nothing quite brings back that 90’s nostalgia for me like one of my favorite hair accessories- the scrunchie! I won’t lie, a part of me died when we traded in our high side ponies topped with scrunchies for sleek ponytails with hair elastics. But no more are the days of sad, scrunchies-less ponies because they are back- and in a big way! A few weeks back I was shopping when I saw a 3 pack of scrunchies at the mall. They were cute, bright, sparkly, and I knew my daughter would love them. I casually turn over the package and completely scoff at the $14.99 price tag. They ...
All American Red Hot Swim!
Welcome to your next stop on the 2019 Sew Americana Blog Tour! We went totally all out this year with swim for everybody plus a coverup! Before I start diving in (pun totally intended!) to my love for sewing swim and having suits that actually fit us, please try and visit some of the other stops on out tour using the links at the bottom of this post. For my suit and my daughter's suit, I used to Petite Stitchery Moonbeam suit (for women and girls) releasing this Thursday! It is a one shoulder swim suit with options for a full coverage one piece, a fun cutout one piece, or a swim dress WITH POCKETS! ...
How to add Shoulder Tie Straps to the Barefoot Top and Dress
It's no secret I love the Barefoot patterns (women's, kids, and baby). Staple patterns are some of my favorite because they are versatile....and are ripe for the HACKING! Hacking patterns, all of them, is really how I found out I love to design and create my own patterns. It got to a point where I was never making patterns as they were drafted, only hacking. So now when I'm drafting new patterns, I'm always thinking...."hmmmm.....how can I change this." Basically....it is my ADHD showing up in my work :P Sooooo....The first hack I did with the Barefoot Dress was to give it tie-shoulders because more ...