The more I get to know Lauren Dahl the more I am blown away by her. As I talked about in my big reveal post about my newest hobby Lauren is busy running a blog, a course for creating pdf patterns AND she is also designing patterns for her label Selvage Designs (affiliate link), she is a busy lady who clearly loves what she is doing. Her newest pattern, the Foxglove Tank was released yesterday as a pre-order through Indie Sew and I had the pleasure of being one of her testers.
Being a stay at home parent to two kiddos under 4 can lead to some challenging days. Some days I deal with it gracefully and then other days I am crying to my husband over google hangouts while he is trying to work. Not a proud mommy moment but when it comes to naps I depend on them and the little bit of a break I get in a day. Today was definitely one of the crying days when naps just weren’t happening.
You may have thought I was joking when I said in my post here that I have been testing up a storm lately. It was all true and to prove it I have two more patterns to show you that I recently tested from the amazing Kate of See Kate Sew. I have a been a huge fan of Kates ever since sewing up the Recess Raglan from the Sew Fab Bundle last fall. I was instantly hooked and made one of my favourite pieces of clothing for Sophie from that pattern, check it out here.
Date nights are a rare thing around here. So when we actually take the effort to find a babysitter and pick a restaurant it always feels like a new shirt/skirt/dress is in order. I like any excuse to make something new for myself but a date night is the best reason. I could be completely making this up but I like to think that my husband appreciates the extra effort I went to to look nice for a date night.
Peplum tops and dresses are everywhere and while I have always loved them on other people I just never thought it was a look I could pull off. I have the body type most typically called pear shape, small on the top with larger hips and thighs. But I decided recently to embrace my shape and sew things that work for me and even try things that I normally wouldn’t try. I have been quietly stalking the Out and About Dress by Sew Caroline since it was released. I have even gone as far as to put it in a cart but never actually hit purchase, I just wasn’t sure I could pull it off.
Man, I am on a roll! I have sewn more for myself this week that I usually do in a month. It is nice to focus on my own wardrobe every now and then. Especially with Kids Clothes Week coming next week when I will be solely focused on my littles.
Melissa of Melly Sews just released her newest pattern the Pocketful of Posies Dress on Tuesday. You may notice a pattern lately but the second I saw it pop up on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter or I don’t remember now I scooped it up. Hard to pass up on a pattern that is not only cute but bound to be super comfortable.
The ladies over at Pattern Anthology never seem to disappoint. When they all started hinting on Instagram what the upcoming collection was going to be, I started to get excited because the patterns looked like women’s patterns.
The Just Add Jean collection was announced the beginning of March and I snatched it up within minutes of getting the email. Because I wear the mommy uniform of jeans and some form of a T-shirt every day I knew these patterns would get a lot of use.
Sometimes you when you are combing the racks of your local thrift store you pick an item simply for the fabric. You don’t even pay attention to what the item actually is but the fabric catches your attention and you know you will find a way to make that item into something wearable.
Enter what I can only guess was once a hospital gown, quite a fancy fabric for a hospital gown but based on the shape and the pocket that is what it must have been.
I am linking up today with Sew Much Ado and her We did it Wednesday post. Check out all the other fun things people made today. There is loads of inspiration to be had on her blog today.
When looking through my closet recently I came across a dress that was never in a million years getting worn again. I would imagine that I am not the only person that has clothes like that. At some point you bought it and liked it but then things change like your style or body shape and it no longer works. You can always donate that clothing item but if it is a fabric that you like why not try to refashion it into something new for your wardrobe.
