A button up shirt is pretty much a wardrobe staple and I have been dying to make one forever! I just knew it would be a wonderful layer to take me through the spring, summer and fall here in Seattle. My conclusion is that everyone also needs a chambray shirt in their wardrobe. I originally made …
Me Made May is one of my favourite things to participate in every year. If you haven’t ever done it I highly recommend you participate even if you aren’t going to post the pictures every day. The month long challenge gives you a really great perspective into the clothes that you go for in your …
I am so excited to be joining Melissa of Melly Sews for her 5th Annual 30 Days of Sundresses. This series is always so much fun to follow along with because you never know what everyone is going to share. With the temperatures rising here in Seattle I knew this was the perfect opportunity to draft …
I am most definitely a broken record when it comes to the tester roundup for my patterns. I am always so lucky to get such a great group of ladies helping me test my patterns. So many of them keep coming back to help me so I guess that means I am doing something right. …
Introducing the newest pattern to my collection, View Ridge! This top is the perfect example of when you take your inspiration and make it your own. As a pattern designer it is easy to get lost in all the possibilities but I had a pretty clear vision of what I wanted out of this top …
Last week we were lucky enough to get AMAZING weather, and not just for Seattle. As soon as the sun came out I started dreaming of flowy tanks that can be worn with shorts, skirts and cropped jeans. After a little bit of working and reworking I have arrived at a top that I am …
There are two new paper patterns in the shop! It is equal parts exciting and nerve wracking when I get the copies of my paper patterns from the printer. Even though I pour over the drafts multiple times I am always worried there is going to be some glaring mistake and then I will have …
The neckline binding on my Greenwood pattern is still one of my favourite finishes for knit, I use it any chance I get. I love how clean it looks and definitely has the RTW look that many sewists want out of their handmade garments. As I was putting together the paper pattern for my Montlake pattern I …
It’s no secret that I love my tee pattern, Montlake. When I designed it I was really aiming for a closet staple that could be made in any knit fabric and modified easily to better fit your body and style. I have already shared how I modified the pattern to be made as a tunic and a …
When I first gathered my testers together in the testing facebook group I knew ideas and suggestions were start flowing. This may make designers cringe but I love getting feedback from sewists on what they like and don’t like about a pattern, because they really do represent a great mix of the people that will …
