I pretty much start every tester roundup saying the same exact thing, I have the best bunch of pattern testers around. This amazing group of ladies make every single pattern I create so much better and I love working with new to me sewists with each round of testing. My favourite part of a pattern release is …
The Wedgwood skirt pattern is ready for all you lovely ladies. Every girl needs a pleated skirt in their wardrobe, something I didn’t realize until I started designing this pattern. You see I wasn’t really a skirt wearing girl, sure I wore them occasionally but I just always found something I preferred to wear instead. …
It doesn’t get much better than pleats and pockets in a skirt, and the Wedgwood skirt has that and so much more. Thanks to all the love and super helpful input on instagram from all you lovely ladies, the Wedgwood skirt is everything I thought it could be. So happy to have it working out and …
Okay all you ladies with a baby belly I have a really fun post for you today. There are no more babies joining the Paynes so I had to enlist the help of a new sewing friend, Holly, who has the cutest baby belly. I met Holly only a few short weeks ago when she …
Uploading photos from your PC to Instagram can be frustrating to say the least. There are many third party programs out there that advertise the ability to upload photos to Instagram from your computer, but after trying many different ones I just never found one I liked. They were either always buggy or the interface annoyed me. …
Many times it is hard to look at a pattern and envision how you could modify it to get a different look. This is especially true for those sewists who consider themselves beginners, heck even I struggle with modifying patterns sometimes. Today I am going to show you how I made the Montlake tee into …
My favourite part of releasing a new pattern is sharing with everyone what my testers sewed up, and the ladies that I worked with this round were amazing. You know you have struck gold with testers when they are equal parts constructive and encouraging. Testing is such a collaborative effort for me so I truly …
Choosing fabric for a pattern is my favourite part of sewing. I love walking the aisles of a fabric store feeling and stretching the fabrics to see how they will behave with the pattern. When designing my new pattern, Montlake I realized very quickly that depending on the fabric chosen the final tee would have …
After what feels like a marathon of pattern testing with the greatest bunch of ladies around I am happy to be here today sharing my newest sewing pattern with all of you, Montlake. This tee is everything you would want out of a new closet staple. With clean lines and a great shape you can …
Okay ladies I am going to stop taunting you with Instagram pictures and finally throw out some proper pictures of my newest pattern ready for testing. Montlake is a relaxed fit tee with a very low scoop neck. The pattern includes two neckband finishing options as well as 4 sleeve lengths. As with my other patterns, …
