Introducing Candice Ayala Patterns!

Several months ago I became a member of Sewing Portfolios and not too long after that I had the privilege of working with Michael Miller Fabrics as an Ambassador. That's when I "met" Candice who so wonderfully created a business so at-home hobby sewists like myself could showcase our talents. Now she's branched off into …

I Guess I Like Dresses Now…

I haven't been much of a dress person in the past and have always been infinitely more comfortable in a pair of jeans. I still am, especially when I'm doing "mom things", but I've discovered that it's nice to put on a dress for an evening out with my husband and pretend that I don't …

Dress Up This Town: A Perfectly Cute Princess Costume

Welcome to my second Dress Up This Town post! I've already made one dress for myself for this month so I decided to take the theme in a different direction this time around and make a princess dress up costume for Sweet Pea. Do you remember a few weeks ago when I mentioned how my …

Dress Up This Town! Designer Stitch Charlie Dress

When I first saw Ti's blog theme for July I figured I would sit this one out. First of all I'm not much of a dress person to begin with. More importantly I was scared. Women's dresses are *very* intimidating! That's when I realized I should view this as a challenge and face my fear …

Saint Cecilia Costume

Happy All Saint's Day! We were invited to a party and naturally I needed to make a costume for my little sweet pea. 🙂 Saint Cecilia lived in the second century and is the patron saint of music/musicians, so she seems like the perfect inspiration for a little girl who loves music and dancing. To make …

Sewing a Toddler Medieval Style Princess Dress

For my daughter's St. Cecilia dress I decided to go with a vaguely Medieval princess style dress that she can add to her dress up collection. I started with the Me Hearties Dress from Patterns for Pirates as the base. It has a full circle skirt which I thought would be too full, so I …

Testing the Sasha Collection from Laela Jeyne Patterns

  Laela Jeyne Patterns recently updated the Sasha Collection* and I had the pleasure of testing it out. There are so many combinations! The customization options include: -two bodice options: a faux wrap front or a button up front -four sleeve lengths: sleeveless, short sleeves, 3/4 sleeves, and long sleeves -an elastic or drawstring waist -a …

The Rosey Dress Testing

I recently had the opportunity to test the Rosey Dress for Emily from Nap-Time Creations. It's a cute little dress and my daughter is completely in love with it. Especially the pockets! The pattern is quick and easy to follow. It had even had some new-to-me techniques that were nice to learn and will be …

Katerina Kittycat Costume

My daughter, like many, many, many other toddlers, is completely obsessed with Daniel Tiger. It's her all-time favorite show. Nothing else (in her opinion) even comes close to how amazing it is. And as much as she loves the show in general, it doesn't come close to her love for Meow Meow (Katerina). Naturally that …