Pattern #3 in this quartet of Jersey Love patterns is another little girl choice! The Beachcomber Dress is a casual, comfortable, playful dress that is perfect for digging her toes in the sand.In sizes 12 months to 12, this hooded dress is designed to be sewn with stretch jersey or 100% cotton jersey.The Beachcomber Dress…
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It’s Time to Meet the Carnival Skort!
Next in the Jersey Love series is the Carnival Skort! Little girls will be sure to love the playfulness of this skort while moms will appreciate both its style and its modesty.In sizes 12 months to 12, this cute little skort matches up a flared six-panel skirt with shorts that hide underneath. The Carnival Skort…
Introducing the Downtown V-Neck!
In just a few days, I’ll be releasing a set of four new patterns in a series called “Jersey Love”. Each of these patterns is designed to work perfectly with the designer stretch jerseys that are on the market now. (Each one also includes options for sewing with other knit fabrics, too.) I worked specifically…
Boxer Briefs for My Little Guy
We’re pretty relaxed about learning to use the potty around here. I think having a big family and a busy schedule sort of leads to that. They all learn when they’re ready to learn. Charlie’s getting pretty close to making the transition to undies full-time so I thought some fun momma-made undies were in order!My…
The No-Buttonholes-Needed Drawstring Tutorial
Ready to sew up some cute shorts for your little guys this weekend? As promised, here’s my No-Buttonholes-Needed Drawstring Tutorial so you can give your Mud Puddle Splashers that great boardshort look! (You can really use this tutorial with any pants pattern that uses 1″ elastic pulled into a channel that is created by folding over…
Shorts on My Boys!
In case you haven’t heard, Shorts on the Line started this week, and I have been working on this idea that was rolling around in my head. Boardshort-style shorts are really popular this season for little guys–the ones that aren’t swimwear, but more like regular shorts with a drawstring. I’ve seen quite a few of…
Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!
It’s Giveaway Day at Sew Mama Sew, and it’s been a little while since I joined in the fun! If this is your first time here or your one hundredth time visiting, WELCOME! If you’ve found your way over from the link-up at Sew Mama Sew, I hope you’ll browse around a bit, say, “Hi!”…
KCW Day One: Earth Day!
Since the first day of this season’s Kids Clothes Week happens to fall on Earth Day, I felt it was quite appropriate to recycle some old grown-up wearables into a few new little-one wearables! I started with this pile of polos that I picked up recently at a thrift shop. One of the things I…
Easter Pictures!
I hope you were all blessed with a wonderful Easter Sunday! We enjoyed an amazing worship service, yummy food, great company and beautiful weather! I was up late two nights in a row last week sewing for our two little guys and our granddaughter. The boys ended up with khaki shorts that I ran out…
Project Run & Play: Inspired by a Little Boy’s Art & Imagination
The Project Run & Play All-Star Season has begun! Are you sewing along? The first theme is Inspired by Art. In keeping with my goal to sew everyday wearables for my little ones, Jamie got a new Patrick Curved Raglan inspired by his own artwork!This pirate ship drawing is one that Jamie did a few…