Today we are joining Riley Blake Designs for their Back to School Tour....and we are also getting to debut our knit fabric line and our NEW MAXI skirt which we are so very excited about. You should have seen liZ and I when we got to see the fabric in real life for the first time, we both couldn't stop petting it. The maxi skirt pattern will debut here in a couple of weeks (and some of you may even be getting it for free--true story!) both in PDF form and in paper patterns. They are at the ... View the Post
How to Add Fringe to a Hem for $5 Friday
This is a shirt that I actually made for Gracie's spring Look Book...but Ruth has commandeered it and wears it as a crazy dress/tunic thingy ma bobber. Here's a photo of a sad Grace wearing her stolen shirt. I told her I'd make her another one after I buy some more fringe but that wasn't helping on picture day. Not one little bit. Anyway...this post isn't about our sibling shirt rivalry it's about how to add fringe to the hem of a shirt so let's get to it. The first thing you do is ... View the Post
Faux Peter Pan Collar Pattern and Tutorial
Last week when I was sharing Gracie's Spring Lookbook I posted about her Almost Ready for School Girl Look with this shirt and a knit drop waist skirt tutorial. At that time I promised to give the pattern and tutorial for that shirt this week...so here it is: The t-shirt is actually a Garanimals size 4T that I bought for just under $4 at Wal-Mart and then embellished with a faux Peter Pan Collar. What you'll need to replicate this top is a the Peter Pan Collar Pattern, a Garanimals ... View the Post
Spring Look Book: The Faux Bib Shirt. A Tutorial.
This is one of my favorite outfits from Gracie's spring look book. The shorts are some hand-me-down pants that we were given but that weren't long enough. So I wacked them off and she's wearing them as shorts. And the shirt...oh, I love this shirt. It's a $3.88 Garamimals T-shirt that I added mini pom pom trim to. To make a shirt like Grace's you just need your shirt, the trim, some Liquid Stitch, and your sewing machine. Now here comes the tutorial. (Pay attention...it's a ... View the Post
Spring Look Book: The T-shirt Dress Anyone Can Make (With the How To)
This is the best thing I've made Grace in awhile. Best as in she likes it the most. I think that is because I left the skirt long...like she wanted...so she doesn't have to wear leggings (or any sort of bloomers) underneath. I had planned on cutting the dress several inches shorter when I hemmed it but...she talked me into the longer length...and I have to agree that it is kind of cute like this. So the longer length will stay. Now I said this is the T-shirt dress that anyone can make. And ... View the Post
Spring Look Book: Inspiration 2013—Black and White
The inspiration for Gracie's Spring Look book can be summed up in 3 words:Black and White.That's it. Right now...I am crazy for all things black and white.It's clean and crisp and modern and graphic and I just love it.Although after I just said it's "modern" I have to admit that I've probably been influenced by what I've been watching lately...and it's anything but modern:"The Dick Van Dyke Show".It's my favorite show.(Nerdy but true.)And I just finished watching all the episodes sequentially. ... View the Post
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