What?! A floral and peplum combo? I know, totally unheard of from me. Okay, if you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you know that’s opposite of the truth, but there’s something so girly about peplums and floral, so I probably won’t stop any time soon. I of course used our girl’s peplum top pattern, the Pretty in Peplum Pattern, and it’s been a favorite of my girls’ this summer. [Read more…]

As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been busy working through some of my favorite fabrics and having fun sewing some new clothes for my girls. Today I’m sharing all about the Pretty in Peplum Top and Dress Pattern and a couple of my recent makes with it. It’s my go-to girl’s peplum pattern, and I love how versatile it is depending on the fabrics used. [Read more…]

Today’s posts are by far my favorite of the year! Each year I spend way to much time daydreaming about my kids’ Christmas outfits, picking out the perfect fabrics, sewing everything, and then finally photographing it all! This year got a little extra complicated because I decided to add my husband and I into the photos (normally I let us off the hook at Christmas time but it had been over three years since our last whole-family photos), but we did it! And phew, I’m glad it’s done ;).

Since there’s a lot to share, I’m dividing up the girls’ dresses into separate posts (click to read all about Lola’s Ainsley Pinafore Dress and hacked Pretty in Peplum Top), and the boys’ into a post of their own as well (hop over there to see our family photo!). So this post is all about my sweet Hattie and the gold dress I made her using our Pretty in Peplum Dress pattern. [Read more…]

This was such a fun dress to sew! The majority of Christmas outfits I sew are using my own patterns, but when I happened to come across the Ainsley Pinafore pattern by JillyAtlanta, it had me at hello. The low scoop neckline, the ruffle straps, the back buttons – I loved every detail! It was the girl’s pinafore dress pattern that I had been dreaming of :). [Read more…]