The Kennedy by Violette Field Threads

The Kennedy by Violette Field Threads

Today Kari and Kimberlee sew two amazing dresses using the Kennedy pattern from Violette Field Threads. These dresses are full of twirls and fun!

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Dressing up in the Bateau Garden Dress

Dressing up in the Bateau Garden Dress

The holidays are quickly approaching, and that means that every mama of a little girl is looking for the perfect pretty dress to wear.  Well, look no further than the Bateau Garden Dress from Winter Wear Designs.  The pattern fits size 1-14, has two different back options: a classic scoop or a fun strappy back,  two different skirts: a box pleat circle skirt or a double box pleat rectangular skirt and includes an optional petticoat.  Our girls have dressed up the Bateau, taking it out of the garden and making it the showstopper for the holiday events coming up in your life.  Check out the beautiful creativity from Serena, Denita, and Rebekah.

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Pi Day Possibilities

Pi Day Possibilities

As much as I hate to admit it, math plays a HUGE part in sewing. From simple addition and subtraction, to converting inches to centimeters and figuring out how much that new PDF pattern will cost you in Australian Dollars. Thank goodness for that Paypal math, right? So in honor of Pi Day (3-14....get it?), we're opening the vault of some of our favorite patterns that honor the almighty circle. From skirts to dresses to even a pair of shorts, these patterns take the basic circle to new heights and don't even require you to bust out 3.14159265358979323846264.

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Tutorial: Layering Love - Adding an Overlay to a Circle Skirt

Tutorial: Layering Love - Adding an Overlay to a Circle Skirt

So, as we established yesterday, Valentines day may not be my favorite holiday; but, that doesn't mean I don't want my baby girl to have something special for the day ;o)  It does mean though, that I want that item to be able to worn for more than JUST V-day.  And while I want it to be adorable, I also want it to be a fairly easy sew.

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