Way back in 2010, my cousin, Laura gave me a huge sewing bug after she made some adorable skirts for her girls. I had to follow suit, and soon found myself knee deep in fabric and multiple patterns. lol I decided to start small/basic with this Three Tiered skirt pattern which I LOVED! And so did Brooklyn, PLUS they were really easy to make. {Photo Credit: Eternal Reflections Photography – except the photo above, taken by me and edited by ERP} And the best…
I WANT TO MAKE THIS!!! Another blog found from aimless internet wandering 🙂 As we all know I’m on a bit of a skirt sewing kick – and now that the weather is turning (much to my dismay – I’m so not ready to say goodbye to the summer sunshine) I know I’ll be spending a whole lot more time at my sewing machine! This has promptly been added to my list – a fantastic tutorial from The Polka Dot…
I’m still avoiding the quilt project from February – I know, I know…but I really just was not cut out for them. So instead of worrying about it, I scoured through my Pinterest Crafting and Sewing board to find something new for my March project. This GOOOOORGEOUS Anthropologie inspired ruffled pencil skirt from Elizabeth Ave won – I’m sure you can see why *heart eyes* I knew exactly what fabric to use because I’ve had it in my sewing room for over a…
Sitting down at my sewing table and having NO idea what to create {because I’m avoiding the quilt still} turned out to be a pretty awesome opportunity. I stared at my fabric piles, ate half the candy in my drawer {an idea I stole from one of my best friends, who stole the idea from her mama haha}, and stared longingly at the machine waiting for some inspiration. And then it hit me. Look at all those stitch options *cue…
Doll Quilts with #AveryLaneSewing and the #BrotherInnovis ~ #thesearethedays #sewingfun
I think I’ve overestimated my sewing skills. Seriously. I had the bright idea to use this adorable coordinating fabric set for an 18″ doll quilt. In fact, so bright was my idea that I cut enough pieces for THREE quilts. THREE people. THREE. I typically do projects with a reasonably high margin of error. I have bad sewing habits and am not nearly as detail oriented as I ought to be, but I have been determined to change this. And I…
Why You Need a Brother! #brotherinnovis #sewingfun #brothercanada #thesearethedays
I promise you I’m not just saying it, but you really need a Brother. Seriously. And my lovely cousin, Laura would agree. Earlier this year, while watching her two younger kids, I made her daughter a couple of skirts using this adorable Girl’s Maxi Skirt Pattern from Girl Charlee. They quickly became favourites and was shared between two of her girls (yay for knit fabric that can stretch – also from GirlCharlee). So she planned a fun little trip with her two older…
Coachella Shorts #brotherinnovis #brothercanada #thesearethedays #Coachellashorts
When I saw these shorts made by iCandy Handmade, I was immediately in love. In fact, I went to the fabric store the very next day to grab embellishments {I’m trying to be responsible and use up fabric I already have…I know, sad!} and purchased the pattern from Striped swallow Designs so that I could get started right away. Now let me tell you – the pattern is ridiculously easy. Which is probably why it took me ALL night to figure it out.…
My new favourite kids dress #playalldaydress #brotherinnovis #brothercanada #thesearethedays
August has been filled with beaches, camping, pools and lots of sewing {on the beautiful Brother Innov-is} ! I kept my living room set up as my sewing room and enjoyed multiple Netflix marathons while sewing my little heart out. I’m anxious to play around with the embroidery features, but couldn’t stop making shirts for myself and several of the play all day dress for Brooklyn. Can you blame me? I used to make Brooklyn a towel dress each year {from a blog that no longer…
T-shirts, T-shirts, Ra-Ra-Ra! #sewingfun #brotherinnovis #brothercanada #thesearethedays
Brother Canada provided me with a Brother Innov-is NQ3500D machine for trial purposes, but all opinions expressed are solely my own and do not necessarily represent or align with the views or opinions of Brother Canada. I’m feeling a little jipped ~ how have I spent all these years not knowing that making shirts could be so easy and fun? Now that I know, it’s all I want to do. I’ve discovered a new love for knit fabric as is…
Reversible Sling Bags with the Brother Innov-is #sewingfun #brotherinnovis #thesearethedays #sugarbeecrafts
For years I’ve had several coordinating fabric sets just waiting to be used, so when I saw this project on Pinterest I knew I had to give it a try. So I set out to make one. What I didn’t anticipate was making 5. I printed out the Reversible Sling Bag Pattern from Sugar Bee Crafts. I didn’t have enough of the fabric to cut the pieces on the fold, so I tried cutting 4 separate pieces instead {which I’ve since discovered I prefer…