Category Archives: clothing (Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links.) Last spring I took my first Craftsy class, Pattern Drafting From Ready to Wear. I was completely thrilled with the class. I’m not normally a video tutorial person–in fact, I’ve resisted Craftsy for years because I thought the format wouldn’t work for me. I like to move at my […]  I have a new favorite summer pattern for Ellie! The Geranium dress by Made by Rae is so cute and easy I already have a shorter top version for her in the works. The fabrics are both Out to Sea from Sarah Jane since I am on an Out to Sea roll this month. (I […]  I love the $2 flannel sales at Joann’s. They are impossible to resist with all the cute prints, and I always have the perfect use for them–with a yard and a half Ellie can have a nightgown! One of the patterns I have absolutely gotten my money’s worth from is the Sweet Little Dress pattern–I […]  Ellie fell in love with my fleece Linden and wanted one of her own. Since I had plenty of leftover fleece from my Linden, we now have matching Mommy and Me fleece sweatshirts! The Linden pattern doesn’t come in kid sizes, but I figured any raglan would do. I found the Simplicity 0298 for $2 […]  We’re turning the corner on winter now, which is good because I spend most of the winter being miserably cold. When I saw the “luxe fleece collection” at JoAnn’s one January day I fell in love and began trying to figure out ways I could wrap myself in it. I’ve been wanting a second Linden […]  I’ve been wanting to make Ellie dresses from Target shirts I picked up on clearance. After poking around a few pinterest tutorials and completely destroying one shirt I made this for her today with some corduroy from Joanns. I would like to add some sort of belt/sash but am not sure out of what fabric. […] |
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