Showing posts with label Pattern Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pattern Review. Show all posts
Lola! BAM!
It’s my turn to Lola! Don’t I look AWESOME? You know...awesome enough to win?!?!? I do, you know it. Let me sell you on it a little....
Hello LOLA! Mee-ow!
Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl.
It's been awhile since my last post. The last time I put together a post it was my stuffed pork chop recipe which looks like it went uncontested in the pork off/stuff off so I guess I WIN! LOL. My fellow SHEs have gotten bogged down by obligations to family and this little thing called having a life. So we've been on a bit of a hiatus from our blog but we hope to change that starting now.
With a throw down of sorts: A who wore it best? We give you Victory Pattern's Lola. Myself and two of my wonderful partners in crime have sewn up and worn this pattern. We each will give our own review for the pattern and then on Friday, March 7th we will open it up for you to vote which "she" wore it best. Announcing a winner on Monday, March 10th. What do we win? Bragging rights, my friend, bragging rights.
And so I give you my version of Lola sans pockets, taken in at the back seams about an inch, and fantastically comfy.
With a throw down of sorts: A who wore it best? We give you Victory Pattern's Lola. Myself and two of my wonderful partners in crime have sewn up and worn this pattern. We each will give our own review for the pattern and then on Friday, March 7th we will open it up for you to vote which "she" wore it best. Announcing a winner on Monday, March 10th. What do we win? Bragging rights, my friend, bragging rights.
And so I give you my version of Lola sans pockets, taken in at the back seams about an inch, and fantastically comfy.
Fall is here: Perfect reason for new clothing
Fall is finally here! Which means it's time to break out our hoodies, long sleeved shirts, and pants. Though being in S. California some would say we are still having lovely "summer" weather; however, there is just enough nip in the air in the mornings that I feel the need to bundle my kiddos up a little more and sip hot tea or hot coco.
In any case, S needed some new shirts to brighten his wardrobe in some of his favorite colors, blue and green. I chose to do a short sleeved option since we layer with baby legs for arm warmers or just throw on a light jacket. Long sleeves seem to be an issue for him with hand washing for as soon as the sleeves get wet he wants the shirt OFF!
For his shirt, I used Figgy's Tee for Two, a pattern I have returned to time and time again. S loves the softness of knit and I love how quickly these sew up. I think I've now made 4 or 5 of them and eventually will do the dress option for V (not that she's hurting in the dress department, I've yet again run out of hangers for her!). Next for these shirts will be a bit of stenciling, I think, but that will have to be a mommy/son project for another day, after he decides exactly what it is he wants on his shirt!
In any case, S needed some new shirts to brighten his wardrobe in some of his favorite colors, blue and green. I chose to do a short sleeved option since we layer with baby legs for arm warmers or just throw on a light jacket. Long sleeves seem to be an issue for him with hand washing for as soon as the sleeves get wet he wants the shirt OFF!
For his shirt, I used Figgy's Tee for Two, a pattern I have returned to time and time again. S loves the softness of knit and I love how quickly these sew up. I think I've now made 4 or 5 of them and eventually will do the dress option for V (not that she's hurting in the dress department, I've yet again run out of hangers for her!). Next for these shirts will be a bit of stenciling, I think, but that will have to be a mommy/son project for another day, after he decides exactly what it is he wants on his shirt!
Pattern Anthology
I was somehow able to test not 1, not 2, but 5 of the patterns from Pattern Anthology's new Winter Wonderland release. I think it was a stroke of luck, because I really love these patterns!
Pattern Review Halloween Style: My Little Plumcake- Cordelia
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I love dressing up and getting my kids dressed up and begging for candy. I've always made our costumes, but since learning how to sew, things have gotten much more epic. Aurelia and Obren's main costumes this year are the Queen of Hearts and the White Rabbit, respectively and can be seen here. Well, she has a school parade and gets to wear a costume to school. Here's the deal; I don't want her messing up her pretty dress. She's crazy. She is so crazy wild that I've already had to replace her new shirts that I bought at the beginning of the school year at the end of August. She only goes to school 4 days a week and only 2 hours a day, so it takes some massive skill to ruin things that quickly. I needed her to be able to be involved in the festivities, while still being in a costume that would allow her to be a crazy kid. This is what I came up with:
Pattern Review- Deer&Doe Bleuet
As I mentioned in my introduction, I consider myself a newbie sewer. I've been sewing on my current streak for about 7 months. Prior to that I had made my first project, a skirt for myself, in 2007 when my mother in law took pity on me and agreed to teach me to sew using her sewing machine. After that first project, there were many items that went unfinished and a few baby items I made as gifts, but my machine mostly sat lonely in the bottom shelf of my bookcase.
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