Sewing

Garment of the Week

Congratulations, Andee, maker of the Garment of the Week. Here is Andee’s week 1 entry, chosen Garment of the Week. ~Erin

Week 1 challenge: Collars. The challengers were told to make a garment, designed by Erin, with a collar. They were not allowed to modify the pattern, but could embellish it to their hearts content. Let’s look at their entries. Aren’t those spectacular garments sewn by …

Welcome to the Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee

This week the Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee started with the first challenge brief sent out to our 11 challengers. I’m so excited to see what the challengers create! Meet the judges! Allow me to introduce our talented challengers. The challenger will have until Monday …

The Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee

Applications are now being accepted and the challenge is set to start September 21. A huge thank you to Margie of Too Cute Doll Designs magazine for co-sponsoring the Sewing Bee! Here are all the details! Happy sewing!~Erin

Lace Crown Tutorial

Free Lace Crown tutorial, dolls, kid crafts, party favors, craft activity for kids. Easy and inexpensive. Step by step doll craft tutorial crowns.

Sewing Machine Cover finished

I’m so happy it’s finished! I think it came together pretty well considering I kind of planned it as I went. It also allowed me to try some technical sewing and see how the machine works, get acclimated to using it. So I ended up …

Spring

So some may have noticed that I’ve been taking a short break from sewing business or at least scaled back. My machine needed an expensive repair and I decided to buy a machine. I didn’t sew much while looking for a machine, and now I’m …

St. Patrick’s Day Sale

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! One day only save 20% on all Avery Lane PDF patterns on Etsy (link to the AveryLane Etsy shop). There is no code or coupon needed. Sale ends March 17 at midnight Etsy time. I made my daughter’s AG doll a …

Spotlight Interview for Create Whimsy

Several months ago I was interviewed for a really neat site, Create Whimsy. They spotlight creators and creatives. It was an honor to be included among the talent. You can read my interview at their website

New Pattern Doll Castle Magazine

Several months ago I was asked to submit an exclusive pattern for the publication Doll Castle News. If you haven’t heard of Doll Castle, they have been around for a long time, since the early 60’s, and publish such an informative and delightful magazine, all …