Coming Soon to the Blog: Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club

Coming Soon to the Blog: Sew in Style Summer Sewing Club

  Through all the busy end-of-year stuff, I’ve been getting organized and planning the details for this summer’s Sew in Style Sewing Club! It’s an online sewing club for kids of all ages who are learning to sew using the book Sew in Style! It 

Bonjour! A Doll Quilt Tutorial

Bonjour! A Doll Quilt Tutorial

Free Doll Quilt Pattern and Photo Tutorial I’ve been swooning over this Bonjour fat quarter pack from Timeless Treasures ever since it arrived a couple of weeks ago. I finally made myself take a break from doll clothing to make a doll quilt, and of 

Eiffel Tower Doll Quilt Quilted

Eiffel Tower Doll Quilt Quilted

  Well, my free-motion quilting is done on my Eiffel Tower Doll Quilt. I got some *glorious* idea to do swirls, because the Lacey Scrolls fabric would look so great with swirls. I’ve done swirls on mug rugs before, but nothing larger. I definitely need 

Eiffel Tower Appliqué Doll Quilt

Eiffel Tower Appliqué Doll Quilt

  Do you ever have times when you have this great fabric and you know you want to make a quilt, but can’t decide on a design? And thus creating an atmosphere of fear? Fear of it not being as amazing as you think? Scared 

More Doll Sewing

More Doll Sewing

Before I left for our trip, I made some accessories for Grace Thomas. I used patterns from the children’s sewing book, Sew in Style – Make Your Own Doll Clothes. There are 22 projects included in the book. Plus a few projects include how to 

Sewing for Grace Thomas!

Sewing for Grace Thomas!

I am feeling the Grace Thomas love lately, so I was thrilled when Timeless Treasures Fabrics sent me these Paris themed fabrics. [swoon!] They are perfect for doll projects, don’t you think? Since I’m planning my trip to the San Francisco area for my kids’ 

New Sewing Pattern for 18 inch Dolls

New Sewing Pattern for 18 inch Dolls

Ava is now ready! She’s pretty classy, fun, and modern. A sewing pattern designed for modern 18 inch dolls, such as American Girl Dolls. This pattern includes a super cute top with 2 sleeve lengths and a great fit. Also included are skirt patterns: same 

Frayed Hem Tutorial

Frayed Hem Tutorial

Recently, a sewing friend requested a tutorial for how to make a frayed hem on a dolly denim skirt. It’s really easy! I designed my Lindsay Skirt with a frayed hem option, but it can be done to almost any straight skirt. I’m using a 

Matching Ombre Skirts Sewing Tutorial

Matching Ombre Skirts Sewing Tutorial

This Ombre Stripe skirt is super cute and it’s a great beginner sewing project! It’s fun and fast to make. I designed this for sewing club students [we’re on sort-of a faux chenille kick], and I thought this would be fun to share on the 

New Sewing Pattern Released

New Sewing Pattern Released

Yay! I finally got around to doing the final edits  🙂 Ta-dah! (that’s what my Grandma would say–she said that every time I walked through the door, whenever any of her friends or family walked through her front door.)   I’m so happy to have