Tag: American girl

Week 2 Results

Week 2 Results

With much deliberation, so much consideration as there were many at the top, Dana and I agree that the maker of the Garment of the Week is Angie. Congratulations, Angie! Here is Angie’s garment, with all those gathers! The sad news is we also have 

Week 2 Entries

Week 2 Entries

The Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee Week 2. We have 10 competitors sewing for their dolls and showing off their mad skills. The challengers found themselves sewing running stitches on yards of fabric and lace for beautiful ruffles for their garments, as this week’s challenge 

Garment of the Week

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 Entries

Week 1 Entries

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

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

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

Sewing Challenge

Sewing Challenge

A new sewing challenge this month! Theme Storybook characters, using any Avery Lane Pattern, tutorial, or my pattern books. Inspired by our summer tradition of joining the local library summer reading programs, story time, and the hundreds of fairytales we read together when my children 

Blog Tour: Me & My 18″ Doll

Blog Tour: Me & My 18″ Doll

Hello and welcome to last and final stop on the Me & My 18” Doll book blog tour! It has been so great to see all the things the other bloggers posted, projects and reviews. I’m grateful for each of them and to all of 

Bonus Pattern released

Bonus Pattern released

The Me & My 18″ Doll book’s blog tour starts today, with the release of the first bonuc pattern! All the patterns for both girl and dolls are included in the book. You can make some amazing holiday gifts this year with the patterns from 

DDB Challenge Winners!

DDB Challenge Winners!

Why is it that we can’t wait for summer, thinking there will be so much free time to play, go on day trips, and get to that to-do list, only to find we’re just as busy as ever? It always seems to be this way,