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, …
Tag: patterns
DDB Book Tour Review Post
The Doll Dress Boutique blog tour stop today is on the talented designer Jane Wilkes’ blog: Janie Carroll Designs. She shares 2 dresses that she made, which are simply gorgeous, and a book review. Stop over to read how she created her beautiful dresses! ~Erin
So Many Dresses, So Little Time
My new book, Doll Dress Boutique, was released this month! Here’s some of the fun designs from my book. Several dress patterns have special necklines in the back, making them a little extraordinary. Now to find the time to sew 🙂 We’re having …
Only Two More Months…
…to wait for the release of Doll Dress Boutique! It’s seems like forever ago that these designs were just images in my head and sketches on my wall. I’m so excited to see it in print. [I’m still waiting, too. I have not received …
Dress Challenge Winners!
It was such a fun design challenge! Everyone’s dresses were so creative and really pretty. Thank you to all who entered–you made it a great success!! I want to share some of my favorites and of course, the winning designs. The Little Miss Storybook group: …
Spring Design Challenge
It’s time for another doll dress design challenge over at the Avery Lane Sewing group on facebook. This time we are encouraging upcycling, repurposing and making something new from something old, sewing with some cute doll clothes patterns. Spring showers make some pretty flowers… Or …
Pattern Review: Ottobre 3/2009 #5 Dress for Baby
I haven’t sewn for babies in a while. When the opportunity presented itself, I realized how much I love it (and miss it). I spent way longer than I needed to browsing my Ottobre magazines. It was fun to see all the patterns that I …
Spring Sewing
Working on my submission for the spring/summer issue of Too Cute Doll Designs magazine with the theme “summer camp” has me thinking about our online summer sew and share event…it’s going to be so fun to see what everyone sews for their dolls. I can’t …
Preview of My New Book
It’s been so hard to not share anything about my new book. It takes a long time to do all that it takes to get a book in print. It reminds me of a young child waiting for her birthday to arrive–it’s so exciting! Well, …
The path, preparing to cut and quilt
I’m getting ready to start my doll quilt. It starts with a plan, right? When I design my patterns, I sketch drawings of what my mind sees. And I pin them up above my sewing table and around my desk. I add numbers, measurements, and …