Months ago, I received an email asking me if I’d be interested in writing about my favorite Oliver + S pattern for their blog. I accepted (duh). This was before Project Run & Play! I chose the Building Block Dress.…
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The Tailor of Gloucester
Warning: Picture overload coming your way. This week’s theme for Project Run & Play was to use your favorite children’s storybook as an inspiration. Since this was going to be for V, my first thought was to do something Princess…
Christmas Dresses
These dresses took me so much time! I think it’s because of the renovations. During PRP, I was super productive despite the work but afterwards, I just didn’t have the drive to work fast. The lack of decent space to…
Tagged with: buildingblockdress, figgyspatterns, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, sewing
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
Buffalo Lace and Frills
When I see buffalo plaid, the first thing I think of is flannel lumberjack shirts. Come on, I can’t be the only one! So my first idea was to go super girly with a ruffled coat and full gathered skirt…
Project Run & Play – All Buttoned Up
I think this week was the most difficult for me. The brief being “use buttons to highlight your look”. I just wasn’t sure where to go with that. But when I think buttons, I think classic collared shirt. So that’s…
Tagged with: jalie, makingchildrensclothes, moodfabrics, oliver + s, project run and play, projectrunandplay, sewing
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
Liberty Garden Party
Remember the green top I made for V during PRP? When I looking for a pattern, I happened onto the Oliver + S Garden Party Dress. I’ve always loved that pattern and V loved it as soon as she saw…
Tagged with: gardenpartydress, libertyoflondon, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, sewing
Posted in Thoughts
Posted in Thoughts
Project Run & Play – Signature Style
As the girls have gotten older, I’ve had to let go of my own design ideas and allow them to give me their input. It doesn’t always work (see skinny pull on jeans made in E’s choice of fabric and…
Tagged with: buildingblockdress, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, patternmagic, project run and play, sewing, shirring
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
Project Run & Play – Boho Chic
When this theme came out, I thought of a friend of mine who lives in Australia, H. She has a kind and creative soul and I always imagine her with flowers in her hair (I know she doesn’t wear them…
Tagged with: buildingblockdress, design, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, project run and play, sewing
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
Project Run & Play – Greenery
This week’s theme was just a color. Green. It’s the color of the year or something. My one problem was that I don’t have any green fabric. It isn’t that I don’t like green. It’s just that only very specific…
Tagged with: jennuinedesign, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, project run and play
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
Project Run&Play – Signature Style
Signature style week and no machine knit fabric from me! I thought about it because making fabric is such a huge part of my style but there was nothing I wanted to make right then. What I really wanted to…
Tagged with: buildingblockdress, felting, fireflyjacket, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, sewing, wetfelting
Posted in felting, Sewing
Posted in felting, Sewing
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