Project Under the Sea – Mermaid Edition

Project Run & Play has released a new pattern collection, and I got to design quite a few of the patterns! Plus sew them alllll up… Today I’m is sharing some of my creations from the Project Under the Sea pattern collection.  For this photoshoot, we went with a mermaid theme.  And we found a gorgeous

Pantone Party 2023 with Art Gallery Fabrics

It’s time for the Project Run & Play Pantone party again! Every year Pantone chooses a color of the year and this year it is Viva Magenta. There is one certain little 5 year old in this house who adores anything in the pink family, so I immediately knew who would be the recipient of

Project Art Studio

Over at Project Run & Play we’ve released a new pattern collection! 6 of the patterns were drafted by ME with lots of help from the whole Project Run & Play team. Needless to say that has kept me more than a little busy. But it’s a SUPER amazing pattern collection, and we had such

Project Jet Set in Cancun!

We’re delighted to have a part in the Project Jet Set pattern collection from Project Run & Play! We designed 2 of the patterns, the Saltillo Swimsuit and the Cancun Cover Up. Of course we had to do a really fun photo shoot, which we’re sharing today! Over the next several posts we’ll share each

5 Tips for Sewing Fabric with Rosettes

Today we’ve got 5 tips for sewing fabric with rosettes. It can be a little tricky, but if you follow our 5 tips, you can end up with a gorgeous result. 1. Choose a pattern with fewer seam lines We chose the City Lights Cape pattern from Project Run & Play. This pattern is basically

Canvas Jacket

Yes, this little jacket is just as huggable as it looks! Canvas on the outside and super soft sherpa on the inside makes for the warmest, most cozy jacket ever. I started with some really beautiful cotton canvas by Art Gallery Fabrics from Minerva. It is very supple and easy to work with for projects.

Canvas Sandbridge Skirt & Textured Granville Shirt

For the 1st time in quite a few years, we’re not making Make 9 plans. Oh we’re still making lots of sewing plans, but have found that the Make 9 model doesn’t fit our flow as well this year. However, you can still expect lots of sewing posts, some plan din advance and some spontaneous!

Fete Trousers pattern review

The Fete Trousers is the final pattern we sewed from the Project Happy Holidays pattern collection! Slowly but surely we’re learning to get better at sewing pants for our men and boys. The Fete Slacks will have you looking your best for every occasion this holiday season! Flat front with pull on for sizes newborn to 6

Hols Shirt pattern review

There’s only 2 patterns that we sewed from the Project Happy Holidays pattern collection! The next one we’re sharing is the Hols Shirt pattern. If you’ve been around here any time at all, you know how much we love sewing button up shirts! The Hols Dress Shirt is your solution to event dressing this holiday season!

Prancer Pull Ons pattern review

Next up we sewed the Jingle Joggers from the Project Happy Holidays pattern collection! This is THE pull on jeans pattern we’ll be sewing for the boys from now on! The Prancer Pull-On Jeans pattern is for stretch jeans made with woven fabric with a bit of stretch added for comfort.  These on-trend jeans have