The Sis Boom Jenny- Something Just for Me

Sewing Up Sis Boom: The Jenny Dress ...and fun new series coming to Pattern Revolution If you are anything like me, your kids always come first -- even in sewing.   I am so guilty of this!  I sew so many clothes for my two girls that I often forget about me.  One of my very first projects was a purse for myself.  After that, I was long forgotten.... LOL That is,...

Candy Castle Patterns Sew-Along: It's All Coming Together

Step 6: Attach the Skirt Omigosh!!  The dresses (Pattern: Candy Castle Princess Dress (top skirt omitted) with sash from Peppermint Swirl Dress) are almost finished!!!  I am almost totally in love.  I say almost because, well, I am super OCD picky with how my projects turn out.  And, there's a small detail that I need to fix. Sunday, we moved...

Candy Castle Patterns Sew-A-Long: Skirting Right Along

Step 5: Sew Your Skirt Wow, time is flying by!  I thought time would be dragging while I waited to move on to the next step in Sew-A-Long, hosted by Candy Castle Patterns in her Facebook Group (seriously the sweetest group of ladies on the planet!).  But I took the extra time and delved into updating my blog :) Yesterday, we started sewing the skirt of our dress.  And I probably...

Before Bippity Boppity Boo

Project Run & Play Week 2: Let's Go to the Movies I was very excited when I saw the theme for week 2 for Project Run & Play.  As a mom of two little - VERY GIRLY - girls, I knew I would be blogging about a Princess... I just had to decide which one to showcase! Once upon a time....            I was a stay-at-home mom of two looking for a...

One Step Closer in the Sew-A-Long with Candy Castle Patterns: Step 4

Step 4: Sew your bodice. Whoop!  It's a new step in the Princess/Peppermint Swirl SAL with Candy Castle Patterns.   Yesterday, those that had never sewn these patterns before participated in Step 3: Make a muslin. A "muslin" is basically a test run of the fitted portions of the pattern to check the fit before cutting into your gorgeous fabrics.  Some seamstresses do, in fact, use...

Candy Castle Patterns Sew-A-Long: Step 2

I'm back!   Since I picked out my fabric on the first day of the Sew-A-Long, it was tough waiting the next two days (although I usually take forever to decide so I normally appreciate the longer window). Today, I got to cut out my fabrics and I'm even more in love!!!   I'm such a visual person so even though, I set the fabrics in the order I would see them on the dress, there's nothing...

It's Sew-A-Long Time at Candy Castle Patterns!

Candy Castle Patterns is back with another Sew-A-Long!  This marks the 4th Sew-A-Long since August. Q: What is a Sew-A-Long? A:  A Sew-A-Long (SAL) is where a group of people all sew the same pattern at the same time.  A schedule of events is posted at the beginning and each day or so, more steps are added until the garment is completely sewn.  And, of course, lots of chatter...