Journal

Shopping for Knit Fabric Online

My focus is going to be knit fabrics used for children’s clothing. TYPE The first thing you’ll have to decide is what TYPE of fabric you are looking for. The most common fabric for my patterns is...

Super Fun Mod for Classic Hoodie Pattern #14

I did a modification this week that I love!  Despite trying to pack my whole house up, I managed some sewing 🙂  I used the classic hoodie and slim harems for this outfit. The hood overlaps at th...

New way to print Brindille and Twig sewing patterns… LAYERS!!

Printing with Layers Theo and I are so excited to show this to you!!  I’ve been working on figuring layers out since I did the survey in Brindille & Twig’s sew and tell. From now on, all Br...

Add Curved Hem to Raglan Sweatshirt

This is a  fast way to make a cute variation of the raglan sweatshirt.Adding a curved hem in the back is easy and very trendy right now! To start you will need to cut out the sleeves, neckband and...

Easy Way to Add Ruffles to Leggings

Whenever I see leggings with ruffles it looks SO adorable, I had to make a few pairs for Eleanor. Turns out it is SUPER easy, so I took a few photos to show you how to do it. To start, cut out a pa...

Quick Way to Add a Cuff to a Pattern

Here’s a short tutorial on how you can add a cuff to a sleeve. Also, how you can add a cuff to the waist of a t-shirt. I am using my raglan tee as the example but this ‘quick and dirty’ method wi...

JUKI MO-654DE Serger/Overlocker Review

This will be really short and to the point but I just got a new serger and wanted to let you know I love it! It’s this Juki MO-654DE. I got it on Amazon for $380. I’ve been using it for a month and...

Janome HD-1000 vs. Janome HD-3000

I recently needed to purchase a new sewing machine so I looked on Amazon like usual. I was looking for a really basic mechanical sewing machine. I don’t need the electronic settings or embroidery ...

Edgy tee and bottoms 106 + 108

The trendy summer pairing for an edgy tee and shorts (or pants) I've been using some basic patterns to make these mods for awhile and I decided it was about time to make actual patterns so I could ...

Add a hood to #43 : footie one-piece

This hood modification will be perfect for the cool months ahead. Feet covered, head covered = warm, cozy little baby! I'll have a pdf for the hood pattern piece at the end of this post. It is comp...