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Capelets for the Bridesmaids
My daughter was married this past frigid December in Boston. Planning for a winter wedding has its difficulties and one of them is...


Fall Sewing: The Midi Skirt
For the past year or so, fashion magazines have predicted that the skirt length is going lower and the midi is coming back. This fall we...


Transitioning to Fall with the Great Shirt Dress
This is the second in a series of posts on Back to School Sewing, only this post is on sewing a little something for yourself. Knowing...


Little Birdy: a downloadable smocking pattern.
When we released our first smocking pattern, Mama and Baby Giraffe, I promised more were on the way. Our next Smocking Plate is completed...


Mama and Baby Giraffe: A Downloadable Smocking Plate!
I am so excited to announce our first Downloadable Smocking Plate Design: Mama and Baby Giraffe! Fiona inspired Little Hippo: and in...


Development of a Pattern: Touring McCall's Pattern Company
This past Tuesday, I had the privilege of attending a tour of the McCall’s Pattern Company in New York City, as part of a Smocking Arts...


Free Picture Smocking Plates for Boys
A round up of free picture smocking plates for boys.


A Free Hippo Smocking Plate
Get our Little Hippo Free Smocking Plate.


Smocking Knits: Sewing a Baby Bunting
A step by step tutorial on sewing the Baby's Breath knit Baby Bunting sewing pattern.


Sewing with Knits: A Round-Up of Just the Essentials!
Our organic knit fabrics by Stof Fabrics of Denmark have finally arrived (I ordered them in November) and I am so excited to have them in...


Dressmaking Step by Step: A Review
Everyone has their way to relax and for me it has always been with a good book. Not a novel - I tend to get too caught up in them;...


Vogue 8815: Sewing a Peplum top
A review of Vogue 8815 and Rayon fabric from Cotton and Steel fabrics.
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