Do you and your children receive new PJs for Christmas? It is a tradition for many and a wonderful one to start if you don't already. Of course, PJs you make yourself are the best, and smocked ones are even better! This is the first of two blog posts to give you PJ inspiration. I will cover patterns today and next Tuesday, discuss fabrics. So first up, are these not the most adorable children in the most adorable PJs? My friend Kelli is their mom and they are wearing her hand

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 are seeing it actually happen from the runway... to shops like Anthropologie (notice the florals) and and JCrew. (Notice that it's a shirt dress!) The skirts are full, flowing and long! This is a trend that you can easily sew for this fall! The pattern companies have responded and have put out lots of options for longer skirts. Here are some

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 what to wear as the seasons change from summer to fall can be difficult. The weather is often cool in the morning but hot as the day goes on. Then of course, we all would like to look like we have our act together even if we don't feel like we do! The solution: do as women have been doing for years and embrace the Shirtwaist Dress, or Shirt Dr