Another test for Sofilantjes patterns! I like her style of clothes for kids, since they are on trend and comfy. I still have a few more sizes she can wear in these before she graduates out of them. They go up to a size 14, and right now she is a 10W and 13L. Sylva […]
The boy is into the Assassins’ Creed video game and movie, though he hasn’t actually played the game. Dad has, and they are pretty cool games, with a bit of history involved in them. The boy wanted some shirts with the AC logo on them, and yes, I know…copyright and all that. We have bought […]
I saw this striped fabric on a custom fabric website and thought it would be perfect for the pattern test I did on the cropped jacket. Unfortunately, I spent way too much on fabric for these pieces, but sometimes you just gotta splurge. Most of my fabrics I buy are at a discount fabric warehouse, […]
My son is a soon to be teenager, and it appears at this age that hoodies are a thing. He wears hoodies and t-shirts all winter long. Now, while he has plenty of t-shirts, there is a lack of hoodies. He had one that fit and a few that were too small but worked, so […]
Last spring I bought these patterned jeans on sale at Justice for my daughter. I don’t make EVERYTHING that she wears. These are 14 Slims and I still needed to put elastic in the back waist for them to fit well. A relatively easy fix, but that is generally the reason why I make a […]
This jacket was a pattern test that was dropped in the spring. My pictures are from the spring, so I decided to finally post this since fall is upon us. As much as she has grown, I doubt it fits her now! The pattern may come out sometime, but I decided to pull myself from […]
Another challenging garment! Wardrobe by Me needed testers for their new coat, and I volunteered for it, although I knew I would be pressed for time. My chronic back pain also ratcheted it up a notch this past month…or so. As it was, I was late on this. I used fabric for the outer that […]
Oh skorts, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! #1 My girl is active and doesn’t like to be ladylike. She crawls on the floor, likes to run around, and doesn’t want to worry about showing her underwear. #2 Due to #1 above, she really has a hard time wearing skirts. She […]
The chill isn’t quite in the air here yet, but it is time to start thinking about fall. I have plans for doing a Fall/Winter capsule like the one I put together for spring. The main colors I will be using are going to be black, red and white. This vest fit nicely into that […]
I happily decided to test this new swimsuit by Wardrobe by Me, since I wanted a new suit to wear. This is a good basic swimsuit, that most people should be able to make. I did a few things different from the pattern, and Christina asked me to write up a guest blog post on […]
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