It’s that time of year again, Halloween is here and while my kids are stalling on deciding what they want me to make them this year I went through the years past. DIY Yoshi Costume DIY Snail Costume Fairy Princess Costume Raccoons Costume Poppy from Trolls (with a free pattern) Cowardly Lion Costume Baymax Costume Rainbow Unicorn Costume Hawkeye the…
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After about the 3rd or 4th Swiss top I made I just knew I had to make a hooded version. With a small and easy alteration this was easy to do. I also added some little extra details to this one like some leather scraps sewn above and below the pocket opening just for accent. I also added a drawstring…
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My kid loves all things sports, and he loves wearing logo gear. The problem we tend to have is that they are either ugly, like really ugly, or they are too big or too small. He is in that not quite adult size but larger than youth size stage. So it’s a good thing his mom sews, and that patterns…
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When this little girl saw the thumbhole cuffs on Abbey’s ballet bolero, she was insisting that she could have some on a shirt for her as well. Personally I am on the fence of the trend. I have a few sweatshirts and shirts that have this feature but I don’t really like it, I like my hands to be free…
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My daughters have been taking ballet for several years now and often I get a request from them for some special ballet clothes, something for warm up or practice, or even just for fun. The most recent request from Abbey was for a bolero style sweater. I had fun designing this cute little sweater for her to wear. Something that…
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I love to color block, as you may know. So it’s no real surprise that I would color block the new Swiss Top. I love color blocking so much I even included this hack right in the pattern. For this top I also did the waistband along the bottom hem. You can find those instructions here. The Swiss Top Pattern…
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