Ha, totally fooled you guys! I know you thought we were going to do a Sleeping Beauty dress after the success of Snow White, but we’re dealing with the whims of a 3 year old here. So, a Belle dress it is. Again, I used knit fabric to make this a super comfy dress-up dress,…
Pleated Sundress: A Tutorial
I saw a really cute, breezy sundress at the Gap, but at $30, it was way more than I’m willing to spend on a preschooler. I decided I had to give it a shot and since I used $2 fabric I got at a yardsale over 3 years ago, I was able to make my…
Snow White: A New Take on an Old Favorite
Like most preschoolers, my daughter loves dress-up. In fact, she wears her dress-up clothes more often than her regular clothes. We even have a rule: At home, you can pick your clothes, when we go out, Mommy picks the clothes. So the other day she asked me to make her a Snow White dress “on…
Beach Towel Dresses: A Tutorial-ish
Update! The Aegean Swim Cover is now available for purchase! Buy the .pdf pattern and you’ll take all the guess work out of making beach towel dresses/cover-ups, and you’ll also get 4 different style options! There is still the original ruffle dress, but now you can also make a dress without a ruffle, a…
The Maypole Dress: A Tutorial
Happy May Day, internet crafty blog world of friendly folk! I’m trying to swallow my nervousness about writing a sewing tutorial, because there are about a bajillion people who know more about sewing than I do, so I’m putting this out into the universe with the caveat that I’m sure there are 47 ways to…