Have you heard of Max and Ruby? I hadn't until one of my favorite clients emailed me her costume ideas for her two children. Her girl was to be Little Orphan Annie and her eighteen …
My good friend Cassi wanted to have a family theme for one of their Halloween costumes, and since I was making her little Cabbage Patch Doll costume, I thought it would be funny to have …
Coming up with a new costume idea is one of my favorite things. When my friend Cassi asked for suggestions for her darling daughter, the first thing that popped into my head was a Cabbage …
What would a Fireman be without his loyal Dalmatian? Eliot is still young enough that he has no opinion, and becomes the trusty sidekick of whatever his older brother wants to be. He sure makes a …
For months leading up to Halloween, Milo talked all about being a superhero. He had even chosen super heros for each of the family, too! I decided to leave our costumes to make after I …
Happy Halloween! It's felt a little like Halloween since June around here, since that's about when I started thinking about and taking orders for costumes. You would think I'd be totally sick of them by …
I am so excited to announce that the pattern for the Big Bow Dress has been designed, digitized, edited, illustrated, tweaked, tested, tweaked some more, and is finally...FINALLY available for purchase HERE in my little shop! From the …
Halloween season is both insanely busy and incredibly exciting for me. I started making custom costumes on a whim a three years ago, and now I love seeing what cool ideas show up in my …
I spent a truly inspiring weekend at the Sewing Summit in Salt Lake City. The days and nights were filled with learning, connecting, and planning. I'll share a full recap next week when I return …
I was thrilled to have Miriam of Mad Mim be assigned to refashion for me in the Trouser Refashion Swap. She and I actually met in high school, at Girls' State political camp (yeah, wha? …
I thought it would be fun to share my version of this nautical stripe this week, since I showed off Kate's cute sailor stripe anniversary dress on Monday. I love how the same great material …
I am so excited today for the second Refashion Swap! In this fun swap, a group of ten awesome sewing bloggers from around the country were assigned partners to refashion for. We each started with …