Sunday, May 20, 2018

Tess Tulip Shorts Sunshine Sale!


Summer time! 
A time of short sleeves, shorts, and bare feet. 
A time of freezies, water fights, and endless hours playing outside.
How I love summer. 
And, what better way to get my littles dressed for summer than by sewing up a fun pair of Tulip Shorts!



To make them even more summery, I sewed them up in a breezy linen. 
Next time I hope to add some trim to the petals--they'd look lovely with some pretty white trim peeking out. 


Do you love summer too?
Do you love a fun pair of shorts?
You're in for a surprise--the Tess Tulip Shorts are on sale!
Today only, so be sure to get your copy.



Sunday Sunshine Sale - Tess Tulips girls
The sale is LIVE and will continue until 12 Midnight tonight
Prices
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Girls - Use the code “sunshinesale”
Coupon Sale Price $5.00
Regular Price $8.00

Pattern Information
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•Sizes
Girls 6mo to 12 years (see listing for measurements)
•Layers option
•A0 print shop file


•Trim patterns formatted for letter and A4

Be sure to join the Bella Sunshine Designs Pattern Facebook group for updates on sales, etc.!

Monday, May 14, 2018

Boys in Summer Blog Tour


Boys in Summer Blog Tour: Part of the Sewing Blue Blog Tour series hosted by Made for Little Gents  

Welcome to my stop on the Boys in Summer Blog Tour!
Having 4 boys, I tend to do a fair bit of sewing for boys, and this was another perfect opportunity to sew up a great boy shirt again.


I used the Discoverer Tee  by Ellie and Mac (affiliate links) and let my son choose the fabric.
He chose pretty basic fabrics--solid cotton lycra knits, but the design of the pattern definitely adds some interest with such basic fabrics. 


I will confess this shirt has been worn and washed before I could grab pictures of it, and I forgot to iron it after the washing. He's pretty thrilled with it and was very eager to wear it. 


I really like this pattern as it's a looser fit and my boys really enjoy that as they do not like tight fitting shirts. Plus as I said before, it's not just a basic tee--it has a cool design element that takes it up a notch.
If you don't have this pattern yet or are looking for a cool boys pattern (even my older boys like this shirt!) be sure to go buy the Discoverer Tee  by Ellie and Mac (affiliate links) 

Looking for more summer boy inspiration? 
Follow along on the Boys in Summer Blog Tour hosted by Made by Little Gents by clicking through the links below. 
Thurs. May 10 Phat Quarters | Dreams & Stitches 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Sew Lovely Cherry Blossoms

Sew Lovely Fabrics once more has an amazing preorder open! 
The fabrics are from Raspberry Creek Fabrics so these are milled and printed in North America.
I got to try out the Cherry Blossom and Stripes.


The fabric sews up very nicely and it is a lighter weight cotton jersey fabric which is perfect for summer dresses and tops. 


I paired it with a coral rayon spandex for the neckband and flutter sleeves. 


The dress pattern is the (affiliate link) Hazelbee Dress pattern (which seems to be unavailable at the moment.) 


Be sure to order your fabric soon as there are minimum amounts needed to be able to get the fabric ordered in. (Don't worry--if minimums are not met you will be refunded!) 

This dress will be headed off to a cute baby girl!