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.!

Maggie Tunic--One Day Sale!

I'm quite excited that one of my favourite shops will be having Sunshine Sunday Sales!

First up in the sales is the Maggie Top Tunic and Dress

This pattern comes together very nicely. It has three length options (top, tunic, and dress) and three sleeve options (short, 3/4, and long).

I chose to sew up the tunic length with short sleeves. 

It is a slimmer fitting top/tunic/dress so as a tunic it's perfect over skinny jeans or if your daughter is the legging wearing type over a decent pair of leggings. 

I'm sure I'll be using this pattern over and over to make tops for my daughters. 

The size range is 6 months to 12 years, so it's a pattern you can use for years and with all the options it works for all seasons.  

Sale price with the coupon code is $5 for the girls, $6 for the ladies, and $10 bundled! 

You can find the code in the Facebook Group!

Find the pattern here: Maggie Top Tunic and Dress from Bella Sunshine Designs.

Code is valid only from midnight to midnight EST the 28th of January. 

Apple Cardigan

I recently had the pleasure of testing a pattern for Bella Sunshine Designs!

The new Ladies' Apple Cardigan. 

When I saw the preview pictures, I knew I wanted in on the testing--I loved the look of it and my sewing to-do list was almost empty. 

But, I had to make sure I had enough fabric as the fabric requirements weren't the usual 1.5 yards or so for a cardigan but 2 5/8 yards. 

After finding this fabric in my stash, I signed up and soon found out why the fabric requirements were larger than I expected: the cardigan has a half circle skirt which takes up a fair amount. I think I used around 2 yards with stripe matching on a size 6. 

There were a couple adjustments made after the version sewn here (and that version was tested by the stage 3 testers!) The sleeves were slimmed down below the elbows and widened around the biceps. 

As with all the patterns I've sewn from Bella Sunshine Designs the pattern came together very well. 

It was a super easy and quick sew and it's perfect for fall layering! (If you have a fall...I think we skipped it as it was cold and snowing when we took these pictures!)

You can get the pattern here and there is also a girls' version of this pattern which you can get here. 

The ladies' version is on sale for $6.50 until October 24th, no code needed! After that it'll be $9. 

The girls' version is on sale for $5.50. 

Bella Sunshine Designs Sale!

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Bella Sunshine Designs is having a Back to School sale this week. 

Every day two different patterns will be listed at $5 for 24 hours. 

Today, two patterns that I have sewn are up! 

First up is the Coffee Shop Lace Dress. 

This dress is super cute--I love the lace detail.

It goes from size 12 months to size 12 girls. 

More details of these dresses can be found here.

Next up is the Gabriella's Winter Coat. 

The shape of this coat is adorable. 

It's not a straight a-line pea coat. 

It has flare. 

It has twirl. 

It has style. 

It goes from sizes 6 months to size 12 girls, so a huge size range. 

More details of the dress can be found here. 

Make sure you pick these two patterns up today if you don't have them already! 

Gabriella's Winter Coat.

 Coffee Shop Lace Dress. 

Happy Birthday to Bella Sunshine Designs!

I decided to sew up the Gabriella's Winter Coat but as more of a spring coat.

The fabric recommendations for the coat is wool or wool blends.

I used a linen fabric I found at the second hand shop in the form of a curtain for the main fabric, and a flannel for the lining so there is some warmth and coziness to the coat for those cool spring days. 

I love how the inside is put together--there is a back pleat that provides ease of movement and a bit of give in the lining. And, there is not a raw edge to be seen inside--which I love!

 I decided to unpick a different seam so that I wouldn't have to slip stitch the lining shut. I just had to top-stitch around the outside of the coat to close the small opening I made on one of the front panels.

I also didn't open the three inner button holes--I just sewed the buttons on top of those, so that it looks like they're buttoned up, so that my daughter won't have to button up 6 buttons--only 3. 

Since it's not spring here yet, just somewhat spring-like weather as the temperature hovers around 0 degrees, it looks like a rather wintry back drop for a spring coat, but that's all I had to work with, and no kids were frozen in the picture-taking process. 

Make sure to hop over and buy your copy of the Gabriella's Winter Coat! 

Also, see what else people have sewn up today.

Bella Sunshine Designs Birthday Blog Tour

Featured Bloggers:

House of Estrela | Pattern Revolution | Pleats & Ruffles 

Itch to Stitch | Fabulous Home Sewn | Sew Sophie Lynn 

Sewing by Ti | Made By Sara | Candice Ayala 

Seaside Notions | Pear Berry Lane | Made By Melli

Adventures With Bubbe and Bug | Crazy Crafty Haute Mama | Rebel & Malice

Sponsors:

Prize Number 1:

Bella Sunshine Designs - 2 Patterns of Choice 

Once Upon A Yard / Sew It Seams Facebook Group - Grab Bag of 7 yards of fabric

Prize Number 2 (Just for the USA):

Bella Sunshine Designs - 2 Pattern of Choice

  Bethany Lane - 3 Sets of "Cute as a Button" wooden buttons (30 buttons total)

Prize Number 3:

Bella Sunshine Designs - 2 Patterns of Choice 

Sofilantjes Patterns - 2 Patterns of Choice 

Knot Sew Normal - 1 Pattern of Choice 

Muffin Head Patterns - Any 1 pattern up to $12.00 

Itch To Stitch - 1 Pattern of Choice 

Rachel Rossi - Squared Fashion Wrap Sewing Pattern 

FABulous Home Sewn - 1 Pattern of choice 

Seaside Notions - 1 pattern of choice 

Laela Jeyne Patterns - Pattern of choice (excludes bundles)

  Pickle Toes Patterns - 1 Pattern of choice.

Enter the giveaway:

Hurry, the giveaway ends on Sunday, February 28th at midnight!

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Celebration Sales:

Mabel Madison - 10% off their website with coupon code BELLABIRTHDAY until February 29th. Sew It Seams - 15% off their website with coupon code BELLASUN until February 29th. And of course, you can get 40% off all Bella Sunshine Designs patterns on our website until February 29th. No coupon code needed! Ready for one more surprise? Check the Bella Sunshine Designs's website on Friday for a new release or two!