FABulous Home Sewn

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Giveaway! Patterns and Fabric!

Welcome to my little place on the internet!

This is where I share about the things I sew, new patterns I've designed, and every now and then, a giveaway.

First of all, I'd like to share with you my Etsy shop where you can find my patterns listed.

If you prefer, I do have them listed on Craftsy as well!

I enjoy designing these patterns, though it's slow going as I try to fit it in between life as a wife and homeschooling mom of five kids 8 and under.

Also, a little more about me:

I grew up in a very Dutch family and still love droppies, stampot, and taai-taai. (plus many more Dutch goodies!) Plus, I can still speak a bit of Yankee Dutch.

I was the worst at sewing of all my sisters (there are 5 of us) during Home Economics class. Seriously.

But, I am now the only one who actually sews. (And, I've improved significantly since then!)

I live on a dairy farm with my husband and our 5 kids.

I love to garden and can all the delicious produce from our garden.

And, I love baking a good batch of sourdough bread.

So, there's a little about me.

Now, on to the giveaway!

This week, I'm giving away 2 patterns of choice (see shop above), and two pieces of fabric that are 1 yard each.

To enter, please follow the directions on the Rafflecopter below:

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Make sure to check out the other giveaways over at Sew Mama Sew!

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Black Friday Sale!!!

I don't often hold a sale, and here's the biggest sale I've had yet, so make sure you take advantage of it.

Hop over to my Etsy shop for 25% off the entire shop!

No coupon code needed.

November 26 Midnight to November 28 Midnight MST.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Lullaby Line Sleep Sacks--Some Baby Gifts!

*Updated to change links!*

(This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, I get a small percentage of the purchase price. Thanks for shopping through these links!!)

A lot of friends have had babies. And, a lot of girls.

I am waaay behind in sewing up baby gifts, so when I had to choose another pattern for the Go-To Brand Ambassador program, I thought I'd hit two birds with one stone.

I'd sew up some fun baby gifts while sewing up a pattern available in the ~~Go-To Patterns shop!~~

I chose Peek a Boo Pattern's Lullaby Line Sleep Sack available at Peek a Boo Patterns Go To Patterns!

I sewed it up in size 12-24 months, using flannel for the main part and a cotton/lycra for the neck band and arm bands.

I only had two separating zippers that were long enough, otherwise I would have made a couple more!

I let my 16 month old try them out and she had fun pretending she was napping.

The fit is pretty good--the only thing with the fit is that I'm used to sleep sacks that are a bit longer, only because my kids are usually wearing ones that they can 'grow into.'

This pattern has to have the fit spot on so that the footed sleep sacks can be used properly without tripping up the child.

It's a pretty quick sew. The zipper is the most time consuming part!

I think I'd seam finish the front center edges before I inserted the zipper, the next time.

It would provide a cleaner finish, I think.

Again, you can get the pattern in this shop, or here.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Coffee Shop Lace Dress--Make that a Double-Double

(Contains affiliate links--I get a small percentage of the purchase price if you purchase through my links! Thanks for using them!)

When I saw the Coffee Shop Lace Dress from Bella Sunshine Designs, I knew I wanted to make one.

No, I knew I wanted to make two.

Two dresses--one for each of my girls.

I figured that they'd make perfect Fall/Winter Sunday dresses, especially since the pattern has a long sleeve option.

My girls were both pretty thrilled with them--even the youngest!

I think I'll be lengthening my older daughters dress a bit yet by cutting the bottom of the skirt off, adding a contrasting strip of fabric and sewing the bottom back onto that. I feel it's a little too short, and that is my own fault since the pattern has finished dress measurements--I just didn't look closely enough at those.

The dark fabric is from Art Gallery's Tule line that I bought a couple of months ago at Canadian National Fabric. The other fabrics are a Ty Pennington line that I picked up at Stay Home Fabrics some time ago as well.

You can pick up a copy of this pattern here.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Jocole Blog Tour--Skinnies and Skorts and a Giveaway!

First up, my ~~baby~~ girl's skorts.

It's funny how excited a 15 month old can get over new clothes.

Must be her older sister's influence....ha!

I used Jocole's Faux-Wrap Skort pattern.

No adjustments were made to the pattern--they were sewn in a quilting cotton that I had in my stash from a couple years back.

They're perfect for a little girl on the move, and even though it's heading into Fall here, I think we'll get enough wear out of these, even in the house, or with tights underneath to make it look even more skirt-ish.

If you follow me on Facebook at all, you may have heard about my hot pink skinny pants.

Well, here they are, and I'm thrilled with how they turned out!

I used Jocole's Skinny Pants pattern, and did have to make a few adjustments.

The waist was too big and the hips were perfect (even though I had blended sizes according to my measurements.)

So, I took it in a bit at the side seams, tapering into the regular seam at the hips.

I also added darts on the back, just above the pockets, to take in any gaping so that it wouldn't look bunched and saggy while on.

The fabric is a slightly stretchy twill that I bought off a destash site on Facebook.

They are super comfy with the yoga waistband!

I now want to make many more in different fabrics...we'll see if I ever get to it, but I'm super happy with them.

Hop on over to the Jocole blog to visit all the other bloggers!

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Double Trouble--Brand Ambassador!

*Edited to update links!*

I'm excited to be one of the Go To Patterns Brand Ambassadors!

Every month I'll be sewing up at least one pattern from the Go To Patterns shop.

I get the patterns free and I also will have affiliate links sprinkled through-out the post--it's a great way to send me a percentage of your purchase in their shop without paying any extra!

All opinions of the patterns are my own.

The first pattern I chose is the Double Trouble Reversible Hoodie by Peek a Boo Patterns.

It is listed in the ~~Go To Patterns~~ Peek a Boo Patterns shop.

I'm often a very practical sewist--I have a limited amount of time, and I need to get certain things sewn up since I sew up most of our clothes.

Now that Fall is approaching, the kids needed new Sunday clothes, so I thought this would be a good option for that.

I merged sizes so that my almost eight-year old could have a shirt that was long enough and slim enough as he is quite slim.

I'm very happy with the results--the measurements in the pattern are spot on.

A cool thing about this hoodie is that it is reversible.

My son however was not in any mood to reverse it for me on this chilly morning, so I only have one view of it to show you.

Trust me that it is fully reversible, and the reverse side of the one I sewed up here is a light grey.

Both fabrics are from Girl Charlee.

The look is cool enough for an eight-year old and I can see myself making more of these for my other kids as well since the pattern has a wide size range (3m-12years).

Pattern available here.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Itch to Stitch Birthday Tour--Angelia Shorts

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Welcome!

First off, Happy Birthday to Itch to Stitch!

It's amazing how many beautiful patterns you've put out in a year!

I want to sew almost all of them.

I chose to sew up the Angelia shorts for the Itch to Stitch Birthday Blog Tour even though it is October, which means that the cold weather is upon us.

Why? Well...I had meant to sew them up in the summer, but never got to it.

I have one real pair of shots that are starting to come apart at the seams, and we are planning on heading to Cuba in November.

So, shorts it is.

First of all, the fit is great...I love that they are high enough in the back that I'm not 'plumbing.'

Second, the details.

I chose to sew up view C, which doesn't have as many details as view B, but still.

I also chose to leave the buttons off the pockets since I like a clean 'entry' into my pockets.

But, there is topstitching, drawstring waist, drawstring cuffs, etc.

I did a little bit of extra topstitching in the inseam, just because I'm a fan of topstitching.

So, enjoy the slew of detail pictures I took!

Third, the instructions!

I've never sewn a nicer looking fly. Seriously--I love how neat and tidy this fly turned out.

I've also never before needed to shorten a metal zipper. The pattern had good instructions for that as well, though I may need to invest in better needle-nose pliers.

So, over all a great pattern.

I think next time, I'll first pin the waistband to the shorts and then mark where I want the button holes for the drawstring, just to make sure they're perfectly placed.

Fabrics used are a slightly thicker than quilting weight grey cotton.

The drawstring is ribbon--ribbon that I still had from when we made our wedding invitations...

Modifications made include extra topstitching in the inseam and leaving off the pocket buttons.

I had plans to free motion stitch a flower or butterfly design on the shorts, but was afraid to ruin them or make them look too kid-ish.

I still think it'd be a cool thing to do.

Follow these blogs to see their awesome creations from Itch to Stitch patterns: