Welcome to today's stop on Sewing By Ti's, "Dress Up This Town" blog tour! I'm excited to share my labors of love with you today! (We also have a giveaway going too! See the rafflecopter at the end of my post!) When Ti announced this tour last month, I figured I would sign up, use… Continue reading Dress Up This Town – Emma Dress
A few months ago I tested the Elegance & Elephants Mira Dress on my baby girl. I planned to make a second one for her big sister and managed to get it done in time for Easter. It's just taken a while to get the photos edited and posted up!! This version uses the final… Continue reading Easter Mira Dresses
If it weren't for pattern testing, I would probably never sew for myself, so when I saw the testing call for the Itch to Stitch Anza Jumpsuit & Dress,* I knew I had to be on it! Because I fear making pants (haha), I opted to test the dress version. Usually I try to sew… Continue reading Itch to Stitch Anza Jumpsuit & Dress Release
The mark of a great pattern designer is one who is willing to push a deadline until their pattern is just perfect! Terri from Sew Straight and Gather is one such designer. I started testing these patterns a little over a month ago and they are finally ready for release! Terri is based in Canada and designs… Continue reading Sew Straight & Gather Avenue Collection Release
Oh my heart! My third and last baby doesn't always get a lot of sewing love, so I was delighted to get picked to test the new Elegance & Elephants Mira Dress last week in my 13 month old daughter's size. Of course my 5 year old is eager to match her baby sister, so… Continue reading Elegance & Elephants Mira Dress Release
This year I’m making more of an effort to sew more for ME! To kick off the year, I made the Love Notions Willow Wrap Dress* in this beautiful Double Brushed Polyester from So Sew English Fabrics. The pattern suggests using your bust measurement to select your size, so I went with XS, which is the… Continue reading Love Notions Willow Wrap Dress
I have always loved the look of this Burda dress and with an upcoming wedding and the need for a nursing friendly dress, I decided to tackle it, making some modifications. The major mod was switching from woven to knit. Since I was using knit, I omitted the zipper. The pattern calls for ombre silk,… Continue reading BurdaStyle 6/2010 #126 Dress
