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Under the Sea! Lottchen Tunic

Affordable Fabrics and More has done it again with another gorgeous fabric collection! For this one, I used the Lottchen Top/Tunic/Dress by German designer, Pea aus Schilde and I just love how it turned out! Read on to learn more about this outfit! It took me *ages* to decide how I wanted to use this… Continue reading Under the Sea! Lottchen Tunic

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Talkin’ or Racin’? Car Fabric for Boys (and Girls!)

Sometimes it can be hard to find awesome boy friendly fabric, so I was excited to see this new monster car design from MK*Designs! Of course, when it arrived my daughters insisted it was for them and were pretty bitter when I declared it was for their brother. Monster cars for everyone! Each of the… Continue reading Talkin’ or Racin’? Car Fabric for Boys (and Girls!)

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Some Holiday Cheer in a Sweater Dress

Well I suppose my title isn't quite appropriate... my daughter has the flu, so she's not feeling particularly cheery in these photos, but this fabric definitely fits the holiday cheer vibe! About the Fabric Designed and printed in the USA, this gorgeous Winter Forest print is part of a holiday collection currently on preorder from… Continue reading Some Holiday Cheer in a Sweater Dress

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The Tilt!

The Tilt by kleiner Polli-Klecks was selected among the top 5 favorite patterns to sew in the International Knit Sew Along Facebook group this summer. I'd purchased it during one of the Makerist 2€ sales earlier in the year and thought it would be a prefect way to showcase this new collection of prints and… Continue reading The Tilt!

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Magic Portal Biker Sweatshirt

Some fun sews for Mr. Model this week! When I found out MK*Designs was sending me a "portal" panel set of Donald Duck, I thought the (aff) MW Patterns Biker Sweatshirt would be a perfect complement for it. This is the same pattern I used a month or so ago when I made the US… Continue reading Magic Portal Biker Sweatshirt

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Air Force Kalea Dress

Now for my second Air Force make! (My first one - a sweatshirt/jacket is right here). I decided to make a the Pom & Pino Kalea Dress (German only) for my daughter - I love how this design allows for featuring multiple types of fabric in a way that's interesting and not overdone. This fabric is… Continue reading Air Force Kalea Dress

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U.S. Air Force Jacket

Living in the DC area means we're surrounded by military and government contractors (my husband falls into the latter category!). When Affordable Fabrics and More announced the new military fabric round, I figured I would skip it, since we aren't military (and the sample collection was originally offered to the military seamstresses in our group).… Continue reading U.S. Air Force Jacket

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P&M Patterns Tour: Gus for Girls + Giveaway

Welcome to day 4 of the P&M Patterns Blog Tour! P&M Patterns is a new-to-me designer based in France. The patterns however are in both English and French! The pattern company was established in 2012 with just children's designs, but has since branched out into women's (many mommy & me options available!). The designs are… Continue reading P&M Patterns Tour: Gus for Girls + Giveaway

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Lion… er… Liger Hoodie!

Can I just start by saying, I love, love, LOVE Whimsy Baby Customs Rapports?! What is a Rapport you say? Well, turn to my trusty search engine: A Whimsy Baby Customs Rapport goes along the same vein - a panel and two coordinates - all on one meter of fabric! I think it's a brilliant… Continue reading Lion… er… Liger Hoodie!