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Hideaway Quilt-a-Long with Fat Quarter Shop!

Hello friends! I have a special project to share with you all today – my version of the Hideaway Quilt from AGF Stitched with Fat Quarter Shop!

I was very excited to be invited to sew-a-long because I have been keeping a secret: I’m expecting a new baby at the end of this summer and my ability to sew has been limited. It was wonderful to start this Hideaway Quilt and finish it as I was transitioning into the second trimester. Continue Reading

Breaking Ground with Brindille & Twig

Welcome to the Breaking Ground Blog Tour 2018! This week over 20 bloggers are joining together to break new ground by trying a pattern designer that is new to them, try new techniques, new styles, or whatever way they want to push themselves.  We’re always up for a new challenge, and today I’m sharing a little project I’ve been working on – sweet little baby clothes!  Lately I’ve been sewing less and spending all my extra minutes snuggling my sweet new baby, who is growing up way too fast already!  For this blog tour, I just knew I needed to try sewing baby clothes. Baby girl still spends a decent portion of her day snuggling and sleeping so I wanted to make something comfy, cozy, and cute. I think every single one of the patterns at Brindille and Twig meets that criteria! I always see so many pictures of adorably squishy babies modelling their mama’s newest Brindille and Twig makes in the PDF sewing groups on Facebook but never had a reason to try out those patterns before now. Continue Reading

Ready for Summer with the High Tide Surfsuit

Are you as ready for summer as I am? The newest pattern release from Peek a Boo Pattern Shop is the High Tide Surfsuit. Ironically this testing call came smack in the middle of a blizzard that dropped 9 inches of snow on us here in the Upper Midwest. So obviously testing a swimsuit made a lot of sense! I made Miss M a ruffle suit with the snap crotch.

Here’s what you need to know about the High Tide: Continue Reading

Simple Life Pattern Company Baby Aria

Welcome back to the Sew and Tell Project! We’ve been a bit quiet over here on the blog over the holidays. I’m back today with a new dress from Simple Life Pattern Company which has quickly become my favorite for my little girl.

The Aria and Baby Aria are knit dresses with a fun back addition–a panel including bows. It’s such a fun, simple twist to add fun and interest to the back of a knit dress. Continue Reading

Houdini Bib

I’m back with another great baby pattern from Peek a Boo Pattern Shop! This week’s new release is the Houdini Bib. Miss M is almost 8 months old and in the last few weeks has really discovered her love of solids! However, her second love is trying to eat her bib while I’m trying to feed her. The Houdini Bib has solved my problem.

The Houdini Bib has two versions: a basic bib with just the strap around the neck, and the Houdini version which has straps that criss cross in the back and snap below the arms. It is also available in three sizes: baby, toddler, and preschooler. After I made these, an inch was added to the length of the Houdini straps to provide a bit more room for movement. Continue Reading

Making a Skirted Onesie with the Gloria and Eeny Meeny Miny Moe

I have been loving getting to sew little girl outfits after sewing for 4 boys. Sewing ruffles and dresses and pink has been such a blast! I’m quickly realizing that while I love dresses on my little girl, onesies are so much more functional because they don’t lift up showing a baby’s little belly especially in these cold winter months here in the Upper Midwest. However, I love the look of dresses so I started thinking about how to solve my problem, and I decided to mash the Peek a Boo Pattern Shop Gloria dress with the Eeny Meeny Miny Moe Bodysuit (I’m going to call this the EMMM in the rest of this post). For my mash up, I used Art Gallery Flower Field Bachelorette Knit with the solid Dark Fuchsia knit from Peek a Boo Pattern Shop. I love Amy’s selections of fabrics and know that anything I purchase from there is high quality. Continue Reading

Special Occasions in Style with Simple Life Pattern Company: A Blog Tour

I have been so excited for this special occasion blog tour! Several weeks ago Becca said “We should do a blog tour for the holidays!” Or maybe Katie said that. Or maybe it was my idea – but I’m blaming Becca for now. In any case, Simple Life Pattern Company has decided to bring you an amazing line-up of bloggers and their SLPco Holiday creations for a spectacular #SLPcoHolidays blog tour. Even better? There is a sitewide sale :  you can shop ALL the patterns and save 20% using the code “SLPcoSpecial” during the blog tour. Make sure you read all the way to the end of my post to enter the giveaway to win fabric and patterns from some amazing sponsors! Continue Reading

Fit for a Princess: Halloween Style

Hi friends, old and new! I’m excited to be participating in the Sew Fun Blog Hop hosted by Faith and Fabric today! If you’ve never visited Sew and Tell Project, make sure you stick around and follow us on Instagram here and me (Eleri) here! Thanks, Jen, for having us today! Make sure you read through the post and visit the other makers on the Blog Hop at the bottom of the page.

Can you believe Halloween is just around the corner? It sneaks up on me every year. This year, I am headed to International Quilt Market in Houston (in 10 days!!!) so I want to be sure my kids have their costumes ready before I go so I can just enjoy the festivities when I get home. Continue Reading

Love Notions Sloane for GIRLS: Feminine, Trendy, and Tween-Approved

It’s Fri-yay!

After a grand silence here on the blog by little old me, I have an exciting new pattern to share with our dear readers!

Tami from Love Notions Sewing Patterns has updated and extended the size range on her popular Ladies’ Sloane Sweater Pattern AND also released a brand new girls’ Sloane Sweater! You can buy both of them in a bundle right here!

Why do I love Love Notions Sewing Patterns? Size range of 2T-16 for girls, line drawings to showcase the different options/views, and excellent fit advice! I also love the no-trim pages and layered printing to take me from computer to sewing machine quickly! Continue Reading

A Friday Freebie from Rebecca Page

If you’re looking for a really cute and easy homemade Halloween costume, look no further! Today, Rebecca Page is releasing the Peacock Mask and Tutu. And it’s 100% completely free!

My version is sewn (using double sided, heat sensitive interfacing to hold the layers together, and then top stitching for detail and permanence), but you could easily throw this together with a hot glue gun. Continue Reading