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Peek a Boo Pattern Shop has released one of their most popular patterns, the Classic Zip Pajamas, in a new and updated fashion. Who doesn’t love zip footie pajamas? Now these pajamas are even better with short and long sleeve options as well as cuffed shorts, cuffed pants, and traditional footies. You can also choose half zip or full zip options for the pants and footies.
Here is Genie’s daughter in the cuffed pants and long sleeve options. These are cotton interlock with cotton lycra bands. Genie chose the half zip option as well. The zipper assembly on these pajamas is straightfoward and a video tutorial is linked in the instructions to help with any tricky spots you might find.
One of my favorite parts of sewing for my kids is adding the little details like colorblocking and pockets that they love to their outfits. Usually I need to hack a pattern to do that, but Amy over at Peek a Boo Pattern Shop has taken care of that for me now with the new Hideout Hoodie!
The Hideout Hoodie is a relaxed fit raglan with short or long sleeves and a hood or neckband which allow you to make a variety of looks from one pattern. More bang for your buck!
Welcome back to another year of the Sew Americana blog tour hosted by Wild and Wanderful. I participated two years ago as seen here, but had to take last year off due to having a newborn. I was so excited to come back and join in the fun again.
I decided to sew for two of my kids this year-my baby girl (who’s really more of a toddler) and my 9 year old. Sly Fox Fabrics was kind enough to send each of us bloggers some yardage to use during the tour. They’re a new-to-me company, but I was so impressed with the quality of their fabric and the speed of their shipping. Make sure to check out their Americana collection here for your own patriotic sewing.
I recently tested the Baby Saylor from Simple Life Pattern Company and loved the square open back and bow options. When SLPCo decided to release a similar knit dress, Baby Skyler, I jumped at the chance to test it because knits are just so comfy for my busy toddler. The Skyler is also available in girls’ sizes so stay tuned for Eleri and Emily’s versions coming to the blog in a few days!
Spring is finally starting to peek its head out here in the Upper Midwest, and the new release from Peek a Boo Pattern Shop is perfect for spring, summer, and year round!
The Mariposa Top and Dress offers 4 sleeve lengths as well as top, dress, and peplum options. The real star of this pattern, however, are the mini and mega ruffles!
I made Miss M three tops during testing. Please note the ruffles were revised after I made my versions to taper more by the waist.
Growing up, I had handmade dresses from my mom or my grandma for every holiday until I was in elementary school. So far, my daughter has only celebrated her first Christmas in a handmade dress, but her first Easter is quickly approaching. I’ve been searching for a pattern, and when the testing call came from Peekaboo Pattern Shop for the Wildflower Dress, I knew this was the one.
With 144 combinations of necklines, sleeves, sash, and skirts, this truly can be the one and only dress you need.
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:
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.
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.
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.