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Swing Top and Skirt pattern

Ruffled Halter Dress pattern

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PDF Sewing Pattern - Ruffled Halter Dress

Description: The Catherine Claire Ruffled Halter dress is the perfect dress for those hot summer days. Your little girl can wear it to the park, to a picnic, to a friend’s house to play - anywhere she wants. With a halter style top that ties in a bow in the front it’s sure to show off her sweetness! This pattern features 35 photo illustrations and tutorial style instructions to help you create this ruffled halter dress. No paper pattern pieces to cut out – instead exact measurements make this have the perfect fit.

sizes 6months - 6 years
*This is a PDF downloadable sewing pattern.
*The pattern and tutorial will be emailed to you within 24 hours (usually less than 12)
*Just print the tutorial and begin sewing.
*No taping pages together.
*No enlarging necessary.

The Catherine Claire dress is one that will help you become Seamingly Smitten!

$7.95 each

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Springy Skirt for Momma!

It's definitely Spring time here in the South and I needed something to wear to beat the heat in April. I LOVE the Market Skirt from Dana on her MADE blog: http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-market-skirt.html and wanted to make something similar. I tried my hand at a denim skirt last year with a gathered waist but I was tired of it. So I cut it apart and tried again. I'm much happier with the way this one looks and I've already worn it 3 times in the past week! :) Next up is a seersucker one for myself, along with some Easter outfits for my little ones.

Sunglass Case Tutorial

I never wear sunglasses. Never. I always think they look funny on my face or I can never find the right shape. BUT I love sunglasses! I think other people look great in them. My husband has always wanted the aviator style sunglasses and I didn't want him to get them because when he wanted them they weren't popular. Like for the last 10 years! I tried kindly suggesting back then that they were a little Top Gun"ish" for him. But now they are everywhere and I'm kind of loving them!

Anyway I finally found a pair that I love and I feel they fit my oval shaped (long) face. YAY! So I wanted to get/make a case for them. Things always get scratched up in my purse or diaper bag or in the console, so I wanted these to be a little safer. So I whipped up a new Sunglass Case Tutorial! Enjoy!

Sunglass Case Tutorial

Materials:

12 inches x 11 inches fabric

12 inches x 11 inches lining fabric (something soft)

scissors, thread, sewing machine

sunglasses :)

1. Cut your fabric and your lining. Lay your lining fabric right side DOWN and lay your outer fabric on top, right side UP.

2. Fold each piece of fabric in a half inch along one edge (on the 11 inch side). The folded edges should touch each other. Press this edge with an iron.

3. Sew down this edge only using a 1/8 inch seam allowance. Clip threads.

4. Fold in half lengthwise with right sides together of your main fabric. Pin the outer edge. Sew this long edge using a 5/8 inch seam allowance.

5. Lay your seam in the center like shown above. This will be your back center seam. Press down with an iron and pin the bottom /unsewn edge.

6. Sew along this line using a 5/8 inch seam allowance.

7. Turn inside out and PRESTO! You have a very chic sunglass holder! (Next time I would have added a rosette or a ruffle before I began sewing. But these are so easy to whip up I just might make another one soon!)

Enjoy!