Vintage/Embroidered Dress

My niece rummaged through my mom's linen closet and came across these gorgeously embroidered pillowcases and wrapped it around herself. She told me she wanted me to make her a dress and I was so excited! But....I didn't want your ordinary pillowcase dress. The ribbons come undone, you have to double knot it, sometimes it's too boxy looking....so I wanted something different. I didn't want to lose the gorgeous detailing, either. Luckily, there was another pillowcase just like it so I could make one for my little girl.

Last night I got to work and created this....

I will post a tutorial soon!

Pattern TESTERS Needed - Women's Tunic

The Laurie Claire Tunic
PDF Sewing Pattern Testers Needed

Do you know what people love to look at the most on my blog?

Women's clothing

I thought about this a while and realized sewing for ourselves (that's us, ladies!) is something we rarely take the time to do, but when we do it, WE LOVE IT!

We are proud of what we made with our two hands

(and a sewing machine, of course) and we feel good wearing it!

That is why I created my first pattern for WOMEN!

(I'm so excited to share it with you!)
Introducing....

The Laurie Claire Tunic

This sewing pattern is named after my sweet and awesome sister, Laurie, who's modeling it here. (She lives down the street and I still LOVE HER!) She is pairing it with some white jeans and some heels - perfect for Spring and Summer - and can dress it up or down. It also goes great with jeans, leggings or jeggings (skinny jeans).

She looks stylish, trendy and her husband loved it, too!

I need 5 pattern testers - one for each size.

SIZES:

xsmall 0-2 (bust 31-33, waist 23-25)

small 4-6 (bust 33 1/2 - 35, waist 25 1/2 - 27)

medium 8-10 (bust 35 1/2 - 37, waist 27 1/2 - 29 1/2)

large 12-14 (bust 37 1/2 - 40, waist 30-32 1/2)

xlarge 16-18 (bust 40 1/2-42, waist 33-34 1/2)

If you're interested in pattern testing and can sew it by this Friday, April 29, 2011,

leave me a comment with the size you can sew and your email address

I need beginner sewers who can give me some good feedback/constructive criticism.

(It should take an hour and a half to sew)

I know you will LOVE IT!

Orange Sherbet Easter Dresses and Seersucker Pants

When I saw this seersucker fabric my mouth watered. Not only because the fabric was beautiful, but because it instantly reminded me of being a little girl and going to my Grammy's house and eating her orange sherbet. Remember that taste? So tangy and tart and freezing cold all at the same time? YUM! So I scooped up two yards of that yummy deliciousness and made Easter dresses. One for my little girl and one for my niece. They wore them to the Easter egg hunt this weekend and had quite a good time! Of course my little girl immediately dropped some blackberries (I mean CHOCOLATE!) on it, but that's what Shout is for...and it came right out. :)

My little boy and my nephew also wore some blue seersucker pants for the first time. We have to raise them to be proper Southern boys and are starting them early :) They looked TOO SWEET and even had on belts to match. I made my nephew's seersucker pants and put little pockets on the rear so he could hide some candy from his sister. :)

Happy Easter!

You Can Make This.com - my pattern is up!

Check out the site:

www.youcanmakethis.com

and you will see they are carrying my first pattern!

YAY!!! A little shout out for The Catherine Claire Ruffled Halter Dress pattern!

It's a quick pattern to whip up a boutique style halter dress and it's perfect for beginner to advanced sewers. With a halter style top that can tie in the front or the back (depending on what you want) it is one dress that is sure to show off some sweetness! Try it today!

https://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/whats-new/thecatherineclaireruffledhalterdress.htm

If you haven't been to this site, you will LOVE it! There are so many patterns to choose from and it's organized into categories for easy browsing. I've bought patterns from them before and the awesome thing about it is they are INSTANT DOWNLOAD! No running to the fabric store, no waiting for an email from them...you can INSTANTLY get your pattern and start sewing!

Check it out!