Ellie and Mac Colorblock Zip Swimsuit Mix and Match This swimsuit has ALL the options! It has a zippered front, color blocking, two skirt lengths (or none). High or mid waist bottoms and can even be a sports bra! I made the high waist bottoms (covered by my ninja shorts, sorry!) with the long skirt,

Ellie and Mac Workout Pattern Bundle For my back to school capsule I used three Ellie and Mac Patterns to make two outfits. Most of the patterns came from the Ellie and Mac Workout Pattern Bundle and I added the Around the Block Hoodie. I’m not really going back to school – I think I’m

Sew Fab Back to School Bundle I’m part of the Sew Fab Summer Bundle Blog Tour! The Sew Fab Bundle is a bundle of patterns from different designers, sold as a unit for a limited time at a great discount! I sampled two of the patterns in the Summer Bundle. These are the Simple Leggings.

Mamma Can Do It Adalynn Dress It occurred to me that I’ve never actually made a blog post for the Mamma Can Do It Adalynn Dress! This is one of my favorite patterns and I go back to it anytime I need to get my sewjo back with a quick, easy sew that I can

Sunflower Tank by Mamma Can Do It The Sunflower Tank by Mamma Can Do It just re-released in the full size range. It now spans from 2T-40W! See my blog post with all my variations here. And catch up on the Sewalong I hosted here. Unlike many designers, Mamma Can Do It designs separately for

Bella Sunshine Designs Hazel Dolman Bella Sunshine Designs released a super quick dolman pattern that has a dress length, great waist curve and an option for gathered sleeves. I tested it in the top length, elbow dolman sleeves! I used burn-out butterflies jersey from Elevated Fashion Fabrics. Bella Sunshine Designs Hazel Dolman

EXCLUSIVE! Check out all the videos from the Sunflower Tank Sewalong I hosted over at Mamma Can Do It! Grab the pattern here! Day 1 – Assemble the PDF pattern Day 2 – Cutting the Pattern from Fabric Day 3 – Shoulder and Side seams Day 3 BONUS – Shoulder and Side Seams WITH POCKETS

Tres Belle Wrap Dress by Ellie and Mac Wrap dresses are my thing! What I especially like about this one is that the cross-over is really low. Which sounds like a problem but actually it stays in place a lot better because of where it’s positioned. This version is the gathered skirt option in maxi

Men’s Swimtrunks by 5 Out Of 4 Patterns I’ve been using this pattern a bunch lately and I realized it doesn’t have it’s own blog! Time to fix that! I have been making the 5oo4 swim trunks with everything except the boardshort material you’d think of! They’re actually really great, simple shorts for my husband.

French Market Shorts by Seamingly Smitten My husband asked for new shorts this summer and he got really excited about this fabric. It’s his favorite color and it’s not the usual kind of scuba. It’s more like ponte that’s slick on both sides like the inside of liverpool. It’s cool to the touch and doesn’t