Small victory = finishing up designing the front of my pattern envelopes. Also, updating Craftsy and my shop with them. So exciting to create. “The compelling thing about making art – or making anything, I suppose – is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid there, a thing, a substance in a […] Read more…
For pattern testers that is! Do you love sewing? Want to try out something new? I’m currently looking for people to give my patterns a try (and get some feedback in return!). How it works? You get in touch & I send you a pattern free of charge. You give it a try (promptly, within […] Read more…
I’ve been doing so much sewing I’ve pretty much run out of knit fabric to keep making baby clothing with (and since it’s not in my budget right now to buy more…) I’ve shifted gears a little and done some toy making. Initially I was concerned that I’d end up with so many toys and […] Read more…
little baby GIRL! I’ve been busy at my sewing machine ever since I found out that I’m having a baby girl. Which has, of course, inspired me to start sewing dresses! I started by making an itty bitty baby dress (pattern from Made by Rae) I decided to make it out of some organic cotton […] Read more…
While I’ve had my paper crafting supplies out, I couldn’t resist a few projects just for fun… Tutorial for the bunnies here. If only the weather would get on board with my springy crafting—it snowed here again last night. I’m so ready for it to be green! xo CBB Read more…
I’ll take a little break from sharing baby clothes to share with you my other recent creative endeavor–designing pattern envelopes for my patterns. I hope at some point to offer print and not just digital patterns. For right now I want to be sure to have some cohesive branding/packaging even if they’re purely digital. As […] Read more…
Kids Clothes Week is keeping me super inspired! So last night/this morning I designed and stitched up this little cardigan. I loved the idea of making layers that are easy to put on/take off and so I came up with this pattern for a colorblocked snap up cardigan using a onesie to gauge the measurements. […] Read more…
Babies require tiny things. I think nothing I’ve made so far has struck me quite like these for their tininess. I used this tutorial from Speckled Owl Studio and found the only change I had to make was to cut the mitt part about 1/4″ smaller because my ribbing cuff just wasn’t as stretchy. […] Read more…
As I discover with each new clothing project—sewing with knits is not so bad (I’m starting to love them actually) I’ve been definitely shopping around for cotton knit fabrics to add to my previously non-existent stash. So far I’ve cranked out a few (okay, maybe more than a few) little shirts since they are […] Read more…
Seriously though. I had this fear/hatred/horror at the thought of sewing with knit fabric. I think some of it stems from how frustrating it was to try and sew with knits as a beginner and just felt like no matter how hard I tried, everything came out wonky. That was at least ten years ago, […] Read more…
