Woo-hoo, I love, love, LOVE this dress, and I’m so excited to finally be sharing it! The white version by Jean Paul Gaultier was one of the first pins that I added to my nautical inspiration pin board, and even though it looks kind of plain, it’s by far my favorite outfit from the whole collection.… Read More
What would a Nautical Collection be without a pair of adorable sailor shorts? Exactly, it would be sad. Very sad indeed. I needed these, but for some reason, me, Miss. “Draft all the things!” just couldn’t bring myself to work up a pattern. (to my credit, I had already made 7 others) So much… Read More
While I’ve been so busy with all of Aurelia’s summer clothes (which she doesn’t even need!), poor Corbin has been forced to wear the same five outfits over and over again. I’m sure he couldn’t care less, but it kinda makes me feel bad that he’s been left out. Unfortunately, I don’t have much experience… Read More
Here’s a really simple tutorial for the Castaway dress that I shared yesterday. It’s soft, comfortable, and I love that they are easy enough to throw together in less than an hour. I mentioned that the blue and white one is Reli’s new favorite dress, but I can’t stop making them, and she already has… Read More
Isn’t it funny how the simplest sewing project is always your kid’s favorite? You could spend hours on special details, ribbons, embroidery, piping, etc. and they will completely ignore it in favor of the t-shirt you slapped together in 15 minutes one afternoon. That’s exactly what happened with this dress. It was never part… Read More
Have you ever started sewing something with only the vaguest idea of what you were going to make? Although most of the pieces in the Out to Sea collection began with detailed sketches, when I started making this shirt I only knew that I wanted to do a beaded neckline. I had no idea what… Read More
This dress wasn’t part of the original set of designs for Aurelia’s summer collection, but I just happened to stumble upon the pattern (already cut out) in a pile under my sewing table. Since the fabric was a cute teal color and had squiggly waves that reminded me of the jellyfish tunic, I figured… Read More
It seems only fitting to kick off the Out to Sea Collection with the idea that got the whole thing started. Months ago I was considering different ways to decorate a few of Corbin’s boring solid tee shirts, and began making a list of critters that I thought might be cute. Of course the standard… Read More