Tumble Tee Tour and Pattern Giveaway!

Good morning, friends!

Well, it has been the Summer of Pattern Tours around here!  I really couldn't be more grateful for that - my sewing mojo has been on quite the rollercoaster ride for the past few months!  These lovely patterns I get to stitch up are like a burst of fresh new energy.  :)

Today, I get to share my version of the imagine gnats Tumble Tee!

This pattern is a super cute tee or dress with HEAPS of options, like color-blocking!  I chose the tee - we are lacking in the tee department over here - especially basic, goes-with-everything, tees.  So that's exactly what I made!

I used the same drapey, delicious black modal as I did for my Lady Skater dress.  It's the softest stuff ever.  Perfect for a comfy basic tee!

BUT I didn't want to go tooooo basic!  So I added a back yoke panel in this cotton feather print I've had kicking around for a bit.  I love the result!  It's got a similar vibe to color-blocking, but the main pattern pieces stayed intact.  Seriously, I want this shirt for myself, and I'm scheming ways to make that happen.  Ha!

This fabric is like sewing butter, so I knew I wasn't going to have great luck turning and stitching the neck and arm hems.  I opted to serge on thin strips of banding to finish these areas.  It's as nice a finish as I was going to get with this material!  For the hem, I used a double needed and some iron-on stabilizer.  

Emmy has had a cold all week so it was a struggle getting her into not pajamas, and out the door to take pics.  I'm glad we did though!  She looks so cute in her Tumble Tee!  And she's also rocking some minty Hosh Pants!  Great combo, eh!?  :D

Seriously, tell me you don't want this entire outfit?!?

I adore this pattern, and it's designer!  It's a great staple piece, which I LOVE.  I really want to try a color-blocked version.  I can see this pattern going miiiiiiles and miles for us!

*Enter the giveaway below to win a copy of the Tumble Tee!*

Gratuitous shot of my baby still looking like a baby.  Shots like these are awfully fleeting lately!  SAD. 

Thank you Rachael for having me on the Tumble Tee Tour!

Don't miss the other stops on the Tour!  Amazing Tee's happening from some seriously talented ladies!

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8.5 Sew Sweetness & The Crafty Kitty

8.6 One Girl Circus & luvinthemommyhood

8.7 Sew Delicious & Living with Punks

8.8 girl like the sea & Suburbia Soup

8.9 Buzzmills & Miss Matatabi

8.12 Alida Makes & Max California

8.13 Crafterhours & Kitschy Coo

8.14 La Inglesita & sew chibi

8.15 EmmylouBeeDoo & LBG Studio

8.16 Petit a Petit and Family & girl. Inspired

Have a great day, everyone!!!

Doli Tank Pattern - on Sale!

Happy Friday, friends!

Just popping in to tell you that the Doli Tank is on sale NOW through Sunday, for just 6 dollars!

Why not whip up one last easy, breezy tank for the dog days of Summer, right?

Brown Sugar Beach  //  April Rhodes

Adirondack Inspired  //  Pattern Crush

Ksenia Sanchez  //  Dotted Whale

A beautiful summery array of Doli's, no?  :)

Have a great weekend, everyone!

This sale is not to be combined with any other coupon or promotion. Sale ends Sunday 10pm EST.

When We Were Young

Happy, happy Wednesday to you all!

I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS POST!

If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen sneak peeks of this project over the last week or so.  Today, I finally get to share it.  The super kind and mega talented Suz from sewpony has an incredible sewing series called When We Were Young.  The mission is to find a photo of yourself from your childhood and recreate what you were wearing in it for your child.  What a fantastic idea, right?

Click through to sewpony to see what I made for Em, inspired by a picture of me as a three-year-old!  It's one of my proudest finished garments to date.  I hope you like it, too!

Do poke around while you're over at sewpony!  Suz sews the most gorgeous clothing for her children, and she's also just released her first delightfully adorable PDF pattern.  Go, go, go!

:)

Have a fabulous day, everyone!

Prefontaine Shorts World Tour!

Hey hey!  Happy Thursday!

Welcome to my stop on the Made with Moxie Prefontaine World Tour!

I am so excited I got to be a part of this pattern tour.  I fell deeply in love with these shorts back during Shorts on the Line.  That's when I made the crazy fish towel Prefontaines - remember?  :D

It's just the cutest pair of shorts, is it not?!

For this pair, I went in quite the opposite direction from the fish shorts.  I went with practical, lol.

These are a lovely lightweight red linen from Fabric Mart (similar here), and the binding is a super soft floral knit from Girl Charlee.

There are so many ways you can play with fabric combination for these shorts, but ultimately I'm glad I stayed on the straight and narrow for this pair.  I love them, and so does Emmy!

Awesome pockets, right?!

This is Em contemplating why I told her she probably shouldn't eat crab apples off the ground.  She totally didn't get it. "But they're so CUUUTE".  Nope.  Keep it moving, kid.  

The Prefontaine Shorts sew up very quickly, and are really fun to make!

I super recommend this pattern if you're looking for a cute, quick pair of shorts for your girl OR for your boy!

We absolutely LOVE our Prefontaines!

Don't miss these other FAB stops on the Tour:

Monday, July 29 The Crafty Kitty
Tuesday, July 30 Craftstorming
Wednesday, July 31 Kitschy Coo
Thursday, August 1 Emmyloubeedoo
Friday, August 2 imagine gnats

Monday, August 5 Petit a Petit & Sew Delicious
Tuesday, August 6   Buzzmills
Wednesday, August 7 The Southern Institute
Thursday, August 8 Sew Jereli & Max California
Friday, August 9 Sew Chibi & Living with Punks

Thank you for having me on the Tour, Jill!  

Have a great day, friends!