New Pattern Release - the Bimaa Sweater

Good morning friends! Exciting news... There is a new pattern in my Shop! The BIMAA Sweater!

The Bimaa (Navajo for Vermont) Sweater is a slim, long sleeved top, with options for a big gorgeous cowl neck, or a contoured shawl collar.  I imagine the shawl collar version on boys with a collared button-down shirt underneath... Squeal!  Or what about the cowl version with the cowl sewn in a complimentary fabric to make it look like a separate infinity scarf?!  Gah!

The pattern calls for knits with 4-way stretch.  In these pictures I've used a medium weight leopard print sweater knit, and a lightweight red sweater knit.  The last picture shows the Bimaa in a thin, silky-soft lavender modal knit. 

You can truly use ANY 4-way stretch knit you want to!  Sweater knits in the cooler months, lightweight knits in Spring and Summer.  I will do some tutorials here on the blog for how to make this top short sleeved, and sleeveless!  Stay tuned for those!

Some excellent sources for sweater knit and other high-quality knits are:

Fabric Mart

Girl Charlee

Harts Fabrics

There are cuffs at the wrists and at the waistband, so there is NO hemming!  No hemming on knits is ALWAYS a good thing!  

The Bimaa Sweater is a very quick sew, and is recommended for the Confident Beginner.  If you have a serger, you can use it from start to finish.  If you don't have a serger - a stretch/zig-zag stitch will work perfectly.

Emmy somehow managed to convey MY pride in this last picture.  :)

I have made many of these of the past few weeks, and she LOVES to wear them!  One night she even wanted to wear one to bed - that's always a great sign, right?!

So, please do check out my Shop for the new pattern!  

There are three more (for now, at least!) patterns coming down the pipeline that I'm so excited to share with you.

But for now - a cocktail break.  And some fun sewing!  Emmy's birthday is in 2 weeks (?!!), so I think a dress is in order.

HUGE shout out to my pattern testers - Ari, Kenda, and Veronica - for being so helpful and gracious with their time.  Thank you ladies, infinitely.

Have a great week everyone!

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Good Thursday to you!
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Love to all, and have a great weekend!    New patterns are on the horizon, as well as some delicious sewing-for-fun-because-I-almost-forgot-how-to-do-that projects!  Hooray.  :)

Introducing....

My very first digital sewing pattern!
Ladies and... ladies, it is with GREAT pride and excitement that I debut my fist PDF sewing pattern, the HOSH Pants!

After many, many months of hard work and intense dedication, I have finally completed this pattern that I am so proud of.  

It is designed, drafted, graded, and digitized by me - a true labor of love that I am fairly certain earns my husband and daughter loads of extra hugs and kisses - I've been glued to my computer for a freaking long time!  I think I'll be taking them out for Valentine's Day. :)

Here's why these pants are rad:

THEY HAVE NO SIDE SEAMS.

Think about all of the patterned fabrics you can use that won't be chopped up by a side seam!  You can use a huge floral like I have.  You can use plaids.  Polka dots.  Stripes.  You name it - the print will wrap perfectly around those tiny legs without interruption.  HUH-ZAH.

THEY HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE WAISTBAND.

The pattern includes clear, step-by-step instructions for how to assemble an adjustable waistband using buttonhole elastic.  The front is flat and sleek, and the back has room for adorably squeezy baby buns, with the added benefit of adjusting for tiny (or not so tiny) waists.  For.  The.  Win.

THEY ARE A SLIM, CLASSIC SILHOUETTE.

This slim silhouette lends itself to any occasion, from casual all the way up to formal - I think I'm going to make a pair in stretch satin (zomg look at this one) - fancy pants!  The Hosh Pants pattern calls for stretch woven fabrics.  Not knits - but wovens with added stretch.  Cottons with Lycra.  Lightweight stretch denims and corduroys.  Stretch velveteen.  The two pairs I have pictured here are both stretch cotton sateens from Fabric Mart.  Cotton sateens are incredibly easy to work with, and the added stretch keeps the pants in the shape they should be - wash after wash, wear after wear.

   

I love these pants with all of my heart, and I also love this journey I have been on. I have learned so much through this process, that I CANNOT WAIT to add tons more of my patterns.  I'm betting things will go a little quicker and little more smoothly from here on out - knowing what I know now.

Head on over here to purchase the HOSH Pants!

I know you guys will love these pants as much as I do.

Love, love, love,

Pattern Semi-Debut - HOSH Pants

First of all, I owe you all a huge apology for making you look at that sparkly bacon photo for a month.  Literally a month - today!  SPARKLY BACON!
Let me show you that it has been worth it:

I am ECSTATIC to introduce to you my first digital sewing pattern, the

HOSH Pants.

Months, and months of hard work have gone into these sweet babies.

And now,  I am going to go have a drink.

I'll write a legit blog post tomorrow to share all the details!

LOVE. TO. ALL.