Lillian Pintuck Dress

My friend Hayley from Mouse House Creations is releasing a new pattern today and this pattern has been a long time coming!  I think she first made this dress over a year ago and it has been in testing for months!  I helped her test the dress and it went through several revisions and the final product is pretty much awesome!

I love all of Hayley's designs, I have made every single one of her patterns, most of them several times (I shared a Norah tunic last week I made from one of her patterns).  They all have a great simple, classic style and the Lillian Pintuck pattern is no exception.  It is a simple A-line dress or top with ten little pintucks along the neckline and it has options for short or long sleeves.

The dress has bias tape along the neck line that closes in the back with a bow, so no buttons or zippers to sew!  And it has an option to make the dress completely lined, which makes it a great pattern for using eyelet fabrics.

I sewed up one dress and two tops with the pattern during testing, and they all turned out so cute! The first one was a dress made with some fabric I had leftover from Em's Christmas PJ's last year.

The second a top.  The top pattern has been lengthened a bit since this test version, but it was still adorable even a little short.  I think it has a bit of a Cindy Brady look in those orange flowers :)

And the third one I made was a top out of flannel, I paired it with some simple elastic waist pants and she wore it as her Christmas PJ's this year.

This pattern goes on sale today only at Up Craft Club and will be there all week for only $7.  Hayley will also have it available in her shop for the regular price of $9 starting next week.

A Norah tunic and a really great deal!

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I have another bundle deal to tell you about today and it is and incredible deal!  Have you heard of Ultimate Bundles? I hadn't until a couple weeks ago.  They put together some really huge bundles at a really unbelievable price.  Right not they have their Ultimate DIY Bundle on sale, a huge collection of 76 e-books, e-courses and bonuses, valued at $1200, on sale for just $34.95!

You can check out everything included HERE, it has everything from, recipes, to photography tips, crafts for kids, to sewing patterns all from some of the leading DIY bloggers.

One of the patterns included is the Norah dress and top pattern from one of my blogging friends Hayley at Mouse House Creations. It is such a great classic design, one that you will sew over and over again!

And if the Norah pattern isn't enough to have you clicking over to grab this bundle, here are some other great things included... a crafting class from Craftsy (up to a $60 value) and a free 8x10 print from Hope Ink Art (a $43 value).  One of those alone is worth the bundle price, and I think I need a print from Hope Ink for my sewing room!

There are other sewing patterns in the bundle too, like the Aztec Hooded Vest from See Kate Sew (I made one of those for A last year, it's adorable), the Sugar Pop Top by Sew Caroline, and the Parisian Top from Go To Patterns.

So if you want to get your hands on this great bundle, you can buy it HERE.  You can also read all the fine print about this bundle deal HERE, and see some FAQs HERE.

I will leave you with some more pictures of this adorable Norah tunic :)

The Persimmon Dress

Today I am sharing another pattern from Willow &Co.  Yesterday I shared the shorts I sewed from the Clover Shorts pattern, and today I am sharing another one of Hayley's patterns, the Persimmon Dress and Top.

 

I sewed this dress with some fabrics from Michael Millers Out to Sea line.  I have had these two fabrics in my stash for about a year now and I could never find a pattern where I thought the two looked good together, but I finally found it!

 

This dress has such a sweet, simple design.  I am not usually a big fan of ruffles but I really like the little ruffle detail on the sides of this one, it is just the right amount of ruffle. 

 

I think it’s a perfect summer dress, sweet and girly!  This pattern will be released next week with the rest of Willow & Co's new collection

Clover Shorts

Have you guys heard about Willow & Co?  They are a new pattern collective, a group of 10 pattern designers, and they are releasing their first collection next week, on the 22nd.  I had the opportunity to test four of the new patterns and will be sharing what I made with you this week.  Today I am sharing these adorable shorts….

 

These are the Clover Shorts designed by Hayley over at Welcome to the Mouse House.  She is great, I have tested patterns for her in the past (like the Caroline and the Norah and some of her women's patterns I haven't gotten around to blogging yet) and always love them, this one is no different! 

 

You guys know how much I like to sew with seersucker….and how much I love to sew kid’s shorts…so I think these seersucker kid’s shorts are pretty much amazing!  And Em likes them too, mostly because they have pockets.  Once she found those pockets she did not take her hands out of them!

 

I sewed these up in the size 18 months for Em.  I love that they have a flat front, makes them look more grown up.  They also have an optional sash which I skipped, it is hard enough to get this girl to stand still to get clothes on her you can forget about trying to tie anything!

 

I really love the length of these shorts, the bottom cuffs get folded up, but if you like a longer short on your girl you can leave them unfolded, they would be about an inch longer. 

 

Thanks Hayley for such a great pattern! I know there are lots more Clover shorts in Em’s future wardrobe!