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All About: Velour Du Jour

All About: Velour Du Jour

So what even is "velour" ??! No, it's not velvet. It's not french terry. Well, actually, I find it more similar to french terry than velvet as it's 100% cotton...

All About: Velour Du Jour

So what even is "velour" ??! No, it's not velvet. It's not french terry. Well, actually, I find it more similar to french terry than velvet as it's 100% cotton...

Behind the Scenes - Custom Block Prints

Behind the Scenes - Custom Block Prints

A lot of people are curious how I managed to pull off my own collection of custom block prints... honestly I'm surprised I pulled it off as well! There was...

Behind the Scenes - Custom Block Prints

A lot of people are curious how I managed to pull off my own collection of custom block prints... honestly I'm surprised I pulled it off as well! There was...

Suns Out Sundresses On Sewalong

Suns Out Sundresses On Sewalong

The idea behind the "Sun's Out Sundresses On" Sewing Challenge is to make dresses suitable for summer! While there may be some debate on what defines a sundress, we are...

Suns Out Sundresses On Sewalong

The idea behind the "Sun's Out Sundresses On" Sewing Challenge is to make dresses suitable for summer! While there may be some debate on what defines a sundress, we are...

New *Emerging* Indie Designer Pattern Releases

New *Emerging* Indie Designer Pattern Releases

There are so many new indie pattern designers coming out of the woodwork these days! It's an exciting time for us home sewists. Here is a roundup of my favorites...

New *Emerging* Indie Designer Pattern Releases

There are so many new indie pattern designers coming out of the woodwork these days! It's an exciting time for us home sewists. Here is a roundup of my favorites...

Sewing with Tibetan Tigers / Block Prints

Sewing with Tibetan Tigers / Block Prints

It is officially Spring and the block prints and Tibetan Tiger prints are flying off the shelf (and into my home stash! hehe). Let's talk about them. I get a...

Sewing with Tibetan Tigers / Block Prints

It is officially Spring and the block prints and Tibetan Tiger prints are flying off the shelf (and into my home stash! hehe). Let's talk about them. I get a...

Sewing with the Deadstock Heavy French Terry

Sewing with the Deadstock Heavy French Terry

Let's talk about sewing with heavy french terry. I currently have this Japanese Heavy Cotton French Terry in stock in two colorways. I had it a while ago in a...

Sewing with the Deadstock Heavy French Terry

Let's talk about sewing with heavy french terry. I currently have this Japanese Heavy Cotton French Terry in stock in two colorways. I had it a while ago in a...