I made the Fragola Top for Vanessa last August, and she has been very eager for me to make the dress version. When I’m sewing, she likes to go through my drawers of sewing supplies and fabric and tell me which ones she likes the most. This fabric was her favorite, and I had plenty left over from when I … Continue reading “Suco by Susana – Fragola Dress”
Just before Christmas, I posted a playmat/bag that I made for my kids’ Legos, and it became one of my most liked posts this year with 85+ people saving it! I was so surprised, but it is a very clever idea. I’ve seen a few bags like this that you can buy online, and there are a few tutorials on … Continue reading “Playmat & Bag Sewing Tutorial”
Over the past 9 years of sewing garments, I’ve made a few free patterns. I thought it would be fun to do a little roundup, and hopefully it will be a helpful resource too. If you click on any of the titles of the patterns, it will take you to the pattern page or to the page that tells you … Continue reading “Free Sewing Patterns”
We had our first Lisbon Sewist Meet-Up a year ago, and I met so many other amazing sewists in the area. One of them was Susana who is the sweetest person, and she’s also a really great pattern designer. She mainly designs children’s clothing, and her patterns are all available at Suco by Susana on Etsy. She was kind enough … Continue reading “Suco by Susana – Fragola Top”
I know there aren’t a lot of people here for the baby clothes, but this was just too cute not to share. This is a dress that I made for my sister’s baby who is due in a couple of months. Since I’m so far away and won’t be there to help her, I really wanted to make her something … Continue reading “Made by Rae – Geranium Dress with Eyelet Trim”
This is your friendly reminder to start sewing those dresses so they can be worn all summer long! This is the third Janie Dress (sizes: 6mo – 12yrs) that I’ve made for Vanessa, and she LOVES it. She wears these dresses anytime they’re clean, and I love watching her walk down the sidewalk and then randomly twirl. She even does … Continue reading “Mouse House Creations – Janie Dress Love”
Is there anything better than a really good twirly dress?? I made this Janie Dress (6mo-12yr by Mouse House Creations) for Vanessa a couple of months ago, and she has surprisingly worn it quite a bit! It always makes me so happy when she requests to wear it. She wore it on a cooler day with her new shoes and a jacket … Continue reading “Mouse House Creations – Janie Dress with Ballerina Neckline”
I’m still playing a little bit of catch up with the things I’ve sewn and thought it would be fun to share the two dresses that I sewed for Vanessa last month. Her birthday is in July, so I sewed the peach-colored eyelet dress for her and finished it just in time! I used some fabric that I got at … Continue reading “Little Girl Dresses”
This is a very late blog post and I will try my best to include all of the information that I usually do, but I made this 2+ years ago. In October 2021, I made my family dinosaur hoodies for Halloween, and I apparently never blogged about it! I did post it on Instagram, but a blog post wasn’t on … Continue reading “Hey June – Halifax Hoodie”
Hi friends! Just a little blog name update — This is now The Sewing Things Blog! When I started blogging 6 years ago, I had just started sewing, and still wasn’t committed (read: scared) to making this a sewing blog. My husband and I did a lot of different things that I would blog about, so ‘The Doing Things Blog’ … Continue reading “Blog + Life Update”
