July’s Sew-along Pattern
Once again, Stacey is hosting a sewalong with terrific prizes over at her blog. This Month’s pattern is the Little Heartbreaker Pants. I’ve already seen a few adorable short versions over in the Sewalong Flickr group and the Book Flickr Group, so don’t let the long pants put you off from making them in July!
June Sewalong – The Henry Shirt
Stacey has done it again, and chosen a challenging project for this month’s sewalong.
Oh How I love The Henry Shirt! It’s a great opportunity to practice some detail sewing, and it’s also fun for using pops of color.
Some fitting notes on this one: The finished project is wide. It’s intended to be. I wanted a shirt that could be worn for 3 seasons: over a long-sleeved shirt for winter, on its own for spring, or open over a tank top for a really 70′s summer look.
If you prefer a trimmer-fitting shirt, make the next size down and simply add length to the hem edge of the shirt.
Also: The pockets are close to the hem edge, but you can sew them at whatever height you like, so please – modify to your taste by simply placing the pockets higher before sewing the side seams.
Of course, I make mine as written, so that’s my favorite option!
April’s Sew-along
Over on Boy, oh boy, oh boy Stacey has chosen the Treasure Pocket Pants for her April Sew-along. There are prizes and cameraderie, and sew-along fun to be had. It’s not too late to join in.
March Sew-Along: Easy Linen Shirt
I’m so excited that Stacey has selected the Easy Linen Shirt as her pattern for the March sew-along.
Don’t forget to share your beautiful creations in the Flickr Group. Shelly and I love to see what you’ve made for your little ones!
February’s Sew-along is almost over
If you want to get in on the fun and prizes, head over to Stacey’s Blog and whip up a pair of Kickin’ Back Sweats or Mr. Two-Face Pants for the February Sew-Along.
2012 Year-Long Sew-Along is kicking off now!
I don’t know when was the last time I was so excited for a sew-along….
Stacey is “pumping up” for the sew-along with 2 weeks of guest posts over on her blog: Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy
There’s a cool PRIZE for this month’s pattern: The Raglan Tee.
Check out Stacey’s Rules for the contest here and be sure to sign up to win!
I’ll be sewing along, since my kid’s nearly out of tee shirts and because I *love* this pattern!
Top 10 Sewing Books of 2011
The Sewing Directory included us in their recent Top 10 article. Thanks so much, Fiona and Beth!
You can find some excellent resources on The Sewing Directory. Make sure you have a look around this fabulous UK-based site while you’re over there.
Christmas Pajamas
Emma Jeffrey from the amazing and wonderful Hello Beautiful blog of crafty goodness wrote a lovely little piece for Fiskars this week which features out Goodnight, Sweetheart PJs.
It certainly has me thinking about lots of flannel! What about you?
year-long sew-along!
Stacey from Oh Boy, Oh boy, Oh boy crafts is hosting a year-long sew-along starting on January 1, 2012.
She has some prizes lined up for each month’s creation, and will be sewing for her three boys. There are some rules to the contest which you can read by clicking on the sew-along logo below.
We hope you’ll join her. I know what we’ll be sewing all year!
Henry Shirt Sew-along
Who would like a step-by-step, how-to-sew tutorial with photos of that adorable (“advanced”) first project from the book?
Krista from Thar She Sews and Leila from Bilingual Baby have teamed up to produce a really wonderful sew-along of the Henry Shirt, and share the times they have spent with their respective seam-rippers as well (so you can avoid the same).
Don’t worry if you missed the start because you were working on halloween costumes or you were at quilt market, or what-not, you can jump in now and have a beautiful Henry Shirt for your own guy.
Start Sewing The Henry Shirt with Krista Here
Start Sewing The Henry Shirt with Leila here
Naturally, once you’ve finished, we’d love to see what you’ve made. Join our Flickr group and inspire each other!
If you’d like to find some of this fabulous Above the Skies fabric, designed by Daniela Caine (aka Tangerine Samurai), you can head over to Spoonflower and pick up some of this print or any from the Sewing for Boys Collection for yourself.
