Sewing into the News...

A couple weeks ago I got a phone call from a local news anchor asking if I would be interested in him doing a small story about my busy life and my sewing. CRAZY!!!

Of course I accepted, and the next day I welcomed John Knicely and his camera into our home. It was a normal chaotic day in in our house. The babies were running around playing and spreading toys all over the living room. The big kids were playing outside in the yard while coming into the kitchen every couple minutes to see if the cookies I had just made were cool enough to eat. I was working on my pile of shirts that needed hemmed in between cookies going in and out of the oven. Our busy life!

He was here for an hour while asking us some questions and recording me doing my thing. Quick and painless!

A few days later we were on TV! How crazy is that?!

You can read the article and see the video here if you missed it!

PH2

Duck Butt Designs recently revamped their PhT shirt pattern, and it is perfect! 

With 2 girls and 2 boys I am a sucker for unisex patterns. Not only do I only have to buy one pattern, but making more than one of the same pattern keeps my assembly line going!

This pattern features a color blocked side/armsyce, long and short sleeve options, as well as optional oval or heart elbow patches. I paired Madelynn's with a Treasure Pocket Skirt, which is also from DBD. Max is wearing Maxaloones in the pictures, but I made him some Treasure Pocket Shorts to match when the weather is warmer.

Grab the pattern here, and make a bunch of your own!

Curvy Asta Dress!

When the tester call went out for the curvy version of the Asta Dress from Wardrobe by Me I jumped on the chance to do it. I had seen so many women make these gorgeous dresses, and I knew exactly how I would make one if it came in my size. My prayers were answered! The Curvy Asta is here!

This classic dress comes with options for boatneck, or 2 different heights of turtleneck. There are short, elbow, 3/4, and long sleeve options, as well as sleeveless. So many possibilities! Oh, and did I mention it has pockets??!! How can you not love a dress that has pockets?! 

My vision for this dress HAD to have lace sleeves. I chose elbow length sleeves, because I felt like it was a perfect length to showcase the lace.

The fabric I chose was a refined pointe that I found at Joann's and had been hoarding. I was a little afraid that it was going to look a bit like a funeral dress in all black, but I had to try!

One great detail of this dress is the fact that the skirt is in 4 pieces. The seam down the middle has a slimming effect. Anything slimming is welcome in a curvy pattern! Because of this 4 piece skirt, and the resulting top stitching, I decided to do use hot pink for all of my topstitching. Just a touch of color never hurt anyone!

I am beyond thrilled with this dress. It's gorgeous! I think that it turned out better than I was envisioning. I plan to wear this to Lena's pageant in a couple weeks, and I can't wait! I see a sleeveless version in my near future as well.

Grab your copy of the Curvy Asta here. You won't regret it!