This year has been a blur of sewing lots of costumes, a prom dress, and now more costumes. But when I got the invite to join the Project Run and Play Beach Bash, I still couldn't turn it down. Sewing up an outfit just for summer fun isn't something I've had much time for! My tween, or as they're called in our house, weenager (she can't be mad, she made up the term) informed me she “needed” more crop tops. Apparently all of the t-shirts she's refused to give up since early grade school don't count as crop tops? When looking through my choices, I knew immediately that she was going to love the Striped Swallow Designs Midsummer Dream . I usually ask her what she'd like and get her input on fabric and patterns, but I decided to surprise her with this one because I knew it would be a winner--no pre-approval needed. I had several fabrics in my stash that would have been great for this pattern but landed on this striped double gauze from Joann (RIP). I bought ...
While I wish that summer would last a few more months (or all year), my daughter is ready for cooler weather. When the chance to participate in the Project Run and Play Fall Favorites event, I knew she would be a willing model. I love plaids, despite my personal challenges in pattern matching, so I loved the idea of partnering with Cali Fabrics for the week one theme: Plaids. The Project Run and Play shop has a ton of fun options for fall wardrobe planning but rather than give my ten year old daughter free rein to choose whatever she wanted (she'd probably still be browsing now and trying to decide), I narrowed it down to a few patterns and let her have her pick. She quickly picked the Cedar Coat . I had a feeling this might be her choice because she's been very jealous of the Sofiona Limestone jacket I made myself last year and wanted one for herself but it's not available in girls' sizing. The curved hem and belt of the Cedar looked close enough to make her happy u...