It's Project Run and Play Fall Favorites Time! It was no question, I had to do Cardigan Week. Cardigans are a year-round wardrobe staple around here. For one, it's the midwest, we could experience multiple seasons' worth of weather in a single day. It's that time of year where we don't know how to dress because it could be in the 50s and be 90 in the afternoon. And my kids say the hotter the weather, the colder it is in the school (schools are air conditioned now apparently??). Anyway, cardigans are the solution. They can be worn as a casual layer or over a dress for dressier events. They're just always worth the time and fabric for me because they're going to get worn until they fall apart or don't fit anymore, and I know my kids will love them. I've even made my dad and husband cardigans. I'd make them for the dogs if they wouldn't hate me for it. I decided to make this cardigan as a surprise for my daughter. I chose the Blank Canvas Ca...
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 ...