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.MIP Pattern Parade: BEHIND THE HEDGEROW.

Woohoo! We made it to the end of the month! It’s the last day of the Pattern Parade today and I’ve loved seeing all the beautiful creations from Make It Perfect patterns. Laura from Behind the Hedgerow joins us for the last day. Laura and her family have recently moved from Belgium to the English countryside. On Laura’s blog, she documents all of the many things she sews for herself and her children. Another inspiring blog to add to the reading list!
Laura has made a pretty Shearwater Kaftan for the Pattern Parade, in some dreamy, spotty double gauze. It really suits her and is such a versatile item of clothing. Visit Behind The Hedgerow to read and see more about Laura’s Kaftan!

 

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July 30, 2014
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.MIP Pattern Parade: NO BIG DILL.

It’s a Mother-daughter duo in the Pattern Parade today – welcome Katy and Olive from No Big Dill!! If you read sewing blogs, then you know No Big Dill, right? Katy’s blog is always worth reading, she shares charming sewing projects, delicious recipes, thoughtful messages about being a Mother to her 6 adorable children and her photos are always breathtaking.

Katy and Olive are walking the catwalk in their Shearwater Kaftans today! Olive Is wearing a Mini Shearwater Kaftan – a pattern I wrote for girl after the women’s version proved to be so popular and the requests started coming in. Don’t these girls look cute? All ready to hit the beach or pool! Visit No Big Dill for more and see how Katy varied the front placket to make it visible on the front – cool stuff!

 

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July 26, 2014
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.MIP Pattern Parade: HORRIS & DEEDLE.

Marnie from Horris & Deedle is with us on the Parade today. Marnie is a long-time friend of mine and one of my faithful pattern testers. She also sews like lightning – seriously, I’ll send her a pattern to test and before I’ve even had a chance to make myself a hot Milo, she’s finished it!! Marnie churns through the projects and gives really informative pattern reviews on her blog, she is the queen of modifications and always manages to alter patterns to suit her style body shape.

…like the Shearwater Kaftan she has made for the Pattern Parade. After sewing a wearable muslin kaftan (which I really like) she made alterations to turn the kaftan into a dress to wear over swimmers on a recent family holiday to Fiji. I love her take on the kaftan and it reaffirms to me how awesome sewing for yourself can be – even more so if you are game enough to get adventurous with the pattern! Read more about Marnie’s alterations on the Horris & Deedle blog and check out photos at the end of the cute Uptown Girl jacket she made for her daughter this Winter. Oh, and there’s a free pattern up for grabs too – make sure you enter to win!

 
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July 18, 2014
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.MIP Pattern Parade: THINGS FOR BOYS.

I first properly met Abby from Things For Boys when I used one of her great tutorials to add fold-over cuffs to some of the baby clothes I made for Harvey. Abby is the Mum to two gorgeous boys and her blog has loads of boy-friendly stuff on it as well as lots of sewing for herself too.

Today in the Pattern Parade I am excited to share Abby’s pretty Shearwater Kaftan she made ready for Summer. Abby is an Aussie girl too, and like me, dreaming about Summer in the depths of Winter. Love her shortened sleeves too, I’ve never seen anyone make a Kaftan with short sleeves and I think it looks great! See More at Things for Boys.
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July 16, 2014
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.MIP Pattern Parade: SKIRT AS TOP.

I love a bit (well, a lot) of selfish sewing – it’s fun to sew for the kids but really, sewing something for yourself that you will actually wear is such a satisfying feeling! And knowing that it is going to fit you for more than a year is good motivation to put in the effort too!! When my Pattern Parade girls were selecting their patterns to sew, over three-quarters of them picked women’s patterns!
Today Kristin from Skirt As Top joins us in the parade – I’ve been reading Kristin’s blog for awhile now and I love her style. She is a mother of three and sews a lot for her children, but lately Kristin’s selfish sewing has escalated and it looks as though she has caught the bug!! (Not a bug that you want to get rid of though!)
Kristin is modelling a beautiful Shearwater Kaftan that she made with this dreamy Nani IRO double gauze. I know from Shearwater Kaftan + double gauze combo experience that it only gets better with time and will end up being a very well worn shirt. Say hello to Kristin and read more about her experience with sewing her Shearwater Kaftan. Kristin is also hosting a giveaway to win a Make It Perfect PDF pattern so make sure you enter today!
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July 10, 2014