Thread Faction SS2016 The Tour! And Giveaway!

 If you read my blog if anything stands out it's that I love to sew. One of my favorite things about sewing is watching the raw materials "magically" turn into something beautiful and new. I especially love trying new designers and testing patterns. I was shocked and pleased to see Liz's email asking me if I would like to be a part of her blog tour for her summer line of patterns for girls, Thread Faction Collection SS2016. I quickly showed the patterns to my girls and they picked out two of their favorites. I must say that Liz's patterns are amazing. My favorite part is all the attention to detail. If you only have basic beginner knowledge you can  pick up one of Liz's patterns and create something lovely. She walks you through each step in word and pictures. She explains how to make adjustments to fit whomever you are sewing for so that you can create perfectly fitted pieces. My girls chose #104 and #107. They love them. They snatched these tops and dresses up right after I finished them and it's been hard trying to catch them clean so that I could snap some pics. Haha. My oldest even requested more of #107, but so that she can wear them as nightgowns too. Thread Faction patterns are perfect for your go to summer wardrobe to keep your girls comfortable and cool.

#104 Racerback Tank

#107 Racerback Tank Dress

 Now for the fun part! Liz has put together a fun blog tour and giveaway. Not only does she have 28 bloggers coming together to share their takes on the collection with makes, reviews and hacks; but each blog will be giving away a pattern from Thread Faction along side the Grand Prize giveaway totaling over $200 in prizes! So check out the main giveaway and each of the blogs for your chance to enter and win!
 So without further ado here is the blogging lineup for the tour (the links won't go to the posts until after the posting date).

May 26- Nap Time Creations   Miss Castelnhos   Swoodsen Says   Needles to Say
May 27- Made By Sara   Sew Not Perfect   Hello Holli   Whisk 'em
May 28- House of Estrela   Made By Amanda Rose   Max California   Brave Fabrics
May 29- Create 3.5   Bless by Tone   The College Seamstress
May 30- Ma Me Mi Mo   Paisley Roots   Skirt Fixation
May 31- Sew Very   Rebel and Malice   Call Ajaire
June 1- Better Dressed Child   Buzzmills   Handmade Frenzy
June 2- Lamb and Ewe Crafts   All Things Beautiful   PenSeb & Rox
Lamb and ewe crafts    All Things Beautiful     Pen, Seb & Rox
And don't forget to head over to Sew 4 Bub for the final and big Grand Prize Giveaway!

Enter to win a Thread Faction Collection Pattern of your choice using rafflecopter below.

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Sofilantjes- New Pattern Release: Amare Top and Dress

I had the pleasure of testing the Amare Top and Dress pattern by Sofilantjes. It was a pleasure to be able to work with Annemieke, she is a great pattern designer. There are a lot of possibilities with this pattern. I love the wide size range of this pattern, it comes in sizes 12 months to 12 yrs. In celebration of the Amare Top and Dress pattern release the pattern will be on sale for $5 today and tomorrow, that is 2 days only. Sale ends Saturday midnight CET. Normal price is $8.95. So hurry up and head on over to Sofilantjes and pick up your Amare Top and Dress pattern before the sale ends. Check out Annemieke's other patterns while you are there. She has men, women, boys and girls patterns, she also has bundles available.
 

Here are just a few of my test pics. My girls loved their tops, we even made one up for a friend.

This one was made for JuleBug's little friend.

I love this pic!

Don't miss out on this awesome deal! Hurry on over to Sofilantjes.com and get your Amare Top and Dress pattern while it's on sale.

Expanding My Sewing Abilities

It is no secret that I love sewing. I have been sewing since I was a little girl, well over 20 years. Up until recently the majority of my sewing has been with woven fabric, knits scared me. Well, I decided no more. I am going to grow my sewing abilities and expand into knit. I love wearing knit, it's so comfortable and I want to be able to sew knit as well. My first pattern that I sewed up for knit I was actually pattern testing. I know crazy, but if I can do it a beginner then anybody can. The pattern I tested was The Willow Skirt and Shorts by Stitch Upon A Time. I was surprised at just how easy knit actually was. It is different than woven, but not so much that I needed to shy away from it. I went on to purchase the Boxerwear Bundle for Men and Women, the Spoxxy Top, and the Artemis Top and Dress patterns. I have sewn all of these except the Artemis Dress version. Everyone agrees these are the most comfortable items we own. The girls and I would wear our Spoxxy and Artemis every day if we could. I guess that means I need to sew up some more. Roochie has been asking me to make him something so now I'm off to choose which knit boy patterns I want to try first.