Daybreak - Swimsuit Hack

Daybreak - Swimsuit Hack

May 21, 2019

Soon after the Daybreak release there was an inspiration post made in the Striped Swallow Designs' facebook group of a tankini swimsuit that looked very similar to the Daybreak for the top. My daughter had a school field trip coming up to the waterpark the following week and I knew it would be perfect so I set out on making one the next day. (The photo on the right is from Swimfully.) I used the Into the Blue for my bottoms -- no mods, just skip adding the top of the ITB and they make super cute swimsuit bottoms. 

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Falling for You - Nursing Modification

Falling for You - Nursing Modification

January 08, 2019

The Falling for You is the perfect sweatshirt pattern for a nursing mod and today Emily Schimelfenygof of Emazyng Creations is joining us today with an amazing hack.

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cloud 9 sleeve flounce

Cloud 9 Tee - Sleeve Flounces

February 14, 2018

Today I have a fun addition to make the already amazing Cloud 9 Tee even better...free sleeve flounce pieces, woo! If you haven't already picked up the Cloud 9 Tee, head to our SSD Sewing Group on FB and grab the coupon code in the pinned post to pick up the Cloud 9 (for girls and women) for free!

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Summer Dawn - Midi Length Hack

August 14, 2017

Today I'm going to show you how to easily adjust the length on the maxi skirt pieces. Since the Summer Dawn was drafted as a circle skirt it is best to add length or shorten from the bottom of the pieces as to preserve the circle. However, with the way the pieces are split to conserve paper and taping efforts when printing the maxi at home, there is another way to do this which is much easier when trying to shorten quite a bit (think midi skirt).

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Summer Dawn - The Perfect Bridal Wrap or Special Occasion Dress

Summer Dawn - The Perfect Bridal Wrap or Special Occasion Dress

August 09, 2017

The Summer Dawn Wrap Dress is very dear to my heart as it was designed for my sister, Summer Dawn, to get ready in on her wedding day. I used the short dress (View A) for myself and the other bridesmaids to get ready in and created her gorgeous dress by a simple mod on the short dress. 

 

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Women's Highlander Dolman / Solstice Wrap Mash-up

Women's Highlander Dolman / Solstice Wrap Mash-up

April 14, 2017

I chose to mash the Women's Highlander Dolman and Solstice Wrap during Mash-up March and love how it turned out!! I'm always on the look out for new trends and design ideas. This time my inspiration came to me while I was at the gym of all places. Running on the treadmill, thinking of Mash-up March ideas and a girl so happened to hop on a bike right in front of me and she had on a top very similar to this. I knew immediately I had to recreate it!

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Juniper Joggers - Adding a Snap Placket

January 11, 2017

The Baby Juniper Joggers include bonus mashup pieces to be used with the Baby Emerie Romper and Baby Valley Daze! These patterns can be easily pulled up so they don't require snaps for 9M-2T; however, sizes NB-6M of the Emerie Romper must have snaps since the neckline is to small to pull up. Or you may just prefer snaps to make diaper changes easier. I'll show you how to add a snap panel to the Juniper Joggers (this tutorial may also be applied to any short or pant rompers).

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Desert Breeze Maxi Split Tutorial

Desert Breeze Maxi Split Tutorial

August 01, 2016

Who doesn't need another Desert Breeze? Me...just kidding!! I am excited to finally share how I made this Desert Breeze maxi during testing! Use coupon code DBMaxi now through Wednesday, August 3rd at 11:59 P.M. for 25% off of the Women's Desert Breeze pattern. 

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Emerie Romper without Elastic Casing + Neckband Measurements (Perfect for the Boys!)

Emerie Romper without Elastic Casing + Neckband Measurements (Perfect for the Boys!)

June 29, 2016

One of my besties had boy/girl twins this past February and I knew I wanted to make them Emerie Rompers! I decided to make a few adjustments for her son's romper, so I eliminated the elastic casing and made it with a neckband instead of the wrapped binding.

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Emerie Romper - Faux Drawstring Tutorial

Emerie Romper - Faux Drawstring Tutorial

May 22, 2016

How stinking cute are the Emerie Rompers with drawstrings?! A couple testers added drawstrings to their versions and they turned out so awesome I decided a tutorial was in order! :)

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Desert Breeze Cami with Shelf Bra Tutorial

Desert Breeze Cami with Shelf Bra Tutorial

April 12, 2016

So I might have an obsession with the Desert Breeze, I'm up to 8 in my closet right now and probably need a few more!! Today I will be showing you how to make the cami with a shelf bra. You'll need the Women's Desert Breeze pattern and also the Slim Fit Add-on to make the DB cami.

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Wanderer Dress - Sew Along and Tutorial

Wanderer Dress - Sew Along and Tutorial

November 12, 2015

I knew immediately when I was asked to join in on the Lulabelle Blog Tour that I wanted to make a Wanderer Dress to showcase this gorgeous new fabric line by Dodi Lee Poulsen for Riley Blake Designs! I've wanted to write up this tutorial for quite some time and SO happy this project got me going on it...

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