Etsy Sewing Mamas

I have been working hard to get our Etsy Sewing Mamas group up and running for some more advertisement. I got us all set up with a facebook fan page and a twitter account. To find us on etsy, just go to www.etsy.com and search for sewingmamas team.
Facebook search pages for Etsy Sewing Mamas and Twitter. This is going to help us get word out about all the lovely items we have available for the holidays!

Fitted Tablecloth Pattern/Tutorial PDF included

I designed this tablecloth pattern up during the sewing mamas stash game. It is really easy and fun to make. Enjoy! I'll put up some pics of my most recent one soon.
Please feel free to share the link to the pattern but please do not sell or distribute the pattern.

Here is the link for the tutorial.  It will take you to google documents where the PDF file is located.  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2kowdB5dVHkNDFmMDc1NTItYTM2ZS00Y2JlLWI4MGYtMjU4MWZkYzJmMzU5/edit?usp=sharing

Some great new boys patterns and giveaway!

Just thought I would share this awesome new boys pattern source. They are the Hot Scott Patterns by Lucy of the Drizzled Apple. It is wonderful as a mama of boys to see some more patterns out there to chose from. There are tons of girls patterns so the boys tend to get left out in the mama made items. Please visit her blog and enter to win some patterns in the give away.

UPDATE:I won this give away. I am very excited to get the patterns, thanks so much Lucy of the Drizzled Apple.

Survived my first sewing mamas stash game.

Well the fall stash game and my first with the sewing mamas went well. At least for my first time.I was able to sew 49 yards of fabric and earn 500 points.Quite an accomplishment if I do say so myself. The slideshow cuts some of the pics off a bit but its the best way to view them all without scrolling through a million pics.I am proud of myself for sticking to it.I didn't purchase any fabric during the main stash game, earned enough bonus points to get an extra bonus week and cleared out some fabric.I will be glad to move onto something else, like finishing my graphic design course, ughh.I will be glad to know the information but there is just a lot and a lot of computer work.

Please vote on my dress in the contest!

I entered my first sewing contest with a beautiful poppy scarf dress.  I would love to be able to win the Bernina sewing machine but I need your vote to do it. I now love shirring, I can't believe I have never tried it before, its so easy!  I was so thrilled to enter the contest but as soon as I hit submit, I had this panic of what am i doing, I am not a good enough designer.   What if people laugh at me.  After some reassurance from some good friends I am feeling good about things.  Even if I don't win I took the risk and entered the contest. Oh and not to mention this is the 2nd dress I made for the contest, the other one, well lets just say I cried over it and not tears of joy.  I also want to comment on this fabric, it has been in my stash for quite some time, I got it of ebay forever ago and just couldn't bear to sew it, its my favorite, lol.   I am really glad I used it though and plan on wearing the dress as soon as I have an opportunity.  It will work great with a little shrug or jacket during the colder months.  I love love love the collar design and will be using it on more items.

My First Pattern is Officially For Sale

I am so excited.  It is finally done and listed on Etsy.  It has been a crazy roller coaster getting it all finished up to my liking but I think its a pretty darn great pattern.  Not that I am biased or anything. I have been insanely busy with the Stash Game on Sewing Mamas, I should really post some of those pics but I am a bit tired tonight.  Please spread the word about this pattern.

Tester 3 results for the mixer pattern are in, yay!

 My last pattern tester finished he cover up today, and did a fabulous job might I add.  I had one more tester but she is pregnant with twins and not up to the task I don't think.  So I will be making some minor revisions and putting it on the market. I have been insanely busy, with sick kids and the stash game on sewing mamas.  I have also started a dressmaking and design course and a graphic design course. The dressmaking is awesome and the graphic design is hard.  I am glad I decided to take them though, its good for me.