The Kommatia Patterns sleeveless bodysuit sewn in a crushed velvet. Several months ago I scored this beautiful crushed velvet from Mood Fabrics with the intention of making something for my daughter. I can’t get enough of this material, I even have a crushed velvet sofa!…
Sewing for my daughter was so much fun when she was little. I’d mix colors and patterns, add on some appliques and she’d have a one-of-a-kind dress or shirt she was proud to wear. “My mama made it!” was a good thing. But now she’s…
It’s been pretty quiet on the Orange Bettie blog lately. There’s been a lot of Girl Scouts and sewing and holiday stuff happening behind the scenes. That’s just life. It comes in waves and I’ve learned to just ride them. And now that my schedule…
Have you ever actually worn out a shirt? Not just faded, not just stretched a little, not just out of style – but truly worn out. I’ve done it just a few times in my life. Just last week I had to retire a favorite shirt. …
My daughter does Junior Cotillion. It’s like dance lessons and a practice fancy party all rolled up into one. She doesn’t like the dancing – especially the dancing with boys part – or the manners lessons, but he does like to get dressed up. She gets to put on…
I never knew how easy I had it, buying swimsuits for a little girl. You can almost always find a cute suit, or two or three, in the girls department a Target. Or if you’re feeling speedy, splurge on one from Gymboree – using or…
I recently had the opportunity to pattern test the new OneCardigan pattern by Serger Pepper. It’s a girls pattern but it comes up to a size 16, so I was able to test it for my 11-year-old daughter. I sewed the size 12 for her….
So I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks… at least from this blog. I’ve been busy, busy, busy behind the scenes. Building. That word again. I’ve been playing around in my studio and have a couple of tutorials planned. One I’ll publish here and…
