Stitched Together Sews Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 29, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | One Comment

Rachel of Stitched Together whipped up a sweet pair of City Gym Shorts for her daughter, Iris using Love Bug from Birds & the Bees. A little Cotton Couture in Charcoal for the bias trim finishes them off perfectly. The ladybugs are the hidden surprise in this fabric. Hop on over here for a closer […]

Welcome to the Mouse House Plays With Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 25, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 2 Comments

Yet another fun dress made with Birds & the Bees Fabrics today. Hayley of Welcome to the Mouse House has gone modern, colour blocking with the Ishi Dress from Straight-Grain. And her daughter, Ainsley seems to love it! Head on over to her blog for loads of great puddle-jumping pictures. Thanks for this fun contribution, […]

Patty Sloniger pieces Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 23, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 2 Comments

My friend and fellow Michael Miller fabric designer, Patty Sloniger has created the sweetest Geranium dress for her daughter using Birds & The Bees fabric, don’t you agree? Lovely, precisely pieced chevron work on the bodice brings another dimension to this dress, making it totally original and she just happened to use my very favourite […]

Elegance & Elephants does Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 19, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | No Comments

Heidi of Elegance & Elephants is a favourite indie children’s clothing designer of mine. She makes the sweetest clothes and her adorable kids model them for her blog. Today she is sharing her latest creations, made with a few other designers’ patterns and BIRDS & THE BEES fabric. Swing by her blog for lots of […]

A Birds & The Bees Fabric Giveaway

Posted by on Jun 17, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 4 Comments

To help kick off the release of Birds & The Bees to stores, today I am guest blogging over at Michael Miller Fabrics. I walk you through my thought process in the designing of Birds & The Bees, I share some sewing project inspiration including two new free quilt patterns, and announce a fabric giveaway […]

Birds & The Bees

Posted by on Jun 11, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 6 Comments

Just in time for warm weather & warm weather apparel comes BIRDS & THE BEES, my latest fabric collection with Michael Miller Fabrics! Photo: Michael Miller Fabrics Birds & The Bees is a little exploration into my love for winged creatures (they tend to make an appearance in the grand majority of my design work). […]

{ Happy Sewing } Cotton Couture Fiesta Skirt

Posted by on Jun 4, 2015 in { Happy Sewing }, Blog | No Comments

I was recently asked to create a project based on these beautiful colours of Cotton Couture solids by Michael Miller Fabrics. My daughter pranced by as I was contemplating my options and declared her love for the colours. That was all I needed to have a direction. I found an online tutorial for a pretty […]

Reversible Kid’s Apron Tutorial

Posted by on Jun 1, 2015 in Blog, Festive Forest, Holidays, Tutorials | No Comments

This is one of those great little gift ideas for a child who loves helping in the kitchen as my two do. A simple apron that’s got a few somethings extra. Firstly, it’s reversible so you can play around with a few of your favourite co-ordinating fabrics. Second, it can have a bit of extra […]