Her Perfect Play Day Dress tutorial

playdress

Our Abi wrote a fun tutorial on her blog, The Modern Prairie Girl, for this adorable, simple t-shirt dress. Run go check it out and make your own version with and for the special little girl in your life!

xo Us

New items in Boutique + Bundle sale coming!

We have exciting news for those of you who are looking for some darling little girls clothes!! We have just filled up the boutique section on our website with some brand new goodies, most of them made with the wildly popular Jennifer Paganelli Circa and Lucky Girl fabrics. You last saw them in our Quilt Market post last October. Let me tell you, these were hard to part with…

Also, we are getting together another bundle sale, and hope to have it up this week so keep your eyes peeled! You'll find it right here on the blog!

Back again soon….

xxx

Saying it with Red.White.Blue.

Happy July! Ever since we were little, Independence Day has always been fun. Mom's always been a red, white, and blue fan (that's an understatement), and has always taught us the importance of never, EVER letting July 4th roll around without proper clothing to go with the day.

See? Now we have this thing about us (we tease Mom and call it a 'complex') — we just can't let Independence Day roll by without wearing red, white, and blue. It just isn't happening.

We spent some time this morning looking at all the fabulous July 4th party ideas on Pinterest. Here are some of our favorites to put some firecrackers in the day…

We are definitely trying these Sugar Cookie Bars out.

This bunting is pretty enough to use all year round.

Boots. What else can we say?

Popsicles are a must. (And red, white, and blue makes them tastier.)

Tablesettings that make us happy.

And, we can't forget the fancy wear.

Happy, happy Independence Day!

xoxo Kristie, Apphia, Achaia, Abigail, & Abiah

Letting Spring Inspire Us: 30% off everything!

Hi everyone!

Things have felt so quiet here lately, but this warming weather is changing everything! It's amazing how some gorgeous days and sunshine make us feel so much more alive.

We can't wait to start sewing up some fun things for spring (and sharing them with you all, of course).

So, let's get going! This week (March 14th through March 21st) you'll find EVERY THING on our site 30% OFF!

Enjoy~ xxx KAAAA

Credit for the beautiful photos goes to LifeCreated! Noel is wearing a knee length gracie ruffle skirt + a torrance top. Isn't she a doll?!

Little Sproutie

Talk about the cutest little hats (and girls!) EVER!! Our friend Krista has opened up an Etsy shop, Little Sproutie, selling her adorable handmade hats and little girl aprons. We squealed with delight when Krista sent us these pictures of her girls wearing their darling hats, paired with our gracie ruffle skirts. Can it get any cuter??!

We think every little girl needs a hat like this (we already have sent two to some of our favorite little girls….).

Krista is having a sale for the month of February! Just use the code LOVE15 in the check out to receive 15% off your order. Oh, and be sure and favorite Little Sproutie on Facebook!

xox Kristie, Apphia, Achaia, Abigail, & Abiah

more charlotta cuteness!

We are definitely crazy about this pattern. All we want to do is make little girl jammies!! Eleanor had lots of fun with these photos. After all, it isn't every day you get encouraged to jump around on the bed! (Although that would be very nice…)

We're also very excited that this will be the first time we've actually had our new patterns shipping in time for Quilt Market!!!

Now the only problem is that we're wishing charlotta came in our size.

We would curl up with a good book too, if it weren't for the 2000 patterns waiting to be stuffed and all the things to be sewn for Quilt Market. Want to come over and help? We will share our M&Ms.

Oh! And for the month of October, we're giving everyone a 15% discount off their entire order from marie-madeline studio! Just pop the code FALL15 in at checkout.

xoxo.

introducing charlotta!!!

We are super happy to introduce to you charlotta — our new sewing pattern for girls. A pajama pattern for all seasons! So many of you have requested jammies in the past, and they're finally here. We absoutely LOVE this pattern! There are lots of options, so it will keep you sewing spring through winter.

Make a nightie, top and shorts, or top and pants. Two sleeve styles included! As usual, this pattern includes sizes 2/3 – 14/16, all in one envelope. (Full size pattern pieces too, of course. All printed in the USA on a nice heavy white paper!)

Shirring along the sleeve edges and leg holes sets these jammies apart as something extra special. And they're quick to sew up, too! (Not only that, they're crazy comfy. All of our little testers gave rave reviews!) We even like to style them as day clothes — the charlotta shorts look adorable underneath an angelica swing top. The pants will make warm layers underneath little torrance dresses later this fall!

So… what do you think?! The charlotta jammie set sewing pattern is now available on the website!

xoxo, us

P.S. More photos soon!

Introducing… the angelica jumper & swing top!

Hello, angelica!

We are so excited to share our new girls sewing pattern with you!!! Meet angelica, a sweet and twirly jumper with neck ties and a big back bow.

View A is a jumper with a 6-gored skirt, complete with apron (a favorite with little girls, so we're told!) and a fun fabric flower corsage. This style is very boutique-y, but it sews up super fast! The elastic casing along the back of the bodice gives a neat fit.

And angelica view B is an uber-twirly 12-gored swing top that goes perfectly with leggings or tessa bloomers! (It's also a great companion to our next up and coming pattern… full reveal soon!)

This is one of our favorites! Eleanor gave the swing top two thumbs up.

Could she be any cuter?!

So here's the full scoop on angelica…

Sizes 2/3 – 14/16, all in one envelope and printed on sturdy paper right here in the USA.
Full-size pattern pieces and fully illustrated instructions.
Jumper (A) finishes a couple inches below the knee; swing top (B) finishes mid-thigh.
Back elastic casing.
Instructions for flower corsage included.
Available for pre-order now and shipping within the next two weeks!

We're really excited about this little jumper. It's so versatile! In the summertime it makes a great sundress, but layers nicely over a t-shirt or peasant top. And angelica is lots of fun to sew!

What do you think?!

xoxo

angelica jumper — Circa by Jennifer Paganelli

angelica swing top — Sweet Things by Lakehouse Dry Goods

Buttoned Up.

We all love sewing (surprise), and sewing for little girls is extra fun! Thankfully, we're blessed to have some lovely little girls in our lives. They also happen to be cousins, and their mommies also like to dress them alike. So, we like to sew for them.

And, cooler weather is coming (saaaaddd), so the girls could use something a bit more fallish. Enter a long sleeve amelia dress + an ana claire jumper + Sweet Things fabric. We are always so impressed with Lakehouse's black prints… they are amazingly saturated, and wash & wear so well too.

And, don't forget happy buttons! We recently had the pleasure of learning about Fastenation Studio. Hannah's just as cute and sweet as her buttons. We sent her a swatch of the outfit fabrics, and Hannah custom made the buttons to match! Don't they look perfect?? All of Hannah's buttons are handmade with high quality polymer clay and double glazed. They are amazing.

Some of our favorite buttons in Hannah's shop are the bunnies, baseballs, red, white & blue, and sew swirly. The buttons came so quickly too!

Hannah also makes these darling hair bow clips! We just pinned them onto the front of the girls jumpers for now. We can't wait to see them in their little wispy hair!

Kristie (Mom) really gets the credit for making these darling jumpers. She loves to bless other people's lives, and sewing for little girls is her favorite thing to do. We think it must be the 20+ years experience. We can't wait to give the girls their outfits (hopefully this weekend)!

xox Kristie, Apphia, Achaia, Abigail, and Abiah

Red, White, & Blue

It's kind of an iconic color combination, you know? In spite of the fact that while we were growing up it was our mom's go-to for any color scheme, we still love it. (And wear it faithfully every Independence Day, of course.) When the color basics patriotic piece came in from Riley Blake several weeks ago, we couldn't resist the urge to mix them with an older Flower Sugar piece in order to make this sweet francie dress for Eleanor!

We're also loving the Prepsters collection from Michael Miller! And if you just can't go with the red, white, and blue… there is a green, white, and blue colorway, too.

We made the little flowers on Ellie's dress using this old faithful tutorial. This is view A of the francie dress, but without sleeves.

Right now we're busy packing up for an upcoming vacation, but we'll try to pop in again before too long! Keep an eye on us via Instagram… xoxo

Introducing… the darison tiered skirts pattern!

hello, darison!

We are SO over-the-top excited to show you our new pattern!!! The darison tiered skirts pattern is at the printer now and should be shipping out in the next two weeks. But as usual, we will be offering a pre-order option (and we'll give you free shipping on the pattern when it gets here!).

Here is our sweet little friend Darison modeling view B of the darison skirt (named in her honor, of course!). The third tier of this view was made using patched pieces of fabric from Jennifer Paganelli's Happy Land collection!