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Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are doing great today. Unfortunately, it’s another rainy one for us. But… that won’t stop us from celebrating National Fudge Day. Oh yes, it’s a real thing and we’re very happy about that!

On to this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are featuring a fantastic pattern that will soon become your go-to shirt, the Granville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic Patterns. The Granville Shirt pattern is a femininely tailored, button-front shirt that is an essential to anyone’s closet! The shirt features long sleeves with plackets and cuffs, a two-piece collar, and back princess seams for a flattering silhouette!

Marion of the Made by Marion Blog decided to give this pattern a go, creating her own Granville Shirt. She chose our Darling Collection; the lace in midnight as the main print and the lace in zinc for the bias facing. The pattern was wonderful to work with, but she was able to customize a couple of things. She found that she could get away with using 2 yards for the main body (which may not work for all sizes, but noted for those who may have a print from their fabric stash they’d like to use, but may be short of the 2-3/4).

Additionally, Marion chose to do a bias-faced hem instead of the double-turned hem. This allowed for the fabric to lie flatter, and therefore created a smooth curved hem. She used 1/2 yard of fabric for the bias facing. She loved how clean the shirt lines were, even when the shirt was turned inside out. The result is a the perfect styling piece, that is custom to your silhouette!

If you’re interested in making your own shirt, we definitely recommend the Grainville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic Patterns. You can find more from Marion here, and more from Sewaholic Patterns here. And with that, have a fabulous day!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Monday! We hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend, sharing the day with your loved ones…and eating lots of yummy chocolates. We are also hosting our Felt Giveaway on our Facebook Page this week, so be sure to enter!

Kicking off another week with our Moody Monday! We launched our Winter 2015 Collections last week, and have been so inspired by all the beautiful prints and colors. We’re sharing with you our Darling Collection by the Camelot Design Studio today. Darling is girly and sweet with feminine hues of rose, navy, and grey. Complete in pretty florals and soft geometrics, Darling is the epitome of dainty and grace. Our “Darling” girl would be enjoying a lovely afternoon at high tea with her girlfriends, complete in a floral skirt, bow kitten heels, and cat eye sunnies. So chic and so feminine!

Alberta Ferretti’s Spring 2015 RTW Collection is absolutely breathtaking! We would describe it as “feminine and boho-inspired” with its floral prints, fringe details, and flow-y textures. The looks were completed with loose, beachy waves and dewy skin/pink lips. We especially adored the floral cutout designs – the tone and tone floral prints were incredibly beautiful, and reminded us of our Darling Collection. Such an exquisite collection, we would definitely happily wear any of Ferretti’s pieces (one can dream!).

We hope we have inspired you with today’s post! Be sure to check out our Darling Collection for more prettiness. Have a lovely day, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

It’s the last day of our Winter 2015 Launch Week, and we’ve got two to share with you today. Be sure to check out our latest launches, on the blog and on our website!

First up is our Darling Collection by the Camelot Design Studio. Our Darling Collection is just as the name suggests, absolutely sweet and darling. The colors are light-hearted and feminine; shades of blush pink, navy, and grey in geometric and floral designs. Darling gives us the feeling of elegance and romance…butterflies in the tummy, twirling in a pretty dress, and feeling like a princess.

Whisk your sweetheart away for a night to remember, complete with a Darling Necktie and Shift Dress. Complete the night with some yummy champagne and delectable macarons! And once you’re home, cozy up in our Trellis Edged Robe and a Darling quilt, with a cup of earl grey tea.

We hope you adore our Darling Collection!! We’d love to know what you think. We’ve got one last collection to share with you today, so stay tuned for one last treat…