Tater in this Raglan Shirt Hi all! Time for some more handmade boy style. This is the Tater and Bean growing at unequal rates edition. For example – I made the shirt Tater is wearing above over a year ago. It still fits fine. His & Hers Henley Shirt As does this Henley shirt (though Read the Rest…
Sketchy Star Shirt
January 9, 2013 by 7 Comments
I designed this Sketchy Stars fabric at Spoonflower to use for this shirt. This was a much more complicated design than my Simple Bicycles, since I had to make sure the stars repeated in the way I wanted them to without weird tiling lines. I used my Vintage V-Neck pattern in a size 3, since Bean is right between sizes Read the Rest…
Top 5 Tutorials of 2012 – #3
January 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
We’re on to the number 3 Tutorial – and I have to say that when I was creating this look, I had no idea it would be so popular, both with Tater and with readers. It’s the …. Thoughts almost 1 year later: This project was the first one I did that got a lot Read the Rest…
Handmade Boy Style Volume 9 – Features!
December 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
Hello all! Today I’m doing some handmade boy style features. This Prepster Pullover is in the Flickr Group. I love the little holiday accents – I think boys often get left behind with holiday clothing. This Basic Blazer is soooo not basic! You have to click over and see how Rachel of nest full of Read the Rest…
Handmade Boys Style Volume 8 – Wedding Edition
December 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you follow on Facebook or Instagram (@mellysews) you might have seen that I was at a wedding on 12-12-12. It would be more precise to say I threw a wedding. And yes, there were DIY projects, and yes, I will be sharing. In a few days. So now that that maddening teaser is out Read the Rest…
A Green Shirt With Yellow Diamonds
December 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This post originally appeared on Me Sew Crazy as part of her K.I.D.S – Kids Inspiration Design Series. I got the email from Jessica about this series right after I had an idea for Blank Slate Patterns. You see, my oldest boy, nicknamed Tater, is only 4, so he can’t yet sit down and draw Read the Rest…
Blank Slate Holiday Collection, Tuxedo Pants, and a Giveaway!
November 4, 2012 by 48 Comments
I am so excited! The last pattern for my holiday collection was sent out to pattern testers Friday, and I feel like I can finally breathe after running a mad dash of pattern design, sample sewing, photo taking, etc. And, I can announce that the Blank Slate Holiday Collection will be available this Friday! I Read the Rest…
Handmade Boy Style Vol. 2
October 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Well, it’s been a while since the last boy style post. I wish I had some cool fall stuff to show you, but high temps here are still averaging in the 80s to low 90s. We are supposed to get a Norther tomorrow – so highs in the upper 60s! In the meantime, here are Read the Rest…
Fashion Icon Challenge
September 25, 2012 by 15 Comments
Okay, I couldn’t resist sewing along with last week’s Project Run and Play theme – Fashion Icons. And this was LAST minute, in a way I’m glad I never sewed when I was competing! (And BTW, I back-published this post so I’d have a link for the Flickr group, but if you didn’t look from Read the Rest…
Boys Style
September 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
A late post today – we were at Hubby’s football game until late last night, and due to other kid related and business related stuff, I am just now sitting down to write this post – usually I schedule ahead. So enjoy the live rambling. Recently I’ve started following a couple of kids fashion blogs Read the Rest…
