Happy March! Spring is just around the corner and so are all of the adorable outfits that come with. This month we are focusing on some transitional pieces to help get you started on Spring and Summer sewing. I can't wait to see what you create and I hope
Happy September! This month we are continuing to feature patterns that are perfect for adding to your child’s school wardrobe. I hope you join our #SLPcoChallenge. For the month of September, our challenge theme is “Too Cool for School”. The Monthly Challenge All month long we are featuring a select few patterns from
Happy August! I can't believe I'm saying those words! Summer is coming to a close but we are still rocking the summer clothing around here. Today I'm going to show you how I did a mash up of Kyra with Juniper to get the cutest summer romper! I used the
It's August!! This year has gone at lightning speed and it's hard to believe the kids are going back to school soon, if they haven't already! This month we are featuring patterns that are perfect for adding to your child's school wardrobe. I hope you join our #SLPcoChallenge. For the
I don’t know about you, but I love a pattern that has limitless possibilities for design. Geneva fits that bill PERFECTLY. For todays showcase, I’m going to show you four different dresses from the same pattern in three different types of materials. I’m Amanda Cotton from Sewing Cotton, and this
Hi! My name is Jenna and I’m excited to be a new contributor for SLPco. I have three kids with number four on the way and I love how SLPCo feels like one big family. Every one has been so friendly and welcoming and I love sharing my SLPCo sews
Hey friends! I'm excited to share with you a quick tutorial on how to create your own custom piping and how to add it to your Simple Life Pattern creations. You can also use pre-made piping and we'll go over that too. For this tutorial I've chosen Wendy as my
Hey everyone! I am Kristen and I am on the blog today to show you all how to add an apple pocket to any gathered dress skirt! This month’s SLPco. Monthly Challenge is Back to School themed, so I thought this tutorial would be a perfect, but easy, way to
We've made it to the last day of the Cora sew-along. Today we will finish our creations by working on steps 24 through 33. If you have fallen behind, don't give up! You have until Sunday evening at 8 pm CST to finish your Cora creation and upload your daily
Welcome back to day four of the Cora sew-along. Today is going to be short and sweet. For day four we will complete steps 22 through 23. Creating Casings Before we can add the elastic to our back bodice, we need to create casings to hold the elastic. Begin by laying your