If you have followed me for very long, you know that three of my favorite pattern designers are LilyGiggle, Brownie-Goose, and Mouse House Creations.
Brownie-Goose is what inspired me to begin this fun adventure in the
boutique world; LilyGiggle taught me to sew with knits, and Mouse House
Creations always takes me back to my old school roots with her great
techniques. I thought it might be fun to take some patterns from all
three designers and pair them together for a photo shoot. I started
looking for fabric and came across a few lines that I really loved from
the very talented Bonnie Christine of Art Gallery Fabrics. I really loved the Winged Collection and thought it would be perfect for a spring photo shoot.
The first outfit I made was the Lillian Pintucked Top
from Mouse House Creations. I love the bodice detail on this top. If
you have never done pintucks before, don't let them intimidate you. They
are really quite easy. Hayley has great directions in her patterns and
if you aren't half asleep when you are sewing, you won't even sew them
in backwards. Yeah, I have this *ahem* friend--- she was drinking coffee
and sewing late at night and had to take out her pintucks. I told her
not to sew when she was tired. She never listens.
I
love the vintage look of this top. This fabric was so perfect for this
pattern, like a match made in heaven. The back has a small key whole
opening with a bias trim tie.
This
pattern seems to be very time consuming with the details and the bias
neck binding, but it was actually a very quick sew. I enjoyed making it
and loved the end result. This pattern also comes in dress length and I
plan on making one soon. I paired this top with the Ring of Ruffle Pants from LilyGiggle in capri length.
This
pants pattern comes in full, capri, and shorts lengths. They are a very
quick sew and this pattern has some great tips for gathering those
ruffles quickly. You can get creative with these pants and add as many
or as few ruffles as you want. Isn't that knit so pretty? I'm seriously
thinking about making myself a top for summer with it.
Next up is a darling set featuring the Seaside Shorts
from Brownie-Goose. For some insane reason, I've had this pattern since
it was published but have never made it. I assure you I will be making
these in many colors for my daughter's summer wardrobe. I love that they
are a little
different that just plain ole' shorts.
These
shorts have a cute bias trim around the edges. You can make your own,
which I did, or even use prepackaged bias trim. The pattern also has
button options up the sides, but this fabric was so cute that I decided
buttons may distract, so I left them off of this pair.
The
Seaside pattern has a flat front/elastic back waist band option and
also an option for the entire waist to be elastic. I choose the flat
front option. I think this outfit would be super cute on the beach with
the ocean blue and coral colors. So pretty! I paired these shorts with
the Fiddlehead Flutter
top from LilyGiggle. I love everything from LG, but this is probably my
favorite pattern. I'm really obsessed with the sleeves. You will be too
after you make one!
I
do my flutter sleeves on my regular sewing machine for this top, but
you can also do them on a serger. I really love quick and easy things
when I'm sewing for my daughter and this top comes together in less than
45 minutes.The pattern includes long sleeve and 3/4 length sleeves as
well as the sleeveless option. Great for the whole year! (P.S. There is
also a sew-along to make it into a dress!!)
The last outfit I did for this shoot was the Cecille
dress from LilyGiggle. The bodice is knit and I used this beautiful
soft orange print from the Winged collection. The skirt is woven and the
waist band can be made with either woven or knit. I chose to use a
woven for my waistband. The waist band is also optional and can be
totally left off if you choose.
I love this skirt fabric. I wish you could see it in person. The computer screen really
doesn't do it justice.
My
favorite feature of this pattern is the sleeves. This pattern also has a
long sleeve and 3/4 length version as well as the short sleeve, shown
here.
The Cecille pattern also comes in a peplum top option, which is really cute over some leggings or shorts for summer time.
I
hope you have enjoyed looking at these gorgeous fabrics from Art
Gallery. I had a lot of fun working on these outfits. I hope this has
inspired you to be creative and pair different patterns together to make
your own creations. I had so many ideas for this collaboration from
these three designers that I could have made several more outfits.
Check out all their great patterns and see what you can come up with!
And here are a few more photos because my photographer really killed it,
and we both have beautiful children. :)
Thank you MaddyEm Photography for the great photos!
