🌺🌃URBAN FAERIE KEI! A springtime offering for the Coffee + Thread 2017 Blog Tour!

I can't think of a better way to celebrate the season than with a new twirly dress! When Olga invited me to be a part of her fantastic blog tour, I was super giddy! I've been smitten with the Polina Dress since I first saw it and when we went through all of the Coffee + Thread dress options, my little girl feel in looove with the Polina pattern as well! So, to tie the whole look together, I made a pair of Wild and Free Lounge Pants and a few, fun accessories , and the result was nothing short of magical!

Summer Swimwear Tour 2016! A Pattern Review!

SUMMERTIME!!!! Time to break out the swimsuits!!! If you're like me, you constantly feel like you're buying new swimsuits! I especially LOVE rash guards since the coastal waters here get a bit frigid!
Well! If you up for a bit of summer sewing, there's a new rash guard pattern on the block you should get! I made 3, one for each kiddo, as part of the Summer Swimwear Tour, hosted by Call Ajaire!

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Spotlight: The Quick and Easy Gracie + a fun freebie!

Hello hello! I am so stoked to have made something so quick and so easy after the marathon of sewing I did in the last few weeks for Easter and birthdays and all sorts of other things! The Gracie by Blaverry was a cool breeze after all of that! [Easter dresses and birthdays and more Bowie, oh my, are all coming soon!] I have to be honest- I am just so glad that I have a chunk of time before starting the next big project! So here goes, the easy peasy Gracie pattern!

KatApril 6, 201630mm lens, blaverry, blog tour, gracie, sewing, tutorialComment

The Magnificent Vivie! Piecing tutorial and Blaverry Pattern Review!

The Vivie Dress PDF Pattern by Blaverry. The Vivie was actually the first Blaverry pattern I ever bought! I was searching frantically for a first day of school dress to make for Azriella the day before school was set to start! I found the Vivie, fell in love with the Blaverry patterns on a whole and it is one of my favorite, everyday dresses for Azriella at this age. It just fits her so well! I never blogged it because I was busy making her birthday dress then the cavalcade of Halloween sewing so I never got a chance to give it a proper photo-shoot!

KatMarch 31, 201630mm lens, blaverry, blog tour, creative process, diy/tutorial, kids fashion, mini tutes, piecing, sewing, spring, tips, tutorialComment

30 days of Shirley Temple! Modern Romper for the Kawaii Kid

So I love classic looks with a wacky modern twist. That's my thing, that's my go-to combo. So, for me, I had to think of a way to make this idea of Shirley Temple work with my personal aesthetic in which wouldn't involve 100+ yards of gathering fabric for a pettiskirt. I mean, I love the look of them on my kiddos but the time intensiveness of making one at the moment was a bit overwhelming! I thought then about what other things I love on pics of child fashion from yesteryear that you don't see so every day. And I love Korean kids fashion. I mean, I'm a bit obsessed.

KatApril 20, 2015behind the seams, blog tour, chibi, kawaii, sewing Comments

Sew Geeky Episode 8: EPIC FANTASY!

It’s the 25th!!! So you know what that means: SEW GEEKY! This month’s theme is Epic Fantasy inspired. Think Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, or really anything that would conjure up visions of enchantment.

Rowan Tee Tour!

So check this out, guys. I'm on this super cool tour for the Rowan Tee by Titchy Threads! What makes it different from your average tee pattern? Well, because it is customizable in 144 different variations! Isn't that crazy?! All truth, folks, I tell no lies :-)

KatNovember 21, 2014blog tour, rowan tee Comments

Repost! Happy Hunger Games! chibi Katniss!

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Sew Geeky Spectacular! Holo! Hello Kitty! Moogle!

It’s Halloweentime guys!

This is one of my very favorite times of year! Max and I decided a while back that it would be great to do a big free for all geek fest for this month's Sew Geeky. A chance for everyone to sew whatever they want that they love, and the creations by our guests so far have been awe inspiring, to say the least!

fall, sew geeky, sewing, top 13 cosplay, cosplay, animeKatOctober 25, 2014moogle, cosplay, holo the wolf, anime, sew geeky, hello kitty, blog tour, halloween Comments

Belated Perfect Pattern Parcel Post

As part of the {affiliate link} Perfect Pattern Parcel #5 for girls and tweens, I chose to do the {affiliate link} Sunki dress here straight away. I later realized that I signed up for a day the following week so I tried to whip something up in a jiffy.

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Sew Geeky Studio Ghibli! Nausicaä! Calcifer! Forest Spirit!

I told myself that I wouldn’t go over the top; that I want to keep Sew Geeky a little more casual so that I don’t burn myself out trying to outdo myself every month. It’s exhausting! It also makes me struggle to make other things; the essential things. BUT STUDIO GHIBLI?! I could not go small. I just couldn’t! Ugh, I am my own worst enemy, I know! Narrowing it down was incredibly hard. I have the urge to STUDIO GHIBLI ALL THE THINGS!

Sew Geeky Marvel vs DC Episode!

Good morning to you! ^_^ It’s time for Sew Geeky’s newest episode: Marvel vs DC! We didn’t want to do just Superheroes. We wanted to spice it up a bit, so we did a Marvel vs Detective Comics (aka DC) theme! So I decided to go with a hero vs villain approach for my outfits. I give you retro Catwoman and chibi Loki!

Guest Posting at Rae Gun Ramblings for Harry Potter!

Hello my lovelies! I'm over at Rae Gun Ramblings for her Happy Harry Potter series today showing off my chibi Bellatrix Lestrange dress!

KatAugust 1, 2014blog tour, geeky, sewing Comment

CHIBI COSPLAY YOU'LL WANT TO SEE: CLASSIC ANIME! AKIRA! LUFFY! SAKURA!

This is me.

In a nutshell, my whole life I've been a cartoon addict. No lie. I recorded my faves on VHS when I was a teenager and I have never really stopped watching them!

But as you get older you learn to appreciate new things and I fell, similar to Alice, down the rabbit hole, into the world of anime.

SEW GEEKY: TANK GiRL! She's just the girl you want!

"Feelin' a little inadequate?"

So who here is a former angsty teenager from the 90s? I was! I was the only kid in school wearing patent leather pants in every color and donning a choker necklace made out of safety pins and I listened to punk and ska music and loved every minute of it! The grown up Kat loves those things still, but I've evolved since then. But ain't nostalgia grand! Well, TANK GiRL is like a time capsule for me of my high school days (even though TANK GiRL came out just before I started high school). The thing about TANK GiRL is that she's a bad girl. She smokes, she loves guns and ahem her tank and she dresses far on the risque side of things. Being that I'm a mom and am not into any of those things, I made my look and accessories more of a TANK GiRL: the Mom.

Union Street Tee Blog Tour for Hey June!

KatJune 24, 2014blog tour, sewing Comments

Azy's Retrogalactic Soleil Dress + GIVEAWAY

KatJune 3, 2014blog tour, sewing Comments

Calling All Kids! An homage to Man Man

I decided to look to two of my favorite things: my bloggy life partner: Max-California and Philly indie rock bands. Being this is a sewing blog, a lot of you probably know about Vincent, Max's adorable little boy and muse. But- I'll bet a lot of my readers do not know about Man Man. Guys, Man Man is the BEST. Want to know what they sound like? Click on the song below! Black Mission Goggles is my favorite but it's hard to pick one song when they are so bad ass!

KatApril 11, 2014blog tour, geeky, sewing bucket list, sewing Comments