My New Oceanside Pants

A couple of months ago, my family and I took a beach vacation, but before we left, I needed some new pants to take with me. Since I was busy packing for everyone and taking care of last minute details, I didn't have much time to sew. No worries though! I tried out the very popular Oceanside Pants Pattern from Blank Slate Patterns (affiliate links) and had my new pair of pants in under an hour!

The Betty Skirt

If you are looking for a great, versatile girl's skirt pattern, then look no further! The Betty Skirt Pattern by the Shaffer Sisters is it!

I absolutely love patterns that offer you options or more than one piece to sew. With the Betty Skirt Pattern, you get 4 skirts--gathered, large pleats, small pleats, and gathered with placket--all in one pattern! What a great value.

And the best part of all, these skirts are easy to sew and the fit is fantastic! I'm pretty sure the Betty Skirt Pattern is now my go-to pattern for school skirts for Ella.

Oliver + S Music Class Blouse

With the arrival of cooler weather, Ella was in desperate need of a new long sleeve blouse that met her standard school attire requirements. Instead of buying her another basic knit polo style skirt, I decided to make her a few new blouses using the many wonderful patterns already in my collection!

One pattern I've had for a while and have been meaning to sew is the Oliver + S Music Class Blouse.

This pattern is amazing! I have loved every O+S pattern I have tried, and the Music Class Blouse is definitely no exception. Just look at all the details!

Day 3 of the sewVery Sunny Pattern Tour!

It's Day 3 of my sewVery Sunny Pattern Tour! Yipee! I've got lots more Sunny goodness to share with you!

My first guest is a fellow pattern designer whom I admire. In fact, I've sewn most of her designs for Ella! Melissa of Sew Like My Mom somehow manages to run her pattern design business, blog, and a couple of other jobs all while raising 4 adorable kids! Even with that hectic schedule, she managed to make time to help me not only test my pattern design but also be a part of my tour! Please be sure to visit Sew Like My Mom to see more of the precious Option A Sunny Dress she made for her daughter!

Next up is Sara of Made by Sara.

Snowflakes & Lace - Day 4 House of Estrela and RanaMama Designs

Today we have two guests here and at Sewing Mama RaeAnna to introduce as part of our Snowflakes & Lace Series.  If you missed yesterday's guests, then you'll want to be sure to go back and see the adorable things that Welcome to the Mouse House and the Shaffer Sisters made.

First up is Magda from the House of Estrela.  Like many of our other guests, I first discovered Magda's blog through link parties, and I pretty much always see her joining in the Project Run and Play sew-alongs. The pieces she creates always catch my eye and make me want to see more!

Magda's refashioned tee with added lace sleeves and a bottom ruffle is definitely one of those projects that I want to see and read more about!  In fact, she is hosting her own series called January Refashion Month.  I love how she transformed her basic tee into something special that will work with both the Snowflakes & Lace Series and her January Refashion Month Series!

To see more photos and read how she made the refashion, read her entire post HERE.

Next up is Regina from the fairly new blog, RanaMama Designs.  Regina is a mom to four busy little ones, but somehow she manages to find time to make lots of fun sewing and craft projects. She even helped RaeAnna translate her Cupcake Top Pattern into Hungarian!

Today, Regina is sharing with us her version of Vintage Lace Shoe and Bag Clips.  Isn't this a fun and clever idea?  Love it!  To see more pictures and read the full post, visit her blog HERE.

Want to join in on the fun?  Then click HERE to add your lace inspired projects to our linky party and to enter the giveaway for a chance to win 1 of 3 super prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to visit Sewing Mama RaeAnna to meet our other Snowflakes & Lace guests of the day!  See you back here tomorrow for the last day of our guest contributors.  On Saturday, RaeAnna and I will each share our own Snowflakes & Lace inspired creation!

Have fun sewing!