Many of you have let me know how much you love my videos (thank you) and so I’m pretty sure what I’m about to share will make your experience viewing these videos even better!

Some time ago a new feature was introduced to online videos that allows the viewer (that’s you) to watch the video at a faster speed or a slower speed and still hear the voice.  This allows you better control so you can, for example, move quickly over a section you understand and then when you need to pay closer attention again, you can slow it back down to normal speed or even half speed.  This is much better than skipping along the video because you really don’t know what you’ve missed or where to start again.

Anyway, because this feature was not available when we did many of our older videos, Brad has gone back over ALL my videos and updated them so that this feature is now available on every single one.  And being the sweetie that he is, he even offered to do a video to show you how to use this and many other features when playing my videos.

So take it away Brad…..

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Wow, the 18 inch and American Girl version of my new Strappy Dress pattern has been proving super popular, so I’m thrilled to have it now available in the 18 ½ inch Cabbage Patch Kids size.

This pattern is super easy to sew and will certainly keep your dolls nice and cool in the hot summer months.  It can be worn with or without a belt and you can change the look of the dress by simply moving the elastic from just under the breast, which gives it the ‘Baby Doll’ look, to around the waist for a more traditional look.

I have also included options for making it with or without the trim along the bottom, using contrasting fabric for the strap and provided a bonus cutting line so you can make a top too!

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I’m super excited to be releasing my very first doll clothes pattern for 2019!

To get me into the groove of filming again, I’ve chosen a super easy Strappy Dress pattern and I’ve included a special bonus showing you how to make it into a top.

This pattern featured as a top in the photo promoting my Tights pattern and over the years I’ve continually had requests for this pattern – You might recognize the photo to the right.  Because it wasn’t yet available, I used to always write back with written instructions on how to make it.  ‘Sew’ I’m thrilled that I’ve finally gotten around to releasing it in pdf form along with all my step-by-step videos!

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Welcome to my first Share and Tell blog for 2019.  I have a very special story that I would like to start with because it brought so much joy to my heart hearing how my How to Make Doll Clothes course has helped multiple generations enjoy the craft of sewing.  The following is part of an email that I received from Cherrylmaree, one of my very first customers and whom I now consider a dear friend.

‘Hi Rosie,

I’d like to share with you a couple of things that have been happening here. I just wanted to let you know that following your videos and tips has helped my granddaughter to learn how to use a sewing machine and translate that into making toys and pyjamas for herself. It has been a huge confidence boost for her.  She’s not big on dolls but her sister is very keen and has recently bought herself an Australian Girl (so she can dress her). 

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Happy New Year everyone! To get you all excited about sewing this year, I’ve decided to release my popular Sewing Machine Pin Cushion pattern as a Free Pattern. Even though it’s free, it still comes with my step-by-step videos where I show you how to make this super handy pin … Read More

Where has the time gone? I can’t believe that I’m sitting down writing my Christmas blog already and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one feeling like this. Sometimes we can feel like we didn’t get anything done but when I sit down and look back at the year, I’m pretty proud of what I’ve been able to achieve with my patterns business whilst also growing my doll clothes business too.
Firstly, I released some pretty fun patterns this year for both the 18 inch American Girl size doll and the 18 ½ inch Cabbage Patch Kids doll. I started with the 3 Way Shoe pattern which is proving popular with Cabbage Patch lovers who are struggling to find matching shoes for their Cabbage Patch dolls.

The came the Fun ‘n Frilly Top which included a Bonus Dress pattern. This is such a quick and easy pattern to sew and looks so cute in all the variations that it’s hard to decide which one to make first.

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Well my last Share and Tell blog for 2018 certainly reminds me how special sewing can be and how passing on skills from one generation to the next or even learning together can help create some awesome memories for families. And the same can be achieved by upcycling a special garment to pass on special memories to the new generations – see the story at the bottom of the page

I love seeing young girls take up sewing and learning from their grandmother so it was super special when Julie posted this photo in my Facebook Group. It shows the gorgeous pinafore dress that Julie’s 12 year old granddaughter made as part of our September Sew-Along. Julie is obviously doing a wonderful job teaching and she has an awesome student so I’m sure they will make lots on precious memories sewing together over the years to come.

Julie, please pass on my biggest congratulations to your granddaughter, she should be so proud of her effort.

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I don’t know about you, but every Christmas things get rather hectic around my home and I’m trying to think of unique, personalized gifts for our family members. When my daughter was younger I used to love whipping up a selection of new outfits for her dolls because I could always use fabric I had in my stash and they were so quick and easy to make up that I could make them either when she was at school or after she had gone to bed. And the best part was, they were ‘one of a kind’ and ‘made with love’ so they meant just that little bit more to both of us.

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I am very proud of the fact that I offer a 100% money back guarantee on my How to Make Doll Clothes and my Learn to Love Your Serger (Overlocker) Courses and am pleased to say that the majority of my customers have been thrilled with the content and I haven’t had to worry about refunds.

The other day however, a lady who purchased the online course with the intention of using it to help her teach her granddaughter how to sew sent me an email requesting her money back.  The following is a snippet of her email.

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Where has the time gone? It’s been ages since I did a Share and Tell blog and there are lots of gorgeous photos I have to share with you all so let’s get straight into the first one which is from Barbara who has made my Winter Nightie pattern for a Waldorf inspired doll and she’s used unicorn print fabric which seems to be sooo popular at the moment with little girls.

‘Here is a picture of the nightgown I made. I loved the pattern and really loved the video directions. This is a Waldorf inspired doll I made and it fit perfectly…….Your site is excellent and full of useful information. I was happy to find you.
Barbara’

I’m happy you found my website too Barbara., you’ve done an awesome job and I can’t wait to see what you make for this adorable doll next.

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