sewing • cooking • crafting • all things domestic
The Cottage Mama Black Friday Sale is going on now over in The Cottage Mama Etsy Shop! The discount code doesn't apply here on the main website. A 30% off sale only happens once a year, so grab those patterns you've had your eye on lately........now is the time! Click HERE to shop in The Cottage Mama Etsy Shop. … continue reading
Josephine Mae Wilkes I'm pleased to introduce Miss Josephine Mae Wilkes born October 12, 2014 at 12:24AM weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. It has been a busy last four weeks around here! So busy, in fact, that I didn't get a chance to pop on the blog and let you know that our sweet, precious baby girl had arrived! I figure most of you follow along on Facebook or Instagram (@thecottagemama), so you probably saw my announcement over there and the million baby photos I've been posting over the last month. But we are just beyond smitten with this new … continue reading
Today's post is brought to you by my mom, Grandma Jane......... The Fat Quarter Shop has just released a new Shortcut Quilt Pattern called the Fat Eighth Frenzy Pattern! I love the name of this pattern as I am frequently in a “frenzy” trying to make a quilt for a gift at the last moment. There is also a Bonus project pattern included for a smaller quilt using the scraps from the bigger quilt! Brilliant! … continue reading
Today I'm excited to introduce a new book to you all, Create the Perfect Fit by my friend, Joi Mahon! I met Joi several years ago when we were both 1st time teachers at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion. I was teaching children's garment construction and Joi was teaching an incredible draping class. Everyone who took Joi's class raved about it and everything in her classroom looked straight out of Project Runway (I'm pretty sure if she were on that show, she would win).........she is the real deal. Anyway, fast forward and now Joi has released her first book … continue reading
So today I wanted to take a minute to let you know about a fantastic new downloadable e-book, the 'Indoor Shooting Guide' from my book photographer, Amy Tripple, and a fellow photography colleague of hers, Heidi Peters. I absolutely adore Amy's work. There was no one else I would have rather photographed all the adorable little girls and clothing in my book, 'Sew Classic Clothes for Girls'. Amy's work is fresh, inspiring and just.....well........stunning. Amy doesn't live far from me and here in the Midwest, we are forced to take many of our photos indoors during … continue reading
New Patterns from The Cottage Mama now available! I have been working really hard behind the scenes finishing up three patterns that I wanted to release before baby girl arrived........and I did it! The new patterns have been released and I am so happy to share a little more about them with you today. … continue reading
The Cottage Mama Sewing Contest winner is....the 'Constellation-Class Dress'! (Created and sewn by Andrea Rebholz) Both of the judges, Nancy Zieman and Martha Pullen, were incredibly impressed by your creativity and attention to detail in creating this one-of-a-kind dress using the Janey Jumper Pattern. Thank you so much to everyone who entered the contest. You all have truly amazed me with your talent! We'll definitely have to do this again. Congratulations Andrea!! … continue reading
Georgia Vintage Dress Pattern Sewn by Angela Retherford Since there were 200 entries in The Cottage Mama Sewing Contest and only 15 were able to be selected for the finals, I wanted to share some of the contestants entries that didn't make it into the finals. The finalists were selected based on many different factors, including creativity and how they changed up The Cottage Mama Sewing Pattern. There were many, many contestants who sewed beautiful versions of the patterns and I'm excited to share some of those with you here today: … continue reading
Did you all get a chance to check out the finalists yesterday in The Cottage Mama Sewing Contest? Aren't they incredible? Make sure you vote for your favorite look before the end of Thursday, September 18! Since we are celebrating The Cottage Mama Sewing Contest today, we have a fantastic giveaway brought to you by our lovely The Cottage Mama blog sponsors (and a little something from me)! One lucky winner will receive the entire bundle of prizes here.........want to see what you could win? … continue reading
It's been an amazing last month watching all of these incredibly talented women sewing their very best creations from The Cottage Mama Sewing Patterns. The talent and creativity within the online sewing community always astounds me and the women who've entered The Cottage Mama Sewing Contest are truly an extraordinary bunch. If you haven't gotten a chance to take a look at all the entries, you must check them out over in The Cottage Mama Patterns Group on Facebook. They will definitely inspire you in many ways. … continue reading
Lindsay Wilkes is the owner and designer behind The Cottage Mama. She creates timeless, vintage inspired sewing patterns for children’s clothes. She is also a fabric designer for Riley Black Designers / Penny Rose Fabrics, author of the book ‘Sew Classic Clothes for Girls’ and can be seen teaching nationwide and online in her video series ‘Lessons with Lindsay’ sponsored by Baby Lock Sewing and Embroidery machines.
Welcome! My name is Lindsay Wilkes and I am the owner / designer of The Cottage Mama, a boutique children's sewing pattern company and the author behind, 'Sew Classic Clothes for Girls'. The Cottage Mama blog is where I share my love for sewing, cooking and crafting and all things domestic. If you like what you see, you can read more about me HERE.
