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Dear Josephine, Happy 10th Birthday, sweet girl!! How are we already here? How is my baby already double digits? I truly cannot but believe it. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 10 years old and some things you might like to know about your 10 year old self... … continue reading
Dear Caspian, You're a teenager!! Happy Birthday, Buddy! I can't believe we have three teenagers living in this house now. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 13 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 13 year old self. … continue reading
I'm very excited to announce that I've launched some new products over in The Cottage Mama Shop! I announced this is the email newsletter last week, but I realize that not all of you are newsletter subscribers. Now don't you worry, I'm not venturing off from my love of sewing, crafting, cooking and creating, but I've thought for a good while that some of my designs would be really great on items other than just fabric. So I finally took a leap and decided to make it happen! There are all sorts of new products that I am slowly adding into the shop such as phone … continue reading
Dear Matilda, Today you turn 15 years old! It's hard to believe how fast you are growing up. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 15 years old and some things you might like to know about your 15 year old self...... … continue reading
Dear Savannah, Today is your 16th birthday! Happy Birthday!! This is such a major milestone birthday for you and it also means I've been a mom now for 16 years. How did we get here?? Time flies when you're having fun! Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 16 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 16 year old self. … continue reading
I'm so excited to have one of my fabric prints included in the most recent designer low volume collection from Riley Blake Designs called Hush Hush 3. Riley Blake is currently hosting a Shine Together Quilt Along with their FREE Shine Together Quilt Pattern. During the Quilt Along, Hush Hush 3 designers will be individually sharing new and colorful 6" quilt blocks using Hush Hush 3 and POParrazi. Today I'm sharing a free 6" block pattern that can be used in the free Shine Together Quilt Pattern in place of the 6" star block included in the pattern. You can head … continue reading
PLEASE NOTE: This pattern is no longer available for free as the 24 hours has passed, but if you are still looking for this pattern, you can find it over in the shop. Click HERE to visit the shop! Happy Holidays! Today is Day 2 of the Riley Blake 12 Days of Free Patterns! It's kind of like the 12 days of Christmas, but every day for the first 12 days of December you can visit a different Riley Blake designer and download a pattern for free. These are not just any patterns, these are normally patterns that designers sell and are not free....the catch is that the … continue reading
Dear JoJo, Today you are turning 9 years old! My littlest little is 9......I can't believe it!! Here are some things that I'd like to remember about you when you turned 9 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 9 year old self. … continue reading
Dear Caspian, Happy 12th birthday buddy! I can't believe how fast you are growing up and that you are now in 6th grade. Here are some things I would like to remember about you when you turned 12 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 12 year old self...... … continue reading
Dear Matilda, Today you turn 14 years old! Happy Birthday to my sweet, sweet girl!! Here are some things I would like to remember about you when you turned 14 and some things you might like to know about your 14 year old self....... … 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.
