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May

May Giveaway Day Winners

And the winners of the May Giveaway Day are........Heartsong Quilts:Fairytale Frocks & Lollipops: Canton Village Quilt Works: Fat Quarter Shop: Modern Fabric Studio:Yay! Life!:Thank you so much to everyone who entered and congratulations to our winners!  If you were one of our winners, please email Lindsay at thecottagemama[at]gmail[dot]com with your contact information and we will make sure you get your prizes as soon as possible.  Check back next month for another fabulous giveaway day! … continue reading

5
May

New Pattern from The Cottage Mama ~ Charlotte Apron Dress

And now for the final pattern in the new series.........The Charlotte Apron DressSize 6 Month through 8 YearsPATTERN DESCRIPTION: The Charlotte Apron Dress is an adorable gathered skirt dress with many different design variations.View A, the teapot variation, has a ruffle apron attached to the skirt with a hand-pieced teapot appliqué(appliqué pattern piece included). View B is a fabric yo-yo variation that has an apron embellished withvintage-inspired fabric yo-yos. And, View C, the embellished bodice variation, includes an embellishedbodice and dress … continue reading

4
May

New Pattern from The Cottage Mama ~ Ruby Ruffle Dress

It's time to reveal the second new pattern from The Cottage Mama Sewing Patterns...........Ruby Ruffle DressSize 6 Months through 10 YearsI have been making this dress for several years now and selling different variations of it my online shop.  Due to the large amount of requests for a pattern for this design, I finally decided to make it available.  It is a really adorable dress that is perfect for little babies all the way to bigger girls size 10.  Here is a little bit more about the Ruby Ruffle Dress......PATTERN DESCRIPTION:The Ruby Ruffle Dress is a classic … continue reading

3
May

New Sewing Pattern from The Cottage Mama: Run Around Romper for Boys and Girls

It's finally time to start sharing my new set of printed sewing patterns!  It is really hard to keep anything from you all.  I wanted to share these pictures the second I received them!It was also really hard to decide which design to share first, but I decided to start with the 'Run Around Romper' since this pattern is for boys and girls! Run Around RomperSize 6 Month through 6 YearsPATTERN DESCRIPTION:The Run Around Romper is the perfect one-piece outfit for your little guy or gal with three different design variations that can be made as pants or shorts. View … continue reading

2
May

Sewing Class This Weekend – May 6, 2012

So I've been teaching some sewing classes around town lately.  I know I've mentioned this over on The Cottage Mama Facebook page, but I don't think I've said anything about it here on the blog.  This weekend (Sunday, May 6, 2012) from 1:00PM - 4:00PM I will be teaching another class for my Janey Jumper pattern at Material Girl Fabric Shop in Crystal Lake, IL. Material Girl is located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, so if you are in the area and would like to join us, I would love to have you.   You can call Material Girl directly (see phone number at the … continue reading

1
May

May Giveaway Day

Are you ready for this?  It's finally here.......The May Giveaway DayHere's how this works.........you can enter to win each one of these prizes from our lovely blog sponsors.  Leave a separate comment for each prize you would like to win.  For example, if you want to win the Fat Quarter Shop prize, leave a comment saying something like "I'd sure love to win the Fat Quarter shop prize - they are a great shop!"  And leave a separate comment for EACH entry. Got it? Great! Here are the amazing prizes and sponsors for our May Giveaway Day.......FAT QUARTER SHOP: The … continue reading

30
Apr

French Themed Bridal Shower

Well, seeing as though my sister-in-law's wedding was this past weekend, I figured it was about time for me to finally post these pictures from her french-themed bridal shower.  Her shower was many months ago, but with so much going on lately, I just never got around to sharing these with all of you.  We won't have the wedding pictures back for a couple weeks, so I'll fill you in on how the girls did as the flower girls and the whole wonderful experience once I have some pictures to share.  All I can tell you right now is that is was amazing and my sister-in-law, … continue reading

25
Apr

Sewing Pattern Update and Giveaway Winner

Wow, what a week this has been!  My next three patterns finally went to print and should be available to ship the next couple weeks.  Putting together all the components of a pattern is such a labor of love.  So many hours go into each one starting with the original drafting, digitizing, grading, testing, instructions, photography, covers, yardage requirements and the list goes on.  It always feels a bit overwhelming when I'm in the middle of it, but the end product is always worth the hard work!Next week I will begin sharing these new patterns with you by … continue reading

20
Apr

Berenstain Bears Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt Block Tutorial and Giveaway

Grandma Jane is back with a great beginning quilting tutorial, the Disappearing Nine Patch, and a fabulous giveaway.  I can't take any credit for this giveaway.  Mom came up with this idea herself and personally purchased these items for one lucky reader all on her own.  Mom knows how much you all mean to me and wanted to do something special.  So without further ado........here's Jane....... “Hooray, hooray, we’re on our way! Our summer vacation starts today!” That line from the Berenstain Bears book, The Bears’ Vacation, still resonates through my head from … continue reading

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Apr

Little Linen Dress

I have been so busy lately sewing up samples of my new patterns that I decided to take a few quick minutes to sew up a little summer top/dress for Matilda.  You would think that with all the sewing I do that my kids wardrobes would be completely handmade.  Nope, not the case. A lot of the pieces I create end up being sold or used as display pieces in stores so I tend to create more special occasion pieces for the kids.  I have very little time these days with everything that's been going on, but a major goal of mine is to create more everyday pieces for my own … continue reading