2013 has been a fun, busy year for While She Naps. I've written 163 blog posts this year and had some amazing discussions with readers as a result. As the year winds down I'm going back through all that has happened with this blog and my business and I'd really like to hear from you….
Studio Update: Meet Pip the Pig
I've been working on a new little guy. His name is Pip. He's a super huggable piggie! Sometimes he wears a winter scarf for extra warmth. I sewed him from velour, my new favorite material for making softies. It's just so cuddly. Still machine washable and durable, but with a smoother finish than fleece. The…
Fabric Bird
It's been over a year since I made a bird. Late last week someone ordered a custom bird as a Christmas gift. I took out the wire and wire cutters, and the floral tape, for the first time in so long and made this little purple wren. It was like revisiting a former version of…
Sale: Patterns, Books, Specialty Supplies and Ebooks (3 Days Only!)
This has been a wonderfully busy year and I'd like to say thank you for all of you support. You guys are the best. As the holidays fast approach, I hope you'll sew something special for a child. Please use the coupon code below for 15% off your entire order of sewing patterns, books, and…
Gift Guide: Free Softie Tutorials
The holidays are just around the corner. I like to try to make things for at least some of the people on my list. It always feels so good to give handmade. Making things really can help you save money on your holiday shopping, especially if you use a free tutorial and fabrics from your…
New Pattern: Baby Perry
Liam and Emma are very excited today. Why? Because there's a new baby in the family! I'd like you to meet Baby Perry, a super sweet and easy-to-sew newborn baby doll. Perry is very snuggly, tucked under a little blankie. My three-year-old is in love! And, even more exciting, I've created an ebook that brings…
Free Pattern: Bird Ornaments for the Holidays
I’m sewing these patchwork bird ornaments as holiday presents for the members of my artist group here in town. These are so sweet and easy to make I thought I’d show you how with this free pattern. Pull together some of your favorite fabric scraps and let’s get started! You’ll need: 4″ embroidery hoop scraps…
Too Close
In October I was hired by a UK-based company to design a Christmas moose. I was given particular dimensions and a description for the moose. They wanted long legs that bent in the middle and they wanted him to be sorta goofy and hapless. Here are some early prototypes (from my Instagram feed): This…
Playing With Gathered Circles
Most design work begins with basic shapes: a line, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, and a circle. We layer and combine them, stretch and condense them, cut them up and piece then back together again, but really it all begins here with the shapes we learn to draw and identify as toddlers. Today I…
What is a Dart and How Are Darts Used in Sewing Patterns?
I love to create dimension with fabric. What draws me most to fabric as a material is the ability to cut two pieces of flat cloth into shapes that, when sewn together, will bulge and curve outward, or pinch inward, in just the right spots to create the three-dimensional form I have in mind. I…
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