When I first laid my eyes on Maureen Cracknell‘s Nightfall Collection, I knew that I wanted to find a project where I could cram in as many prints as I could. And with Libs Elliott’s Wicked Hex Mini pattern, I was able to use all but one. The idea came to me when I realized…
Author: Mathew Boudreaux
Hello Ollie Mini Wardrobe
So when the Hello Ollie collection from Bonnie Christine of Going Home to Roost launched, the idea was thrown my way to make a mini wardrobe for Helena with it and I was all over it. For one, OMG like every print is adorable so inspiration came immediately. Then, like the entire collection is organic!…
Lillyella Wicked Weaver
When Nicole of Lillyella asked me to pattern test her new Wicked Weaver pattern, I jumped at the chance because (1) she’s super rad and awesome and (2) her patterns are legit. Like #2legit2quit even. So I immediately knew that I wanted to do either a blue or green spider. Right away, I knew I had a…
Optical Illusion Weave Pattern
So basically I start every project with the following question: “I wonder what that will look like?” Sometimes I have a general idea, but mostly I feel like I’m just winging it, trusting my gut and basically just enjoying the journey. Well this internal dialogue through fabric led me to creating this optical illusion weave….
Pandalicious Stella Weekender Bag
I remember originally pinning this Swoon Stella Weekender Bag pattern on my Pinterest aeons ago, far before I had even made my first bag so I didn’t even know if this was a possibility for me. It became something aspirational, often glancing at it when I explored my “Sew Me – Crafty Crafts” board. Fast…