Applique Apron Skirt Sewing Pattern and Boutique Bottoms Sewing Pattern!

Ok! Don't these pictures scream Spring!!!!! Love the fabric combinations and love love the cutie models!! This awesome Mommy used SewSensible's Applique Apron Skirt Sewing Pattern and Boutique Bottoms Sewing Pattern!! If you are not interested in sewing one of these cute outfits yourself then be sure to check out these awesome outfits on her site Creations by LouLou! Thanks so much, Lou, for sending me this pictures! Love them!!

Simple Sunday Dress Sewing Pattern and Sewing Class!

Our fluffy model!

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Today I made a Simple Sunday Dress for demonstration purposes for the AllBrands Sewing Class tomorrow! (size 6 months - 9 months above) This is some of their awesome fabric. So delicate and sweet, I think! Grace just got her pink Care Bear out of the dryer and she was hugging her in the kitchen and so you see who got to be the model tonight! Grace wanted her to keep it but it is not ours to keep. This will go in the AllBrands store after the class.

Sewing Tip: If you purchased the Simple Sunday Dress you will notice at the end of the directions that I suggest tacking the bow. I highly suggest that. It is very simple to do. I simply tie the bow and tack about 2 stitches forward and back as close to the knot of the bow as possible in the middle of one of the creases. I do this on each side of the knot. Then I tack 2 stitches forward and back on the second piece of the loop of the bow on each side. Does that make sense? You know how the bow is two loops and there are two pieces to a loop. The second tacking I do is the second piece of the loop. Am I really confusing you!! :) Once it is done, the stitches are hidden in the creases and the bow is in place!

Simple Sunday Dress Sewing Pattern and FAITH Double Layer Dress Top Sewing Pattern!

Simple Sunday Dress Sewing Pattern!

FAITH Double Layer Dress Top Sewing Pattern!

Here is some awesome Mommy creations using the Simple Sunday Dress sewing pattern and FAITH Double Layer Dress Top sewing pattern! Wonderfully done!!!!! Here is what this awesome Mommy said, "Hi Aimee, here is my first attempt at the simple sunday dress. I love it, it is so simple to make. I've also attached another faith top/dress I made. Keep the patterns coming , Love them....D"

Thanks, D, for sending me these pictures! Great job and I love the floral fabric you picked out!

New Venture: My new venture to get my patterns to the physical is going good! I have really been working on the directions and as soon as the testers test the new directions and graphics then I will be transitioning all my patterns to the new directions as I create them. The new directions are still geared towards the beginner sewer and thanks so much for the ones who responded to test!! I have finished the Boutique Bottoms and Boutique Dress Top and am almost finished FAITH. I will be sending these off to the testers this weekend. I have another sewing class at AllBrands. We will be sewing the Simple Sunday Dress!

Twirl SKORT Skirt Sewing Pattern and New Sewing Pattern venture!

Look how cute this little mascot Twirl SKORT is!! I have my Twirl SKORT fabric ready to create three "Disney" Animal Kingdom outfits!! Here is what this awesome Mommy said, "Thank you, from a Home EC dropout that only completed her drawstring bag in school in the 6th grade. I bought your Faith Top pattern last weekguess I thought that i could sew?. Finished making 2 of them in 2 hours:, and within 24hours of my first order I bought my 2nd pattern. I made the twirl skort, finished last night. It is adorable. The pattern was very easy to do. The illustrations were very easy to follow. It helped that I could enlarge the directions for greater detail. I will let my cousin try on the skort after I pick her up from school today!! I know she will love it. Thanks again!! Love the patterns please keep them coming!! Thanks for the inspiration!!"

Wow!! Thanks so much, C, for sending this cute cute picture of your awesome Twirl SKORT Skirt and thanks so much for the kind words!!

As always, I get so touched when you send in your awesome Mommy creations! Here is another one of those emails from a first time Mommy sewer! I hope it brings you inpiration and encourages you and says to you "You Can Do This Too!!" Here is what this first time Mommy sewer said, "Just wanted to thank you for the awesome pattern! I had never sewn anything before and even had to read my owner's manual to figure out how to thread my machine. Previously my sewing machine had sat in a closet for 2 years after purchasing it and a pattern at the fabric store determined to teach myself to sew. Three long confusing days later I threw it in the back of the closet vowing to never touch it again. Last week I decided to give it another go and purchased your twirl skort pattern. In a weekend I was able to create my twirl skort. Your directions were so clear that I was never confused, in fact I was actually having fun. Creating this skirt even gave me the confidence to attempt to appliqué a matching shirt. My daughter loves the set and so do I. I can't wait to make more!!!!!"

First, look how cute her little girl is in her new "Mommy" created outfit!!!!! WoooHoooo, J! How awesome!! Your skort is just too awesome as well!!

Ok, how awesome is this email! So for all you Moms who have your sewing machine hidden and tucked away in a closet because you got frustrated at your last attempt at sewing..... take her out and put her to good use!! You can do this!! The best advice I could give is allow yourself to make mistakes. It is OK! It will actually help you learn faster and better. Use your sewing manual when you need it. If you lost your manual, get online and find another one. They are out there. You will be amazed at all the good sewing techniques that are in your manual. For SewSensible Patterns, all you need to know how to do is a straight stitch and a zig zag stitch! And you don't need an expensive sewing machine for this!! I started SewSensible on the $99 sewing machine my Mom gave me about 8 years ago and I still use it now!!

My New Venture! In several posts back, I talked about Kay Whitt with SewSerendipity. There are just some people that you know crystal clearly God put in your path. Kay is one of those people. I am in the process right now converting all my patterns to an actual physical pattern. I am almost finished with the Boutique Bottoms and will be working on the Boutique Dress Top. It is work but the new venture is so exciting!! I have released this to God and He can do what He wants with it. I am keeping my goal: designing with the beginner in mind. Pretty soon I will be in need of 5 people to test the new directions. I really will need someone who has never used SewSensible patterns before and I would love if they were a first time Mommy sewer!! If you are, please email me at sewsensible@sewsensible.net

I pray all of you have an abundantly blessed weekend!

I am adding this picture to show what the pantaloons look like underneath the skirt. Lee, there are ruffles on the skirt and ruffles on the pantaloons (shorts). :)

Boutique Bottoms Sewing Pattern, FAITH Double Layer Dress Top Sewing Pattern, and HOPE JOY Bubble Top Sewing Pattern!

SewSensible HOPE JOY Bubble Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing patterns

Sweet Sweet! Look at this sweet Mommy creation using SewSensible HOPE JOY Bubble Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing patterns. Here is what this awesome Mommy said, "Thanks for making it so simple to get instant gratification!!" Thank you so much for sending me these pictures! Your daughter is too cute!! Love love the outfit and fabric combinations!! You can't go wrong with pink in my book :)

And here is another awesome Mommy creation using SewSensible FAITH Double Layer Dress Top sewing pattern! Here is what this Mom said, "Aimee, how about the Faith top as a dress. . .I'm liking it! I never paid any attention when my mother sewed growing up. Now, as a mother of five (four girls), I'm beginning to sew and enjoying the creative outlet sooo much. Without your patterns and pictures, I'd have never had the courage to try. My mother is impressed and thinks you've taught me a lot. Thank you and keep 'em coming." Ok, first this little cutie is just edible looking! Asa, our first son, was just as chunky as your precious daughter and I just loved all those chubby parts!! Yes, I like FAITH as a dress! Great job and thanks for sending me the picture!! And thanks so much for the kind words!

And then here is another awesome Mommy creation using SewSensible Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern. Again, pink always works for me! Cute cute!! And your precious daughter seems to love it too!

New Sewing Pattern in the making!

Well, here is a peak at my next sewing pattern. I have not named it yet but it is a simple Shoulder Tie Dress. I will make some changes like I believe I will add a tie..... not sure yet. Other than that it is a fun dress to make using some cute coordinating fabric! Tomorrow is Grace's birthday and this is the "Mommy" creation I made for her! I also appliqued SewSensible's Applique Ice Cream Cone and SWAK Applique Cupcake on her jeans and dress! I just love the color combinations! It's just perfect for my little 4 year old princess!!

Women's Sewing Patterns, Inspiring Women!

Kay, owner designer of

SewSerendipity

There are different people that you come across in your life or at least my life that really impact me and inspire me and leave an impression with me that will never be forgotten! In reference to SewSensible, a few come to mind, first Nanette from Nanoo Designs, who not only helped me with sewing questions in the beginning and sometimes even now but we have also shared this business venture together! When I think about Nanette I can't help but think of a big heart. That is Nanette: a mother and friend with a big heart! Thanks, Nanette! Oh, and she has a new pattern available now and one in the testing phase! You can check it out here.

Another woman that comes to mind is Kim from You Can Make This! Kim's site was the first place I started selling my patterns and little did I know then that today it would be what it is. When I think of Kim I think of smiles, a soft sweet disposition, and an awesome business woman. I have never met her personally but she has definitely left a lasting impression with me. Thanks, Kim, for your encouraging words and for giving me an opportunity to let SewSensible blossom!

And I have to add Jennifer Paganelli. I definitely have never met her but you can't help but be drawn to her. Go ahead and see why! Check out her blog and website. A successful business woman, Mom, and fabric designer yet she gives you the impression you have been friends for years!! She has surely left an impression with me that I will never forget. And Jennifer has her new fabric design available, Flower Power!! I already ordered me some at Fabritopia. I plan on making some Twirl SKORTS for my daughters for our family Disney trip in June! Thanks, Jennifer, for your kindness, your sweet heart, and of course your beautiful fabric designs! You make sewing so much fun!!

And then their is Kay! Kay is one of those people! What kind of person am I talking about? You know, the one who helps you pick up your coins when you drop them, the one who lets you out in an overcrowded congested street corner, she's the one who you don't even know in the grocery store but she looks at you and says Good Morning! Ok, so I don't know for sure if she does all this but my first impression tells me she is all of these things! SewSensible started as a hobby but God had other plans for it. If you were to cut me in half there would be three specific passions in my life: God, My family, and Orphans/Adoption. Little did I know God would give me another passion: SewSensible! I never envisioned that SewSensible would be what it is today and I am in awe that God continues to "step it up a notch." This is where Kay comes in. A simple email from one of Kay's friends (who I don't have permission to mention her name but that story will be told one day as well :) connected me with Kay. She has already impacted me in the short week I have talked with her via email! Kay is a designer of sewing patterns for clothing and accessories with a modern yet classic style. But more than that she is a woman of no nonsense, a woman who does not have a problem in helping another pattern designer grow and a woman that the world needs more of! Thank you so much, Kay, for sowing into me. May you reap as much as you have sown in me!! She is the owner of SewSerendipity. Please visit her site and blog when you get a chance. And look at that beautiful trench coat she is wearing in the picture above!! Yes, that is one of her patterns! Come on, Moms and GrandMoms, and Aunties, you know you've been wanting to make you something!! Kay has been in the pattern business for the past 8 years. A former school teacher just like myself! She doesn't need me to promote her patterns but I just thought you would like to know who is behind these patterns! There's just something about knowing the person behind the business that makes buying their products so much sweeter. Don't you think? Here are some of her patterns:

So THANK YOU to all these women who have inspired me to "step it up a notch" in reference to SewSensible!! I hope to share some of my new ventures with all of you in the near future!!

All in One Romper Sewing Pattern, FAITH Double Layer Dress Top Sewing Pattern, Boutique Bottoms Sewing Pattern, Simple Sunday Dress Sewing Pattern!

SewSensible All in One Romper sewing pattern

SewSensible FAITH Double Layer Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern

SewSensible FAITH Double Layer Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern

SewSensible FAITH Double Layer Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern

SewSensible Simple Sunday Dress

SewSensible Scoop Neck Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms Sewing Pattern

SewSensible FAITH Double Layer Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms Sewing Pattern

(If you are interested in these as a TWO Pattern Collection or

any other collections then email me.)

Ok, are you inspired yet!! These are some awesome Mommy creations that I received last week and this week! Awesome awesome! And can you believe that some of these Moms were first time Mommy sewers? Can you pick out which one was a first time Mommy sewer? :) I believe you will not be able to!! Great job, Moms!! Thanks so much for blessing me with these awesome creations all of you made and your little models are so cute!!

Here is what some of these Mommies said, "Hi Aimee, well here it is, my little girls first outfit sewn by her Momma...with it's million mistakes and all. Good thing I have such a cute model and you can't see it up close and personal via my email pictures! :) LOL. Still I don't think it's too bad considering I have never sewn anything before. I didn't have a clue how to even thread the machine that was given to me before I started on your pants pattern. I still have SO much to learn, but your patterns are SO easy to follow. I am someone who really needs every step laid out and your did that wonderfully. I will keep at it and I'm sure make many more mistakes and hopefully many more cute outfits....I can't wait!! :) Thanks so much Aimee!"

"Aimee', here are some of my latest creations. I love your patterns, they are so incredibly easy! I am already working on more outfits. I was not able to photograph my daughter in them because she would not want to take them off - and it is below zero outside! I have been sewing for years and not only do I find your patterns to be easier than many store bought patterns, they actually come out looking better. Thanks so much! CS"


"Thanks so much for the great patterns!!!"

Twirl SKORT Skirt Sewing Pattern goes to Disney, FAITH Double Layer Dress Top Sewing Pattern and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern!

And wasn't it just perfect to come back and have three pictures of these cute cute sisters in their Twirl SKORTS at Disney! Love this!! Here is what this awesome Mommy said, "Hi, Thought I'd send you a couple pics of my girls in their twirly skorts. I love them! I bought the pattern while planning the outfits to make for our Disney trip. Obviously, they wore these to the Animal Kingdom. It was great to have them in something cutesy and girly, but as you can see in the one picture, great to get "modest" pictures when they just want to play and not be ladylike. :) I will get lots of use out of this pattern, love it. Oh, and it was very easy to readjust your pattern as well, my not quite 3 year old is almost as tall as her 5 year old sister, but tiny slim. It was very easy to adjust -- in case anyone ever wonders about that. :) Thanks again!"

Thank you so much for sending me these pictures! I have no doubt that your daughters made heads turn in admiration!! I know I have so much fun looking at these pictures! Ok, I may have to make my girls one like this for our Disney family trip in June!!

And then I was blessed with these pictures of one of the Moms who participated in the AllBrands sewing class I taught! How cute is this!! This awesome Mommy used SewSensible's FAITH Double Layer Dress Top sewing pattern and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern. Love Love this!! I actually made a Twirl SKORT with the butterfly fabric! It is just a sweet design! Hats off to you for this cute cute custom outfit you made your little princess!! I have always loved the way the back of FAITH criss crosses. Here is what this Mom said, "Hi Aimee, I took your class at Allbrands a few weeks back and had so much fun. Your patterns were so easy to follow. I just wanted to send a picture of the finished product ( I still need to take up the elastic in the top). My little girl loves her new outfit…now I have to finish another for the baby. Thanks"

Thanks so much for sending me these pictures! I loved teaching the class and I love even more to see that most of you that attended are busy sewing at home for your loved ones! Awesome!

Here is another awesome Mommy creation from another Mom who attended the AllBrands sewing class a few weeks back. Of course I love this fabric too! Just so so sweet on your little princess. Here is what this Mom said, "This is the outfit I did for the Allbrands class. M loved it!! As if you couldn't tell. I can't wait to make some more!"

Again, thank you so much for sending these pictures! What is better than these pictures is knowing that each of you, Moms, are filled with joy as your daughter wears your custom creation!! Isn't that so much fun!! Thanks for letting me be a little part of that!

NEXT ALLBRANDS SEWING CLASS: I have also scheduled my next sewing class at AllBrands. It will be March 21. We will be sewing the Simple Sunday Dress! This is a great opportunity to sew your daughter or granddaughter an Easter Dress if you are near the BR area!

And here is another awesome Mommy creation using SewSensible Boutique Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing patterns. This was an appreciation photo from an Etsy customer! Thanks so much for letting me post this picture! I have alwasy loved the apple and pear fabric design and those sweet pale green shoes are so cute with the outfit!! Your daughter looks absolutely beautiful!

And last but not least is another appreciation photo from an etsy customer! This awesome Mommy used SewSensible's Twirl SKORT Skirt Sewing Pattern! Cute Cute!! Love the leggings with it!! Your beautiful daughter looks ready to dance and have some fun!!

Disney for Two! Remembering past moments together, infertile years, the miracle of adoption and the miracle of birth! It's a Wonderful Life!

(I know this post has absolutely nothing to do with sewing but this will tell you why I haven't posted since last week)

Well, I am back from my wonderful and amazing 10th Wedding Anniversary trip to Disney with my awesome husband!! If some of you do not know, Tommy and I have 8 precious children. Six by adoption and two by birth. This all happened about 5 1/2 years ago. That means I was 33 years old when God decided to open the flood gates and multiply our family!! LOL I still chuckle to think I used to tell God "to bring it on"! And He listened!! LOL We received 7 of our children in under two years which made for one huge adventure to say the least! We adopted two within two months (our first son from our home state and our first daughter from Peru) and then about 1 1/2 years later we miscarried (HOPE JOY which is where I got the name for my bubble top), adopted a sibling group of 4 and birthed a child one month after bringing home our sibling group meaning I was 7 1/2 months pregnant while in Peru! Number 8 came 1 year and 9 months later. All this happened after several years of being infertile and a God moment one night during a time that we wanted children so bad and we were so confused and so deeply hurt about why we were not getting pregnant. God asked me if I trusted Him and I instantly said yes and He then said "then trust me to multiply your family." I cancelled our 5th IUI fertility treatment the next day and started thanking God for the children He was going to bless us with. The infertile years are an experience in itself!! LOL upside down, drinking "their" water, temperature, the things we do thinking it will help us get pregnant!! LOL Anyway, enough about all that! :)

Anyway, it has been some time since Tommy and I spent time with just each other so this trip was even more special. The picture above sums up our trip! There was supposed to be one more of these "kissy" pictures and we even waited for a while to get the professional photographer down Main Street to take our picture kissing in front of the castle. I even lifted my leg for this kiss. That was the picture I just wanted so much and do you know when I got home and looked at our pictures online the photographer left out our legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The good thing is that we are going on our family vacation to Disney in June so I told Tommy he gets to do that one all over again!! Fun Fun!!

Some of our highlights other than 5 wonderful days with just Tommy were eating at the Coral Reef Restaurant and Crystal Palace. Excellent food!! And then they gave us these Minnie/Mickey Happy Anniversary pins that we wore everyday and everywhere we went and every park we went to, the staff and workers would tell us Happy Anniversary! They did this ALL DAY AND NIGHT!!!!! That was so much fun!! The only downfall were all the scary children stuff! What is up with that! Snow White's scary adventure..... yuk! However, It's a Small World took all the yukky scary stuff away in my mind! I just love love It's a Small World! And the Nemo musical was fantastic! Soarin!!!!! That is my all time favorite along with Mount Everest roller coaster! It is fast and good but I actually found that DollyWood had an even faster roller coaster that took my breath away and I LOVED it!!!!! All in all I hope Tommy and I do this again!

I have some awesome customer creations I received and try to post those tonight or tomorrow! You will love them!

SewSensible

I just want to post real fast that I will be unavailable for emails until next Tuesday night! Tommy and I are going on our 10th anniversary vacation!! We are so excited to be able to spend quality time with each other! I don't have automated email response so I hope none of you who email think I am ignoring you! I'll post pictures of our sweet trip when we return. You may be surprised to know where we chose to go!! :)

In Christ, Aimee'

Boutique Dress Top sewing pattern, Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern, and FAITH Double Layer Dress Top sewing pattern!

Boutique Dress Top Sewing Pattern

Boutique Dress Top Sewing Pattern, FAITH Double Layer Dress Top sewing pattern, and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern

Boutique Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms sewing pattern!

Here are some cute cute awesome Mommy creations! Thanks so much, Moms, for these awesome pictures of your pretty spectacular outfits and your adorable daughters!! Isn't it SEW much fun to see our loved ones wear something we made them!!

Applique Ice Cream Cone and New Sewing Pattern pictures!

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Applique' Ice Cream Cone

coming soon to SWAKembroidery

Here are some exciting pictures..... at least for me!! :) The first one is from my friend, Dina, who made the Simple Sunday Dress for her daughter. Here is what she said about this dress, "Yeah! I finished my Simple Sunday Dress and it turned out SO CUTE! I haven't gotten a pic of Liv in it yet, but here are some pics of it on a hanger. Love it! It was easy and boy am I happy with how it turned out! Have a great week!"

Thanks, Dina!! Love the dress! Can't wait to see it on Liv!!

The next picture is my newest applique embroidery design. (Well, I say new, but I have several that are ready for testing for about 3 months now but I just have not found the time to test. I finally did test the applique ice cream. I am putting this and a cupcake on some of Grace's jeans and making her a Simple Sunday Dress to match but I will make it a dress top instead of a dress with the same fabric in the picture above. I will also add ruffles to the jeans. Hopefully I will remember to take picture of adding the ruffles and make that a free tutorial. Someone please remind me!!) Anyway, the Applique' Ice Cream Cone will be available on SWAKembroidery soon! It is a yummy fun design for spring and summer!