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I was excited when Jill of Kneesocks and Goldilocks and Suz of Sewpony asked me to be part of the Juliette Pattern Tour. This is a perfect collaboration because both Jill and Suz design with a stylish vintage flare. I met Jill on Instagram when she was the first person to purchased my Fishtail Kimono pattern and post it on social media. That was a big deal to me – to see my very first pattern being enjoyed and sewn in the most beautiful vintage fabric! You can see the post here and see why I was totally blown away. We became fast friends and Jill has tested all of my patterns since. She’s basically a Chalk and Notch cover girl, although I don’t think she would have signed up for that gig if she had known. 

I have always admired Suz’s patterns but this is the first time I have sewn one and I can tell you that they are very well drafted. I was really impressed with the amount of views and options this pattern offers, making this pattern such a great value. I highly recommend it! Since we are entering into Summer I went with the sleeveless version for both of my girls. This made for a very quick sew and who doesn’t love that!

I was looking to make dresses in coordinating fabric. I had both of these in my stash and I love how they pair together. The pink and orange is by Melody Miller for Cotton + Steel that I purchased from Pink Door Fabrics on Etsy. The geometric print is a linen from LA Finch Fabrics and although this print is sold out they always carry a really cool selection of apparel fabrics. I also used this fabric to sew up a Farrah for me. You can see it in some photos at the end of the slideshow below. Since I was using a 5 year old photographer I wasn’t able to get photos of the full top but I’ll make sure to grab some soon.

I also wanted to make a some sort of pom pom accessory for this shoot. Since I was swamped with other projects I asked my mom if she would be willing to make up some pom poms for headbands. Since she is the best mom ever, she said yes! I just attached them to fold over elastic and there you have it – fun photoshoot prop!

After taking some out door photos near the girls’ school we decided to set up an indoor studio at home. The girls thought that was fun. I on the other hand was sweating after setting up the big rig in our small dining room. I had purchased a backdrop stand, new back drop paper, clips and a new tripod. Unfortunately this set up did not fit at all – that stand is going back and now I need to rethink a better portable backdrop situation. Maybe just taping the paper to the wall next time will suffice.

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These girls are great sports about taking photos for me. They get along and I’m happy to capture their friendship incase it doesn’t last (you know – through the teenage years). I don’t have a sister but watching them makes me see how special that relationship is. I am so glad they will always have each other along with their brother.