Happy Homemade sew-along
May 28th, 2014
I’ve been saying I was going to do it forever and finally it’s here–a Happy Homemade vol. 2 sew-along! I’m super excited to partner with Cherie from You & Mie to bring you this sew-along. Happy Homemade vol.2 has long been my favorite pattern book. Recently it’s been translated into English and renamed Sew Chic Kids. If you’ve ever wanted to sew with Japanese patterns, but were too nervous to start this is the sew-along for you. You can jump in the deep end with the Japanese version of the book (and we’ll help you the whole way) or you can just get your toes wet using the English version. Either way, it’s going to be great!
Cherie and I picked the pull-over parka pattern for the sew-along and it’s one of my favorite favorites. We will go through the pattern step by step, sewing along with you the whole time. This is a super fantastic hoodie pattern. It’s good for girls or boys, summer or winter, woven or knit, so many options! And we’ll give you even more options in the weeks leading up to the sew-along: changes you can make to the pattern, things to add, cool fabrics to use.
I’ve made this pattern a bunch of times, and I’m excited to make it again! Won’t you join us? The sew-along goes from June 16-20. In the weeks leading up to the actual sew along Cherie and I will post about where you can get the book, what fabrics work best, and changes you might want to make. Then you will be good and ready to sew-along with us–from tracing the pattern all the way to the last stitch.
When you finish sewing, you can add your hoodie to our newly created flickr group: the Happy Homemade Sew-along. Your photos in the flickr group will automatically enter you to win some fabulous prizes. We are kicking off this sew-along with some prizes too! Tuttle publishing has generously offered to giveaway a copy of Sew Chic Kids to 3 lucky people!
So are you in? Yes, yes you are! Copy and paste a button on your sidebar to let everyone know. And like Cherie said: Bookmark it. Pin it. Don’t forget it!
For my five year old son who always complains that I only sew for his sister !
The styles look like they will be easy to sew. I will sew a hoodie for my grand daughter.
I would sew up one for my daughter
So cute! I’ve been wanting to try Japanese patterns for a while. I’d make one for my son!
So many great ideas, perfect for my little boy, warm regard from Poland
i would be making loads of these for my two little cherubs and possibly more for the niece and nephews for our up coming holidays.
Meg!! I can’t wait to see these…I have this book and I looove it. More than half of what I’ve sewn this year has come straight from this little book.
I can’t wait for this!! I actually have a stack of fabric laid out with this book right now to make summer dresses for my daughter! Perfect timing for a sew along.
This book looks great! My glia could totally use some cute hoodies!
I’ve been wanting to do some sewing from this book! Now’s the chance!
And I’d be making the hoodies for both kids (I hope! Or is that too ambitious?!)
I would love to win this book! I have been thinking of buying it for awhile!
I ‘d like to sew a hoodie and some shorts for my little boy, who still loves homemade clothes. :)
I just had to return my copy to the library (so, not really ‘my’ copy). While I’d love to make the dresses, I don’t think my lads would wear them. But I’d love to make a cute button-up shirt.
My 5 year old little boy would love a hoodie and I would make one for my 1 year old little girl as well.
what a cute book!!
I will be making this for my daughter! She will probably only be persuaded to wear it with a dress though! We have a princess on our hands :) Thank you!
I would make this for my daughter, Maria! Thanks!
Brilliant! I scooped up this book quite awhile ago, but was intimidated to dig in. What fun!
My four year old son could use this!
I’d love to make one for my 4-year old daughter, but also one for my 3-year old son. Hey, maybe even one for my 6-year old son!
I would actually make 3 :) one for each of my kids.
I’d make one for my 7 yr old son. Hope the patterns go that big!
my son, daughter and little one on the way!
Without a shadow of doubt, my twin girls!
This would be great for both my daughter and son. Thanks for this chance!