Patience, patience

The “patience, patience” is more to myself than anyone else. Josh always has said I’m impatient.

I guess I am.

I’ve been dying to spill all the work that has been going on in my studio for the last month and a half. We have been busy, busy, busy putting together a line of children’s sewing patterns due out in the next month. Fingers crossed I will be able to officially let you in on all the good news, but for now, all I have are little peeks into the process.

Today we took photos for one of the patterns and the photo to the left is the little clutch that goes with the one of the dresses. Both of my girls have been playing with their versions today (Thankfully even the “sample” versions are still great play things for my girls.)

Somehow the photo shoot today has made me more excited than usual to “spill the beans” on this new venture.

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Here’s a few things I’ve learned so far about the wonder of putting together sewing patterns:

• * It takes a lot more time than I had any idea…by the time I have proofed it, Jamie’s proofed it, the printer’s proofed it, and then I have proofed it again…wow.
• * I spend an awful lot of time looking for props for the photo shoots.
• * Much longer than the actual photo shoot.
• * I learned that it’s much better just to ask on facebook and the “ask and ye shall receive” effect happens.
• * I combed antique shops for the eclectic tea set I put together for today’s photo shoot.
• * You can barely see it in the final photo.
• * I don’t care because I adore the silly set so much now.
• * Antique shops make me think of more patterns I wish I had time to make, but don’t at the moment. Sigh.
• * A flower shop has passed through my house.
• * I have completely enjoyed having that many fresh flowers in my home.
• * I have learned to easily tear apart my living room in 10 minutes or less and put it back together in the same amount of time.
• * Siri likes it when I do this because it means she can use her roller blades in the only open space in the house.
• * I can sew together samples faster than I had any idea I could at ridiculous hours into the night.
• * I’m having so much fun that I’ve having a hard time pulling myself away from my sewing machine.
• * Which means my house is a perpetual mess.
• * And my studio is much worse.

Excited to show you more very soon!

XOXO, Carina

P.S. All the fans on my facebook page will be getting a new mini digi kit (yet to be revealed) once we hit 120o fans. Have you joined the page yet?