The Love Notions Presto Tunic
The Presto Tunic is one Love Notions pattern that I don’t think gets enough love. It’s a pretty quick sew that can be sewn in a variety of woven fabrics for very different results.
Presto… It’s A Tunic!
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The LBD Laundry Day Tee Dress
(The Little Black Dress Laundry Day Tee Dress)
Make sure you read to the end to find a coupon code!
I think most of my followers know that I LOVE the Laundry Day Tee Dress from Love Notions! If you didn’t know that, I suggest you click HERE and read all about my love of the LDT dress.
This past Spring and Summer I basically lived in my LDT dresses. Partly because they are so comfortable and partly because I’m dealing with some post COVID fluffiness. As the temperature started to drop and leaves started to change I realized I needed a Fall LDT dress.
So, I shopped my stash and came across a beautiful heavy weight black rib knit that I had purchased from Boho Fabrics last year. I thought to myself, “What if I make a solid black Laundry Day Tee dress?!” And the rest is history!!
The LDT became my LBD! Never could I have ever realized that this one dress would get worn as much as it already has been!
To make this the perfect Fall dress, I made my first 3/4 sleeve version. I did slim the sleeve just a tad so it wouldn’t get pushed up when wearing it under a jacket or cardigan. Other than that one change, I made it exactly the same as all my other LDT dresses. (For fitting and fabric tips, see my original LDT Blog Post HERE.)
Continue readingHoliday Blog Tour with Raspberry Creek Fabrics
I was so excited to be asked to join in on this Blog Tour for Raspberry Creek Fabrics! As some of you may know, previously I was a Strike-Off sewist and member of their Blog Promo team. When they approached me about being part of this Holiday Tour, I couldn’t say no!
My challenge was to create Holiday Pajamas with any fabric that Raspberry Creek Fabrics has to offer.
Continue readingMy Top 5 Love Notions Patterns
In honor of the 40% site wide sale over at Love Notions this week- I decided to give you a run down of the 5 Love Notions that I use the most! These are the patterns I use over and over again to create my wardrobe.
Make sure you read to the very end of this blog post for some really exciting news!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Sloane Sweater
What I love about this pattern:
- The versatility of this pattern is never ending!
- Amazing options to choose from: hood, pockets, yoke, elbow patches, 2 body styles
- Hackability: the Sloane is so easy and fun to hack.
- Easy to achieve a good fit- it makes a great pattern to use for gifts
Click HERE to see my blog post all about my Sloanes. You can read about several hacks and RTW copycats that I have created. All the Sloanes below are made from sweater knit and are the ones I am wearing most this Fall. My blog post features Sloanes made with French Terry and other fabrics.
The Arlington~ The Perfect Transitional Sweater & More!
A Favorite in the Love Notions Family!
The Arlington Sweater is the $6 Feature Friday Pattern today, 10/17/2025. It is such a great pattern for the transitional weather most of us are having right now. Be sure to use my code 10MACSEWS for an additional 10% off.
As a Love Notions Ambassador, I was able to get my hands on this pattern before it was released. Let me tell you – it’s a pretty awesome pattern–one that so many have been asking for over and over! It is such a classic with enough options that take it from a basic turtleneck to something extra special!
THE DETAILS
The Arlington includes 3 body styles: shirt length, banded shirt and dress length. There are 3 necklines to choose from: Turtleneck, mock neck and cowl. It also has 5, yes 5 sleeve options: Long, Elbow, Short Puffed, Long Puffed and Bishop. With all these options there are so many different combinations you can make with just this one pattern! Talk about bang for your buck!
Continue readingSloane Season Is Here!
…….The Perfect Basic Sweater from Love Notions
NOTE: The Sloane Sweater is the $6 Feature Friday pattern at Love Notions today 11/14/2025. Be sure to use my code 10MACSEWS for an additional 10% off. The Sloane Sweater for Girls is also just $6 today!
GET READY FOR FALL WITH THE LOVE NOTIONS SLOANE SWEATER
Every fall I can’t wait to make a few new Love Notions Sloane Sweaters. Why should you want some Sloanes? Well, it’s a fast sew, beginner friendly, cute, flattering, and the options are endless, need I go on? Oh yeah, and it is such a fun pattern to hack! Did you know I’ve been called the “Sloane Queen”? Well believe me, I’m not the only one that loves this pattern- and soon I’m sure you’re going to love it too!
Sweater Knit- Olga’s Closet
French Terry-RCF
Worn with RTW Vest
Sweater Knit- Mily Mae Fabrics
In Perfect Harmony
THE LOVE NOTIONS HARMONY BLOUSE
I discovered the Harmony Blouse years ago when I retired and had plenty of time to sew! It was my first Love Notions pattern and it was instant love for me! I have a closet full of them and they get worn year round! It can be dressed up for work with a pencil skirt or dress slacks. But since I don’t do that thing called “work” anymore- it looks just as great with a pair of jeans, casual linen pants or capris!
I like to think of the Harmony as the LDT for woven!!**
The Harmony is perfect underneath cardigans too! Grab yours today 9/13/24 for just $5!! You can use my code 10SEWMARY for an additional 10% off.
A Sundress for Summer….the Tempo Sundress from Love Notions
New for 2024..An add on Puff Sleeve!!!
As a Love Notions Brand Ambassador, I had the privilege of testing the new sundress, the TEMPO!
Edited: Scroll down to see my newest version of the Tempo and details for my wider ruffled strap 🙂
Edited June 24, 2021: Exciting news! The Tempo is now available in kids sizing!!!!
The Tempo Sundress now has a free add on for a Puff Sleeve! Just look how pretty that is!! (It’s available on the girls pattern as well!). How adorable does this look on Tami (the owner and designer behind Love Notions) look in this Tempo!
Today, May 31, 2024 the Temop (Ladies and Girls) is on sale for $5. Remember to use my code 10LOVEMARY for an extra 10% off.
I don’t own anything like this. To be honest, it was totally out of my comfort zone. I made my first fit test dress, and I wasn’t sure I even wanted to continue and make the final garment! After Tami addressed the few fitting issues that most of the testers had- I thought why not? I am so glad I made a final version!!!
One of the great things about Love Notions patterns is that testers of all sizes are part of the testing team. Fitting issues for ALL sizes are taken into consideration. When buying and making a LN pattern you can be assured that someone close to your shape/size has made this.
Continue readingMy Favorite Things Blog Tour with Raspberry Creek Fabrics
I am so excited to be back on the Raspberry Creek Fabrics “My Favorite Things” Blog Tour this year! This tour is where members of the 2020/2021 RCF Promo Team get to share their favorite Raspberry Creek fabrics, patterns and sewing notions.
The hardest part of preparing for this blogpost was selecting my fabric! I had the opportunity to select any past or present RCF print and have it printed on any base! There were so many possible combinations! I think I changed my mind about 20 times. I finally settled on this floral print from 2018 that was available on rayon challis only. I chose to have it printed on the Essex Cotton/Linen blend. This substrate is perfect for the Farrow dress- more on that later.
Continue readingEvery Day is Laundry Day…
with the Love Notions Laundry Day Tee Dress
And by that, I don’t mean I “do” laundry everyday! What I do mean, is that I have a Laundry Day Tee dress for every day of the week(plus some extra)!
If you have never sewn this pattern from Love Notions– you must! I thought I would share my love for this pattern and just how versatile it is! Not only is this dress a fast sew (you can sew a new one faster than doing a load of laundry- hence the name) it is easy to fit and can be made in a variety of fabrics. Oops and did I mention this pattern is always just $5? Read to the end to get a discount code!
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