Sophia Skirt Pattern

Sophia Skirt Pattern

Sizes 1-6

Available for sale at www.livistitchespatterns.etsy.com

Welcome to Livi Stitches Patterns. New to sewing? Don't worry each of Livi Stitches Patterns is designed wtih the beginning sewer in mind. Our patterns come with a step by step tutorial that has instructions with pictures to guide you through the sewing process. No experience is neccessary to make Livi Stitches Patterns.
Concerning equipment all you will need is a sewing machine and basic sewing tools. Some designs can be sewn together using a serger, but a simple zig zag seam will also create a professional seam and each of Livi Stitches Patterns comes with a tutorial that will teach you how. You can make boutique quality clothing using these patterns.

Livi Stitches Sophia Skirt Pattern consist of:
1. PDF Pattern with Pattern Pieces for Sizes 1-6
2. PDF Tutorial with Step by step instructions and pictures that will guide you through the sewing process.

The pattern will be e-mailed to the e-mail address you have listed with www.etsy.com within 24 hours of purchase.

You will need Adobe Reader to open PDF files. If you do not have it you can download it for free at http://get.adobe.com/reader

Selling Finished Products
Items made using Livi Stitches Patterns can me sold in limited amounts by small businesses on sites such as Etsy, Ebay, Artfire, etc....
Items can not be mass produced.

Copyright information
Livi Stitches Patterns are designed by Livi Stitches LLC.
All designs and images are copyrighted, all rights reserved.
Livi Stitches Patterns are for personal use and limited sales use only.
No selling or sharing of the actual pattern is permitted.       

Ava Peasant Dress Pattern

Ava Peasant Dress Pattern
Sizes 6M - 6

Available for sale at www.livistitchespatterns.etsy.com

Welcome to Livi Stitches Patterns. New to sewing? Don't worry each of Livi Stitches Patterns is designed wtih the beginning sewer in mind. Our patterns come with a step by step tutorial that has instructions with pictures to guide you through the sewing process. Very limited sewing experience is needed to make this dress. You just need to know the basics on your sewing machine.
Concerning equipment all you will need is a sewing machine and basic sewing tools. This dress can be sewn together using a serger, but a simple zig zag seam will also create a professional seam and this pattern includes a tutorial that will teach you how.

Livi Stitches Ava Dress Pattern Pattern consist of:
1. PDF Pattern with Individual Pattern Pieces for Sizes 1 - 6.
2. PDF Tutorial with Step by step instructions and pictures that will guide you through the sewing process.

The pattern will be e-mailed to the e-mail address you have listed with www.etsy.com within 24 hours of your purchase.

You will need Adobe Reader to open PDF files. If you do not have it you can download it for free at http://get.adobe.com/reader

Selling Finished Products
Items made using Livi Stitches Patterns can me sold in limited amounts by small businesses on sites such as Etsy, Ebay, Artfire, etc....
Items can not be mass produced.

Copyright information
Livi Stitches Patterns are designed by Livi Stitches LLC.
All designs and images are copyrighted, all rights reserved.
Livi Stitches Patterns are for personal use and limited sales use only.
No selling or sharing of the actual pattern is permitted.       

Support Mom Businesses

Since I have opened my sewing patterns business, Livi Stitches Patterns, I have had the opportunity to talk to alot of small business owners. Most of the people I speak with are Moms. These Moms are opening up small businesses in their home in an attempt to help financially support their families. I love to support these women who work so hard. For this reason I am giving you all the opportunity to share your business on my blog.

If you don't have a small business I hope you will shop and support these small businesses !!! And definetely tell them that you discovered their site through Livi Stitches Blog :)

If you sell something please link up your site below. Please only one link per business.

Avery Lounge Pants Pattern

Livi Stitches Patterns has a new pattern available.
It is the Avery Lounge Pants Pattern.

 I am really excited to be adding this pattern to my collection. It is a very versatile pattern. It can be used for girls or boys and can be used to make boutique style pants or casual pajama pants.

The Avery Lounge Pants Pattern is a very simple pattern. This pattern would be a great place for beginners to start.

The Avery Lounge Pants Pattern is available for sale at Livi Stitches Patterns on Etsy.

Sewing Basics- Embroidery Machines

I thought I'd add a post to the Sewing Basics Series and talk about Embroidery Machines.

I live in the south and we personalized EVERYTHING, especially stuff for our children. When I learned to sew I knew I wanted to be able to personalize the clothing I made. 

My first embroidery machine was a sewing/embroidery machine combo, a Singer Futura CE150. It has all the basic features I need for a sewing machine and the ability to do embroidery. It took me a little while to get used to it but now I just love it. I have since upgrade to a more advanced embroidery machine but I still use this machine for all of my sewing.  

When I was running my children's sewing business and sewing daily I realized that the Singer machines embroidery option just could not keep up with the hours I was putting on it so I invested in an embroidery only machine. I got a Brother PE770. This machine has more upgrades and runs a little faster than my Singer. I absolutely love it. But I will say if you are only planning on sewing as a hobby a sewing/embroidery combo machine is all you need.  

Taking back the house

Anyone else feel like their home has been taken over by the effects of Christmas? I know I do. Our house has looked like a toy store blew up in it since 7:30 A.M. on December 25th. For the first few days I thought it was fun to let the girls just enjoy their presents, after that it got to the point of "I just don't want to deal with finding a place for it", now I just can't take it anymore and have declared war with the toys. I'm taking back my house.

Tonight we are cleaning, sorting and finding a home for everything. My 5 year old has a hard time parting with toys so I have been pleasantly surprised that she has actually put somethings into the donate and pass it on to my little sister piles I create for her. However I have been overwhelmed with all the little Happy Meal/ under $5 toys that we have and how attached she is to each and every one of them. 

Firecrackers- My Favorite Snack

Fire Cracker Recipe

1 Box of Saltine Crackers

1 Cup of Canola Oil

1 Package of Ranch Dip Mix

1 Tablespoon of Crushed Red Pepper

Put canola oil, ranch dip mix, and crushed red pepper into bowl and mix it up. Put crackers into a large container with a lid, pour mixture over crackers. Put lid on container. Flip container back and forth until crackers are well coated. Let crackers sit for a 5 hours, occasionally flipping container though out this time period. Enjoy!