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Five and Ten Designs Sale

Friday, November 28, 2014

It's Black Friday, and that means there's a Holiday Thank You Sale at Five and Ten Designs.  These sales are rare, so this is a great time to get the Volume One & Two eBooks at this discounted price.

Bubble Pocket Shorts Pattern Re-release

Friday, November 21, 2014
The Bubble Pocket Shorts pattern is back!  So, what's changed?
  • More sizes!  Now includes sizes 6 months - 12 years.
  • Pattern sizes are colour-coordinated and have individual line styles, so you can print in black and white OR colour
  • Clear instructions for printing only the sizes you need using PDF layers
  • The update no longer includes the sailor version, but you can still get the original pattern at no extra cost if you purchase this updated version. Just pop me an email and request it (eleganceandelephants@gmail.com).

What hasn't changed?

Super cute, unique shorts with big pockets!

Warp & Weft Sewing Society

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
For this month's Warp & Weft Sewing Society project, I enjoyed sewing one of my favourite original designs using some beautiful prints from the Bungalow Collection by Joel Dewberry for Freespirit Fabric.

I couldn't wait to sew up a pair of the newly improved Bubble Pocket Shorts in Bungalow Swallow.  The deep purple print is so lovely and paired with some tights, it's a perfect outfit for fall.  Empress Grass was used for the waistband facing to compliment Bungalow Swallow.  









The new Bubble Pocket Shorts pattern is scheduled to re-release on Friday, November 21.  

This post is sponsored by Warp & Weft and the fabric used was complimentary.  
All opinions, as always, are my own.

Betty Skirt Tour

Thursday, November 13, 2014


Today, I have the pleasure of participating in the Betty Skirt Tour.  This pattern is designed by the Shaffer Sisters, of whom I am a big fan.  You may have seen them on Project Run and Play or the beautiful creations they have made with some of my designs.  Their sewing always demonstrates their amazing skills and eye for detail, so I wasn't surprised by the high quality of their first pattern. 

Coming Soon

Friday, November 7, 2014

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