Perfect Ten by Little Lizard King

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Perfect Ten by Little Lizard King

It has truly been a privilege to see one of our own reviewers sprout her designer wings and not just fly, but SOAR!!! Cassie Massolia is one of the up and coming designers over at Little Lizard King and you've seen her work in our Drop Waist Diva review! She's definitely one you want to watch so you can say you were following her work from the very beginning! It's our honor, as her Pattern Revolution family, to bring you our review of her newest pattern for Little Lizard King: Perfect Ten. 

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The Vivian Handbag and Traveler by Swoon Sewing Patterns

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The Vivian Handbag and Traveler by Swoon Sewing Patterns

This week on the Review portion of the Pattern Revolution blog, we are all about that BAG!

If you ask anyone that makes bags, you know that they are a labor of love. All of the cutting and interfacing and small details that take your project from homemade to HANDMADE. Then there's the payoff- the copious amounts of drooling by friends, family, and random people on the street that really can't believe that you MADE your bag. Even the ladies at the dentist's office that practically turn your bag inside out because they just can't believe it.

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The Charlotte Dress by My Childhood Treasures

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The Charlotte Dress by My Childhood Treasures

They say that March rolls in like a lion and out like a lamb, and I'm sitting here listening to the freezing rain fall and coat the outside surfaces with ice. Can't wait for some lamby weather!!! I know that most of us, in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, are longing for warmer temperatures and more sun, but we know that the weather will flip flop on us before Spring is solidly here. This sometimes makes it hard to know how to dress your littles! Today we have the Charlotte Dress from My Childhood Treasures that makes a great transition piece while we wait for the gorgeous Spring weather and colors to emerge. Here to bring you this review, are two of our newcomers to Pattern Revolution, Rachel and Ren!

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I Heart You Dress by Rose and Lee Designs

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I Heart You Dress by Rose and Lee Designs

One of the fun things we get to do here at Pattern Revolution is to introduce you to brand, spankin' new designers. It's a great way for us to show you a designer you might not normally see and designs you might not know existed! Today we're bringing you a review of the I Heart You Dress by Rose and Lee Designs. We have a review and pics from Rebecca and pics from Erica!

Shall we begin?

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Haven Acres Mini Collection by A Jennuine Life

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Haven Acres Mini Collection by A Jennuine Life

If you caught yesterday's post, you saw that we had a sneak peek of a new review format that we're bringing to you. Today we thought we'd give you another chance to check it out before we officially roll out the red carpet on it, so we're doing an old/new review of the Haven Acres Mini Collection by A Jennuine Life Designs. We also have bonus pics, which is always a treat, right?

Here are Katie and Ari with their reviews, with additional photos by Leonie and Marnie.

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The Capitol Hill Dress by Straight Stitch Designs

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The Capitol Hill Dress by Straight Stitch Designs

In 2015 we are pushing ourselves to be better: better seamstresses, better bloggers, better photographers, and better reviewers. We're streamlining our review process so that when our readers come visit out page, the reviews will have the same format, no matter who is doing the review! An easy-to-read checkbox will accompany all of our reviews, as well as the fun, personal writings and photos. Today we're giving you a sneak peek of this format with our review of the Capitol Hill Dress from Straight Stitch Designs.

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The Otium Sweater by Sofilantjes Patterns

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The Otium Sweater by Sofilantjes Patterns

We're just over halfway through February and we're still going strong and sewing ourselves some LOVE here at Pattern Revolution! We love that there are designers that see the need for really great fitting and fresh women's patterns that fit a variety of shapes and sizes. Let's catch up with Kara and Sarah (no, that wasn't planned!) as they share their review of the Otium Sweater by Sofilantjes Patterns. 

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The Peggy Dress by My Childhood Treasures

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The Peggy Dress by My Childhood Treasures

The peasant dress is an iconic silhouette that I think will always stand the test of time where handmade clothing is concerned. It's a great style for beginners, it's easy to wear, there are more variations than Baskin Robbins has flavors, and it's generally a very quick sew for instant gratification. Today we have a new spin on the peasant dress, the Peggy Dress, from My Childhood Treasures. Keep reading to see Sarah and Gloria's reviews of this pattern, and then head over to MCT and use the code PEGGY for 20% off this pattern.

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Paisley's Open Back Peplum Top and Dress by the Simple Life Pattern Company

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Paisley's Open Back Peplum Top and Dress by the Simple Life Pattern Company

If you've been following the buzz in the sewing and PDF groups on Facebook lately, you have probably heard of a new pattern company called the Simple Life Pattern Company. In fact, if you follow this blog, you saw our launch party last week! We're so excited to be a part of helping you discover Katie and her fun and unique patterns. So today, we have a review of one of those patterns from Paige: Paisley's Open Back Peplum Top and Dress.

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