2 New Pattern Releases

I have my first two patterns up for sale in my pattern shop with more to follow soon!  There are two patterns in testing right now and another one that I'm currently writing.

Introducing the Emilie Ruffled Onesie!  It's perfect for summer or to pair with legwarmers for cooler weather.  The pattern can be found here for free!

Everyone needs a basic skirt pattern and this one has three different options! This is the Paige Basic Skirt pattern and it can be purchased here.





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Big News!

Haha, not that kind of big news.  Remember, I just had a baby 4 months ago.

Because parenting three children, babysitting two more, subbing at the local library, taking Princess to preschool and violin lessons, taking all three to ECFE and storyhour, and running my online children's boutique is just not enough to keep me busy.

HA!

Anyways, this has been a dream of mine for a while, but I finally took the plunge and figured out all the stuff I needed to know to get it off the ground.

I opened a shop to sell PDF patterns for children's clothing and accessories.  Right now, there are only two patterns for sale in my shop, but I'm working on MANY more and plan to add 1-2 new ones a month from now on.

You can find Little Owl Patterns on Etsy and Facebook.    

Want to become a pattern tester for Little Owl Patterns?  Email me at littleowlpatterns@yahoo.com with the ages/sizes of your children and a few sample pictures of your sewing.  If you have a shop of your own, include a link to it.  I just might feature you on the blog!



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31 Days-Organizing Sewing Patterns

It took me a while (over a year) to figure out the best way to store and organize my sewing patterns.  For the longest time, I just put all the different patterns and sizes in a pile, but then I'd lose a part of a pattern or it'd take me all day to dig through the pile to find the right ones for the orders I needed to start working on.

I finally came up with an effective, neat, organized way to store my printed patterns.  I start by taping the sides of a basic file folder together to form an envelope.

Letter sized file folders

Then I write the pattern and the size on the tab on the top of the "envelope" and fold the pattern pieces to fit inside.  I have the new file folder from 31 Gifts on my wish list to store the folders in, but for now, I'm using an empty baby wipes cardboard box since the folders fit so perfectly.   

Because it helps me find what I'm looking for faster (and because I'm a little OCD about organization), I file the patterns alphabetically, and then each pattern is filed by size.  It takes me just a few seconds to pull out the pattern I need.  

In the back of the box, behind all the patterns, I keep a green folder I saved from college.  In it are all the basic instructions and sizing guides for each pattern type, with each pattern stapled together. 

I also keep a folder on my computer with all the pattern pdfs and copy them to a USB stick drive as well.  I'd hate to lose them if my computer goes down!  

How do you store your sewing patterns?

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