(Way Late) April Trends to Sew!

Yep, we're behind on our Trends to Sew.
Which we said we wouldn't do.
Sigh.

But we'll try and do an April and a May before May is over....

And we'll try to make them a little bit shorter just to be able to produce them faster....

So we'll limit ourselves to 10 ideas here, and put others on our "Trends to Sew" Pinterest board.

What is "Trends to Sew"?
Well we try to help those of you who have the "Sewing Block."
Like writer's block - you want to create something, but you aren't sure of a design or idea.

So Maple makes dictatorial suggestions
for what you should be sewing and creating!

Today we look at.....

Joe Browns - UK company

Their floral, flirty clothing makes us think of summer and beach parties.
What else do you need?

Well they also do unique designs, and use lots of fun, bold fabrics.

Check out some of the items we have screen-grabbed from their site!

Idea #1 Dark floral patterned shorts. 

Love the dark teal fabric they used for this pair.

People talk a lot about floral pants and capris right now.

What about shorts too?

♥

Idea #2 Tie-dyed-esque tank top with ruffled accents at seams and contrasting fabrics ♥

Idea #3 Structured tunic top that combines the look of a jacket and a dress ♥

Idea #4 Bold-colored tank top underneath a sheer flowy floral tunic. 

Note how the waist ties add structure. ♥

Idea #5 Ruffled all-over floral dress - Great over jeggings/leggings. 

Note the angled tiers of ruffles and the tiny ruffles on the bodice. ♥

Idea #6 Fun, cropped, wide neck tee with a bold graphic layered over a solid color tank top. Note the subtle princess seaming so that the top doesn't balloon out. 

And yes, that is a cow with a Union Jack on its nose. ♥

Idea #7 Crocheted or lace drapey-front vest.

This would be great for experiments with texture and color. ♥

Idea #8 Awesomely wild asymmetrical military-style coat in bold swaths of fabric - a quilt, a dress and a coat combined! ♥

Idea #9 Steampunky/Victorian-esque skirt with stripes, under-layer of ruffled gauze and accented pockets! ♥

Idea #10 Well-fitted, structured blazer with 3/4 length sleeves and an empire-waist flare at the hips to accomodate ruffled tunics and dresses. Note the little stitched red X's as accents on the seams. Super-cute! ♥

Thanks for visiting us today!

Check out our Pinterest "Trends to Sew" Board for more 

Joe Browns items to use as your sewing inspirations!

Lacrosse Anyone?

Hola peoples!

Our Needa and Nichelle story continues today....

Nichelle is wearing the newish My AG Lacrosse uniform and Needa is wearing McKenna's pajamas.

Later that same day.... Needa picked up a hot chocolate at Starbucks, came home and got in her pajamas. Meanwhile Nichelle was still rifling through all of her belongings to find items to pack for their trip.

"How about this???" she asked Needa.

"What is that???" Needa inquired.

"My lacrosse uniform from AG," Nichelle said.

"If you don't need a ballet outfit for this trip, what would make you think you needed to bring a lacrosse uniform?" Needa sighed.

"I thought it looked trendy," Nichelle replied.

"Trendy? Do you even play lacrosse?" Needa wondered.

"No. I just liked the look of it. Don't I look cool?" Nichelle asked.

"I think you'll look weird at my great-grandmother's birthday party wearing this," Needa said.

"Oh alright," Nichelle whined.

"Go find Sprinkles for me if you can while I get dressed to take him outside," Needa requested.

Stay tuned for more of the story!!!

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More Greetings from Natalie!

Whassup peoples!

Here is another update from Natalie, the MyAG #55 Priscilla won in our 2011 Fall/Winter Doll Giveaway. She's standing on her front lawn with her pet schnauzer named Peg, looking very cute in pigtails. :-)

We think we know where she got her shirt from.... Royal Doll Boutique... maybe?

Now Maple is jealous because a different MyAG #55 is being featured on the blog other than her. Sigh. She is such an egomaniac. ;-)