Weekend Mix 'N' Match!

Happy Weekend everyone!
Hope you are having a lovely relaxing weekend ... and hope you are getting more sewing done than me!
Time for some gorgeous Patterns Only patterns and The Oz Material Girls fabric Match Ups for you!
First up the Shorty Shorts by Little Bird Patterns :

Left: Sweet Birdie by Sugar & Spice Textiles for the girls  and Right: In Plain Sight by Andover for the boys.

Left: Twice as Nice by Riley Blake Designs and Right: Outer Space by Camelot
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How about the Blissful Sewing Sundress and Flower Basket!

Here it is with gorgeous Tilda.

And here it is with fabric from Adaline by P&B Textiles.  
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And how about Bubble Romper by Whimsy Couture!

Here it is shown with Holly Hobbie by SPX

And here it is shown with Little Darlings by Henry Glass.
Hope this has given you a little inspiration! If you would like to see something matched, please let us know!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Mix N Match Sunday!

Hi Everyone! 
How is your weekend going? Mix N Match has moved to Sunday again this week
Here I am going to match some Patterns Only patterns with some Oz Material Girls fabrics!


First up we have the Audry Skirt {Available in Sizes 12M - 8Y} from Sadie James :

Here it is shown with fabric from Little Darlings and Retro Market.

And here it is with fabric from Strawberry Hills which is 10% OFF right now!
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Now we'll match the Tweet Tweet Dress {Available in sizes 3T - 10Y} from Puperita :

Here it is matched with Ellie Ann fabric from Benartex.
It's 10% OFF right now!  Imagine it with a dainty pink ribbon or even a lacy trim round the hemline.

Here it is with a fabric from Rock N Romance by Art Gallery. It's 30% OFF right now!  I think it would look gorgeous with a deep purple ribbon or sash or even an antique style lace :)
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Next we have a gorgeous softie for you! The Tilly & Tommy Elephant Softie from Retro Mama

Tommy for the little men is matched with fabrics from Happy Jungle!

And Tilly for the little misses is matched with Flower Sugar from Lecien. It's also 10% OFF right now!

Hope these have given you some inspiration for your weekend's sewing! 

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Mix N Match Weekend!

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a fun weekend! I am a day late with my Mix N Match - sorry :) My favourite post each week is matching Patterns Only patterns with The Oz Material Girls fabric - hope you enjoy the pairs as much as I do!

Firstly, how about the Flipsy Reversible Skirt from Make It Perfect Patterns!

Shown above with gorgeous new Poetica fabrics.

And here it is shown with Little Darlings from Henry Glass.
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And next is Dawn Deer from Melly & Me!

Here it is with cammo colours from Kimba by Henry Glass. This would be perfect for boys, yes? :)

And here is one for the girls with fabric from Adeline and Baby Birds.
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Now the Bouncing Bubble Skirt by Jocole - this can be made as a skort too!

Here it is in Flower Sugar by Lecien Fabric.

And here it is with fabric from Fairies of the Earth by Henry Glass.
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And finally, we have the Carsyn Ruched Dress from Haute Diggity! It comes with a BONUS cute dolls dress pattern as well!

Here it is with NEW Hoot Hooty fabric.

And here it is with fabric from Ellie Ann by Benartex. 
What do you think?  Hope there are some good ideas amongst those for you :)
As you might have seen before, we love seeing customer creations.  So if you've made something using Patterns Only patterns or The Oz Material Girls fabrics, please feel free to send us some pics!

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Happy Weekend! It's Mix 'N' Match Saturday!

Hi Everyone! Can you believe it's the weekend again already?! It's time for me to match up some fabulous Patterns Only patterns featured in the last week with some gorgeous The Oz Material Girls fabrics!
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How about a little boys pattern first? This is the Jon Jon Boys Reversible Romper from Foot Loose & Fancy Free!
This one is matched with fabric from Bumper 2 Bumper by Camelot :

The second one is matched with Happy Drawing Giraffes  and Outer Space Orange :

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How about the Design Your Own Romper by BOO! Designs :)
The first one is matched with gorgeous Tilda! :

These gorgeous fabrics matched with the Boo! Romper are  Flower Sugar from Lecien Fabrics :

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Here is the Kamille Skirt from Boutique It! Firstly I have matched it with Ellie Ann fabric from Benartex :

And here is it matched with BRAND NEW Hoot Hooty Owls from Living Things and Baby Birds Spots in Blue from Studio E :     

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Lastly I am going to match the Maddy Ruffled Top Dress by FemiKidsCouture! 

Here it is with Fly Away by Robert Kaufman :

And here it is matched with Little Darlings from Henry Glass :

Hope you've enjoyed these as much as I enjoyed matching them!

Remember to send us pics if you make a Patterns Only pattern or use some TOMG fabric! We love seeing customer creations! :D

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It's Mix 'n' Match Saturday! So Many NEW goodies to play with!

In the Newsletter yesterday :
Mix 'n' Match Saturday is here again! This is my favourite work of the week!
I love choosing a pattern from Patterns Only and matching it with The Oz Material Girls fabric :) And we have some fantastic NEW fabric just in!

How about a couple of matches for the gorgeous Adelaide A-Line Dress fromSeamingly Smitten! I think It would look lovely made using this NEW fabric - Poetica:

It would also look gorgeous made using Sweet Birdie below :


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How about the gorgeous patter, Amy's Peplum Top from Little Bird Studios! It's shown below with fabric from the Ellie Ann range :

And here it is with the always popular Holly Hobbie :

Gorgeous yes?!

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Lastly we have the Lullaby Line Pants & Shorts from Peek-A-Boo!
They are unisex and so versatile with both lengths.
Here's one for the boys with fabric from Mr Roboto (L) and Outer Space (R)

And one for the girls with fabric from Butterfly Bliss (L) and Strawberry Bears (R):


If you'd like to see a pattern matched up drop us a line or leave us a comment :)
And don't forget that we love to see what customers make with fabric and patterns from The Oz Material Girls and Patterns Only! So send us some pics in!

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How About a Mid Week Mash Up?

We're not talking the vegetable variety here ;)

 

Do you always strictly follow patterns or do you change things?

I sometimes even do half of 2 patterns and mash them together!

 

As an easy option you can buy patterns that offer heaps of alternatives and add-ons in them already. You can find heaps of examples at Patterns Only.

 

BOO! Designs are great at Mash Ups with their range of 

Design Your Own patterns.

 

Take their original, classic Design Your Own Pinny

This gorgeous pattern offers 3 bodice, 2 closure and 2 length variations, so you have heaps of options.

 

How about the Design Your Own Zip It Dress also from BOO! Designs:

 It has even more variations with 4 skirt and 2 bodice options and even includes a piping tutorial. Imagine how many variations you could make!

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Another pattern that is easily changed is the McKensie Dress from Nanoo Designs. You can add or omit pockets and panels for different looks :

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There are even these shorts patterns you can change to suit 

both boys and girls! Like these:

These are the Shorty Shorts pattern from Little Bird Patterns :)

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I think my last pattern could well be the poster child for mashing up patterns! {It even has the words in it's title! haha}

It's the Mish Mash Skirt from Pink Fig :

It is a fabulous base design and you can add some or all of the featured techniques to make a different look each and every time you make it :)

 

Next week we might look at Mashing 2 differnt patterns! If you'd like to see something in particular leave us a comment and we will try to help!

 

And of course, if you have made a mash up of some Patterns Only patterns or even using some Oz Material Girls fabrics we'd love to see them! 

 

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