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If you haven’t heard, Love Notions patterns is having a big sitewide sale Monday, May 1st through Friday, May 5th. You can get an extra 10% off the already discounted sale price with my affiliate coupon code NIC10. You may already have some patterns in mind to buy during the sale, and none of the…

If you know me from the sewing communities, then you know I’m all in when I like something. That is exactly how it is with the Love Notions Duet Trousers. I made four pairs. Two are made with woven fabric and two are with knit fabric. I am going to share with you my impressions…

So the Love Notions Ambassadors were offered their favorite pattern to giveaway during the October sale. As you might imagine, this was a difficult task for me. So, I gave Tessa a list of all my makes for the sale and her pick. This was perfect for us, because I love the Margot Peplum, but…

Love Notions has rereleased their Olympia dress pattern with expanded sizing. This is my favorite dress pattern of all time, knit or woven. It all started back in 1996/1997 in my senior year of college. I had this navy blue knit dress that I just adored. This was my all time favorite dress. This is…

I am excited to share that today’s Love Notions Feature Friday enables you to choose your own pattern and receive it for $5 off the current price of any single regular priced pattern with my 5FFNICOLE coupon code.  Any already discounted patterns are excluded.  It’s not combinable with any other coupon. It will be only valid July…

If you have seen any of my posts, you know that I really love the fun prints that Raspberry Creek Fabrics offers in cotton spandex and french terry. Another reason to appreciate Love Notions patterns is that they have a wide variety of patterns that work great for cotton spandex. I enjoy making the La…

Featuring Love Notions Patterns and Raspberry Creek Fabrics I knew the Love Notions 40% off sale was coming up this week. I also had a big stack of Raspberry Creek Fabrics waiting for me to sew up. And Elise in no way, shape, or form fit in any of her clothes from last year. So,…

Elise and I are so excited to be a part of this year’s Raspberry Creek Fabrics swim tour! The timing of this fabric release is perfect for us to get new swimsuits for Spring Break and Summer Vacation. Elise was happy that this necessitated a visit to our local community Monon Center’s indoor pool to…

I was so excited to get to test the Terra Tunic update by Love Notions Patterns. It was a pattern that I loved to make in the past, but I had to make my own full bust adjusment. Now there is a full bust piece and expanded sizes. I was most excited to try the…