Twinkle Toes and Company

{Please note that some of these links are affiliate links.  If you purchase something I have recommended, sewn etc. through those links I will receive a small percentage of compensation.  It helps me support my sewing "therapy" and the ability to review and test more patterns.} We all have those outfits that we love.  The ones we feel amazingly beautiful in.   Halla's Kimono Top & Dress is one of those outfits for me.   It's not terribly abnormal for me to have random people stop and tell me they like my clothes, but somehow the Kimono surpassing how many times I've been stopped and told how much they like my dress. And, I don't blame them.  It really is amazing!  I'd say it's the flamingos, and while they're amazing; it's not them.  The drafting behind the kimono is flawless.  I am enamored with the ease of how it's put together.  It looks complicated, in reality though the tutorial is well done and is easy t

{Please note that some of these links are affiliate links.  If you purchase something I have recommended, sewn etc. through those links I will receive a small percentage of compensation.  It helps me support my sewing "therapy" and the ability to review and test more patterns. T-shirts can be hard to come by for tall men.  Add in large shoulders or a big chest paired with a thinner waist and the fit goes out the window.   I've sewn quite a few Henley's or Raglan's for my guys, but until the Zesty Pickles Tee I hadn't actually sewn any patterns specifically for T-shirts.   The fit of the Zesty Pickles Tee is fantastic!  The Music Man has large shoulders and a large chest and then he tapers down into a sports cut size waist.  I was able to grade the pattern so that the Zesty Pickles Tee fit him really nicely.  It has a loose fit, but it isn't as loose as most shirts he buys ready to wear, nor is it as short; he's 5'10" but