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Hello friends!<\/p>\n

Summer vacation at our house this week has brought lots of making, with projects including food color and school glue henna tattoos<\/a> (this has kept the girls busy for hours on play dates after I wouldn’t let them get real henna tattoos at a neighborhood festival), taking care of a few sewing tutorials and other special projects for upcoming blog posts, and making new underpants for Bear. Yes, really.<\/p>\n

I can’t exactly remember when or why Bear started wearing underpants, but he’s been wearing them for almost as long as he’s been part of our family. In fact, I seem to recall that he started wearing them around the same time S started wearing them, and he’s rarely been seen without them<\/a> since. (This applies to S too, who generally also wears underpants, but for Bear they’ve become sort of a signature style. Probably because that’s all he wears!) Until now Bear’s underpants were just S’s with a hole cut out for the tail, but as S has grown larger he’s been stuck with the same pair until they became far too raggedy. This week I finally cleared an afternoon and tackled the project when S informed me that he simply couldn’t fly to four different countries this summer without being properly dressed. (She’s got a really busy summer, which I’ll tell you about another time.)<\/p>\n

We started by pinning his current tattered pants to get a better fit, then I transferred the changes to a rough pattern draft. After truing up the pattern a bit I checked the fit (not really a muslin–more of a pin fitting) before testing it out. They turned out well! The fancy elastic came from La Droguerie<\/a> in Paris. The jersey is Robert Kaufman’s new Dana cotton\/modal knit<\/a>, which I’ll show and tell more this fall when the new patterns are released. (Yes, that’s a hint: a new knit pattern for fall!) For now, I’ll just say it’s lovely, lightweight, very nice to work with, and comes in a wide range of colors. But back to the underpants. S and Bear are delighted, and now we’re all set for today’s flight to Scotland! Bear is ready to add some new stamps to his passport, as is S.<\/p>\n

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Instagram Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week’s picks are all about turquoise! @mtrites called this Apple Picking Dress<\/a> “ridiculously loud,” but I think it’s just darling! As are the Lisette B6296 pajamas<\/a> sewn by @stashela, don’ t you think? I love the black piping!<\/p>\n

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Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you catch my two newest<\/a> Lisette for Butterick<\/a> patterns for fall? It’s summer vacation, so I know there’s a good chance you missed them. I’ve also created Pinterest boards for these new patterns, with lots of photo inspiration to help you get ideas for yourself. (You can buy these patterns on our website: B6482<\/a> and B6493<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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pinterest link<\/a> and pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think the idea of a Liberty lawn Butterfly Blouse<\/a> lengthened to a dress is just perfect for summer. And you could layer it over a long-sleeved tee and tights in the fall and winter! Also, I love the white trim on this dress, which you could make with our Building Block Dress book<\/a> and pattern.<\/p>\n

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pinterest link<\/a> and pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hey, look! Shoes and a bracelet to match your tape measure ring<\/a>. (You’re welcome.) Actually, did you know that today is National Tape Measure Day<\/a>? Really.<\/p>\n

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pinterest link<\/a> and pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m just going to make these ice cream photos a regular part of weekend links. They’re so pretty they make me happy (and they help me feel a little cooler!), and maybe they’ll make you happy too. I think I may have even shared these before, but they haven’t gotten any less pretty.<\/p>\n

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pinterest link<\/a> and pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I saw the photo below, left, I immediately thought of a Liesl + Co City Stroll Wrap Skirt<\/a> with a Lisette for Butterick B6464<\/a> sleeveless top. And as long as we’re at it, here’s a little Liesl + Co Cinema Dress<\/a> inspiration for you as well. This is still one of my favorite summer silhouettes.<\/p>\n

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pinterest link<\/a> and pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weekend Reading (and Watching)<\/strong><\/p>\n