Sewing Inspiration

We're back with a second day of incredible costumes from the amazing sewing team at Peony Patterns! I'm Nat from Auschick Sews blog, and I can't wait to share today's roundup of incredible Halloween, Book Week, Dress Up and Cosplay costumes! Today, I'll be sharing costumes representing characters from all your favorite movies and TV shows! If you missed yesterday's projects, check out our Story Book Characters over here!  This week only, get 30% OFF ALL PATTERNS! (ends Monday 11 September, 2023, sale price appears in cart) (P.S. we have lots more photos in the Peony Patterns Facebook Group!) Cruella Wow! Bec Smith (@twice.loved.creations) knocked it out of the park with...

Peony Patterns Costume Party 2023 is HERE! I'm Nat (from AusChick Sews blog) and I’ll be your host this week. Every year we ask our talented pool of pattern testers to create a costume using a combination of any of the sewing patterns in our collection, and they never disappoint! This year’s costume round-up includes your favorite characters from movies, tv, cartoons, books, anime, and a slew of fantasy characters, famous artists, witches, garden gnomes and MORE! I can’t wait to share these amazing projects with you! Check out our previous costume parties here: Peony Patterns Costume Party 2022 Peony Patterns Costume Party...

The excitement of Wedding Week continues with some more beautiful creations, we have to share with you all! If you've missed our earlier Wedding Week posts, be sure to check them out!  Remember to join our Facebook Group to see even more pictures from this incredible collection! And don't forget to take advantage of our pattern sale - get 30% off until May 15th! Bettina Marchetto (Wisteria Dress, Juniper Dress & Calliandra dress) Bettina's little girl will be a flower girl this summer and for this very special wedding she wanted to create a timeless and classic flower girl dress. We love that little...

Welcome to day 5 of wedding week, where the inspiration continues!  Sarah Guidry Riche (Patterns used: Dahlia + Dandelion) While scrolling Pinterest, Sarah stumbled upon the most adorable flower girl dress with a lace overlay bodice and tulle skirt! It looked simple enough and although she didn't have much experience with "fancy fabrics", she decided to give it a whirl and look how incredible it came out!  Sarah used our beautiful Dahlia bodice, slightly modified to be sleeveless and a dandelion vintage length skirt with three tulle top layers. Farmhouse Fabrics have a huge range of gorgeous fabrics suitable for all occasions and Sarah...

We are now halfway through Wedding Week and today we continue to wow you with our Day 4 looks!Sara Jean (Pattern used: Banksia) Sara Jean used our Banksia pattern and embroidered lace netting for her vision of a delicate flowy dress that would pair well with a whimsical outdoor setting. Sara Jean added 2 inches to the overlay skirt to highlight the beautiful lace and lined it with lilac cotton batiste. The bodice also features some lace edging which completes this memorable look! All of the fabrics Sara Jean used are available from our amazing sponsor Farmhouse fabrics. Bree Why (Patterns used: Lantana, Posie) Bree...