Winter is coming (for those in the Northern Hemisphere)! If you have a little girl who won't stop wearing dresses, here's some ultra-chic wonderful winter dresses to sew for girls. No more worrying about cold, bare arms with these adorable long sleeve dress sewing patterns and tutorials.

Sewing has a certain routine to it. When I'm sewing away, this little mantra pops into my head:

Sew, snip, press
Sew, snip, press

First I sew my seams. Then I snip my threads. Lastly, I press my seams.

What girl doesn't love the idea of being a mermaid? Swimming through the water with grace. Enjoying a life under the sea. 

My daughter loves all things mermaid, thanks to The Little Mermaid and the Barbie Mermaid Tale movies. Here's My favourite mermaid sewing patterns and tutorials:

There are so many great sewing blogs out there, so many tutorials and patterns from great indie designers. But finding the perfect pattern can be so hard. I wanted a place where I could bring them all together, make them easy to search, and allow people to share their own versions of projects. I had a dream of creating Ravelry for sewing.