Friends, I am thrilled to announce that the Spring collection of sewing patterns is now available for purchase!

I think you will all really love what we’ve done. Each sewing pattern is packaged up in a pretty little booklet with a linen-textured cover, a singer-stitched binding, and handy pocket for your pattern. They also have a glossary section for sewing terms, and special section just for you to keep your own notes.

Plus 5% of all of the profits go to animal welfare organizations. Right now, we are donating to Alley Cat Allies, whose mission is to protect the lives of our country’s cats.

So take a look and get ready for your next sewing project!

I especially would like to thank everyone out there who has been so supportive of Colette Patterns, from other bloggers/friends/pattern testers to my dear partner in crime. I am astonished at how awesome people have been, and the unending support of other creative women. It’s a real blessing.

I’m always trying to come up with little projects that use up the little leftover fabric scraps. I love this bow tie from alltherage on Flickr. What a fun and beautiful and easy project this would be. It looks so amazing with her little white blouse.

Ooh la la, I am loving this heavy blue floral cotton on ebay! Doesn’t it look so much like the floral print used in this gorgeous Trashy Diva dress? I might like it even more, in fact.

The best part is that a 5+ yard piece is available for $10 plus shipping! It’s a narrow piece, but that’s still quite a bit of gorgeous yardage for a low price. You should buy it, and please please tell me what you do with it!

Having just moved, I am all about super high levels of organization. I am feeling so inspired by Kitschen Pink’s neatly organized fabric and sundries. Go check it out, I am especially loving the neatly piled stack of liberty-like prints. Mmm.

With warm weather starting up, I’m finding myself very attracted to coral. It isn’t worn much today I suppose, but it certainly seems to have been a popular choice in the 1940s and 1950s. There’s something very soft-yet-bright about it. I would like to make a strapless dress in a lush coral color, but it can be a real challenge to find the perfect shade.

I think it looks especially nice with jet black hair, like this model.

{photo from myvintagevogue}

This rainbow of seam binding makes me happy. Since I’m in the process of organizing a new sewing space, this is really inspiring me to get things organized by color.

Sort of like this:

I love candy colors in the spring. I guess I have candy on the brain.

{photo via myvintagevogue on flickr}

{Ye Olde Candy Shoppe fabric from Trumperies, $16 per yard}

I love this mod candy fabric. It reminds me of Willy Wonka.

{ photo from the dainty squid on flickr }

Oh my gosh. I just came across this flickr pool for people with sewing tattoos. There are some AMAZING tattoos here. Check it out!

This is a cute idea. Doe-d-doe is offering free downloadable gift tags that she made from scanned vintage trim. Perfect for us vintage notions fetishists.