How to sew a V-neck; Primrose Pullover Style

Small Business Saturday Sale

From now until 11/27, 11:59pm EST enjoy $4 off your purchase of 2 patterns with the coupon code THANKFUL.  Or, enjoy $6 off your purchase of 3 or more patterns with the coupon code GIVING.

It's been 4 years, almost to the day, since I climbed my way into the exciting world of pattern design.  Your support and encouragement continues to be the driving force behind my work.  I am forever thankful for all of your amazing creativity that not only inspires me, but the amazing community we have created together!

Cheers to you!

xo, Sarah

this sale is also active at our Etsy Venue.  www.califayecollection.etsy.com

Falling For Flannel

Flannel has become one of my favorite woven fabrics. I think my love blossomed at just about the same time I moved to a climate where reaching 65°F is only accomplished for approximately 4 months out of the year. 

R U M I P U L L O V E R

Fall is finally here! I'm so excited to get the chance to wrap up in cozy knit tops again!  Fall is the perfect opportunity for me to live in oversized tops that can take me from social situations when paired with a good pant and back to the comfort of my home with a humble cup of tea.  

Sincerely Dress

Unless you've been hiding in a hemisphere with a never ending winter, you would know that the off the shoulder style is all the rage this season.  Clearly this is an easy style to work if your an adult, but our little ones...nope...just nope.. And if you're a mom, I know you know what I mean.

Oh Havanna

Hey America, summer time is here and that means our little gals are going to need some seriously cute, gorgeously breezy and seriously comfortable play wear!  

Havanna Shorts - Waistband

Ready to make the most comfortable waistband ever!  Oh yeah!  

 oh....wow..... how life's thrills have managed to evolve.    

Shush

Let me start off by saying the intention of what I am about to say is not to tell you what to do.  Or maybe it is....That will depend on how you decide to absorb this.

Trophy Jacket & Cali Faye Joggers

Well hello!

I look to a lot of places for inspiration on designs, but I didn't have to look far for this one.  The Trophy Jacket has been inspired by our old design, the Haute Hippie Crop.  Now, I know that so many of you really loved the Haute Hippie Crop, but it was time for a facelift.  

January Peplum

Gosh, I miss designing girls clothing and creating the January Peplum has given me the chance to get back into what I started Cali Faye Collection to do.  

Lil Luxe Collection - Blog Tour - The Lil Luxe Dress

When Jessica Bustos, the creative mind behind Lil Luxe Collection, invited me to work with the Lil Luxe Dress for feature in her Lil Luxe Dress Blog Tour I could not pass up the chance to get my hands on her gorgeous design!  I'm sure she can relate to me when I say that it's a welcome treat to get back to the basics of this whole designing thing.  Really, what she allowed me to do was to get back to doing what I love to do most, which is sew and for that I am exceedingly grateful!

Hampshire Trouser - Shout out to the testers!

Imagine my surprise when I run a call to testers for the Hampshire Trouser and after three days of collecting applications I open up my responses and find 160+ people have applied!

Introducing the Hampshire Trouser

Use the code 30HAMPSHIRE from now until January 24, 11:59pm EST and save 30% off your entire purchase here or on our Etsy venue. 

It's been a long road with this top secret project.  I am so excited to get this out there for you all and with that comes a whole slew of emotions. It's a thrilling mix of excitement, relief, anxiety, apprehension, joy, giddiness.  All that swallowed up by the overwhelming desire to eat as many candy bars as I can manage.

Radio Silence

As a small business owner I've always been extremely conscience of my social media output.  Keeping up with, in my case, the sewing community is a massive part of being a pattern designer.  It's also something I really enjoy but as you can imagine it takes up an insane amount of time.  Time that I don't have to give up.

Small Business Saturday Sale

From now until Monday, November 30, 11:59 pm enjoy $4.00 off your purchase of 2 patterns with the coupon code THANKFUL, or $6.00 your purchase of 3 or more patterns with the coupon code GIVING.

Offer available at our Etsy venue also! 

Thank you for all of your support and love over the last three years!  For you, and our shared love of creating I am truly thankful!

xo, Sarah

p.s.  Join our Facebook GROUP (as opposed to our fan page).  Here, Facebook won't pick and choose who gets to see my updates.  Here, everyone gets the news!  It's also a safe, supporting place where you can post pictures, chat or ask questions on all things Cali Faye Collection!  

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Cali Faye Collection Facebook Group

Pattern Assembly

I've gotten to be a pro at assembling my own patterns over the last three years.  I print and cutout sometime up to 10 pattern drafts before I release a final design.

My Sewing Tools

I could spend hours walking through a sewing supply store.  Isles upon isles of tools, supplies, buttons, do-dads, gadgets, this and that…  So much stuff that only a warehouses could hold the amount of things that have been invented to help seamstresses make and create.  

Valley Blouse . girls

This last year I've dedicated a major part of my time working to build my womens pattern line.  I was so buried in all things -busts, darts, slopes, hips, curves, blah blah- that I completely forgot how much I love making childrens clothes.  It's slightly easier to draft a childrens pattern, but that's not why.  Kids just look so cute in mommy made clothes.

Introducing . The Valley Blouse

Valley Blouse . girls . Call to testers

It's been a LONG time since you've seen this little gal hasn't it.