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Inspiration and Ideas for the Veronika Skirt

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Veronika Inspiration & Ideas

The Veronika skirt has been part of our Newsletter Subscriber Freebies since 2015, available when you sign up for our Megan Nielsen Patterns newsletter. It’s one of our quiet achievers, a super simple but classy pattern that is a wonderful beginner sew but also a quick make for anyone more experienced. Easy to dress up or down, we’ve had SO much fun planning the re-release of this pattern in our extended sizing! There are also a few super easy ways to mix it up…take a look at some of our inspirational ideas!

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Rowan Curve Tester Round Up

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Rowan Tester Round Up introductionWe are so excited about today’s post! It’s a Tester Round Up (which you all know we love)…BUT, it’s extra special today because it’s one of our first Curve specific tester roundups!!

When we were developing the extended sizing for our Rowan pattern we were so excited to get the Curve pattern out to test.  The Rowan Bodysuit & Tee was tested when it was originally released (you can see all the fab makes here on the blog) but we feel it is really important to make sure our Curve makers love the fit of the pattern as well. Fit is so important when sewing knits with negative ease and we’re so thrilled with how the testers makes turned out!

Make sure you check out all of our testers & their Instagram accounts to see what sewing inspiration they are sharing! Let’s check out their Rowans!

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Hacks for the Mini Darling Ranges dress!

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Multiple options for Darling Ranges Hacks

Ok, everyone, it’s time for us to go through the myriad of ways you can mix up elements of your Mini Darling Ranges to make a truly unique dress for your little one! The basic shape of the Mini Darling Ranges dress is super sweet, we love it so much just the way it is…but it’s also the perfect base to work from if you want to change things up! Add some length; a special sleeve or ruffle; pop a pocket somewhere different; or create a round or square neckline! The options are endless, let us show you how!

Be sure to tag your hacks with #MNminidarlingranges and @megannielsenpatterns so we can see what hacks you come up with yourself!

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Mini Darling Ranges tester roundup

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Mini Darling Ranges dressWe love our tester rounds, it’s one of our favourite parts of the patterns we create! It’s not an exaggeration when we tell you, that this round…the Mini Darling Ranges Tester Round, has been one of our favourites of all time.

The photos of these darling girls in their Mini Darling Ranges dresses will put a huge smile on your face, so be sure to take a look at these beautiful kiddos for a good dose of joy!  Thank you so much to our incredible testers, you’re all amazing!

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Introducing the Mini Darling Ranges dress!

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The Mini Darling Ranges pattern is here!

I’m so excited to share with you our next Mini pattern: the Mini Darling Ranges dress!

Mini Darling Ranges is an easily adaptable modern shirtdress with a gathered skirt, button-down front, and relaxed fit. It’s almost identical to the women’s Darling Ranges dress, but with kid-friendly details including a higher neckline, multiple sleeve options and the all important pockets!

If you need some extra help sewing, all of the Darling Ranges pattern tutorials (excluding bust darts) will apply to this pattern as well.

This pattern is so close to my heart and has been a long time coming! It all started three years ago when Bunny, my eldest, wanted to dress as Matilda for Book week. She had been asking for her own version of the chambray Darling Ranges sample that hung in my workroom for so long, and I decided to use Book Week as an excuse to finally do it. She loved that dress so much and wore it till it was skin tight and so short it had to be worn with leggings haha.

Let’s run through what’s included in the pattern!

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