The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast

After a much needed winter vacation the RLD Podcast is back with another amazing and talented guest, Matthew Miller of Sunflowerman. He is a menswear illustrator and has made illustrations for magazines, boutiques, brands, and personalities to include, but not limited to: GQ  / Fossil / iW Magazine / Longines / TUMI / PROJECT Show / Strong Suit / Perry Ellis / SevenFriday / Time+Tide  Andrés Sendra / Wolverine / CAT Footwear / Q Clothier / Andre Phillipe / Hanhart / and more. In this podcast you’ll hear all about how he started his illustrating business, what inspires him, what tools he uses, and also: How he got his Sunflowerman nickname. How he learned to sketch menswear illustrations. His love of traveling, including Greece, the Appalachian Trails, Portugal, and more. How he chooses what he wants to paint during live fashion shows. How he goes about to connect with a brand for his illustrations. How drawing on book pages got started. How he deals with negative experiences with bad businesses. The tools and tips he recommends for beginners. and how he goes about pricing his pieces. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History Podcast that Matt mentioned. HERE is the link to the Serial podcast that I mentioned. HERE is the link to Project trade show we mentioned. HERE is the link to his Watches blog. HERE is the link to his book, 100 Watches Book. HERE is the link to his book, Aesthetic Guide for the Dapper Man: Art Book. HERE is the link to Merit, Project 26 website, and Matt’s post is HERE. HERE is a link to the Everlane Fashion brand. HERE is a link to the rolling scanner I use (Matt’s scanner is mentioned below in his list of tools). TOOLS MATT USES AND MENTIONS Paints -Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colour Sketchers’ Pocket Box 14 pieces/12 colors -Daniel Smith W/C 15Ml Primary Set -Dr. Ph. Martin Bombay’s Black India Ink. Brushes -Winsor & Newton Artists Water Colour Sable Brush– Pointed Round Size 6 -Silver Brush 3007S-1 Black Velvet Short Handle Blend Squirrel and Risslon Brush, Script Liner, Size 1 -Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold II Brush Round-Short Handle 00 -Silver Brush 3009S-034 Black Velvet Short Handle Blend Squirrel and Risslon Brush, Oval Wash, 3/4-Inch Scanner -Canon Canoscan LiDE120 Color Image Scanner  Matt is on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Periscope as Sunflowerman. His email for business inquiries or questions is sunflowermatt@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Matt a comment on his social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. WANT MORE OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Like my page on Facebook, Reyna Lay Designs and join my group, The Reyna Lay Designs Group to get my next sewing pattern for FREE! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Sunflowerman If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week we have the empowering   Editor-in-Chief of the ever popular, Deitra Magazine. We’re actually friends in real life and she’s actually given me the opportunity to write for her magazine and through this process I’ve seen how brave, kind, and empowering woman she is. In the show you’ll learn about how she started her fashion and music magazine, how she set goals for herself and also: How blogging started her towards the goal of a print magazine. Why she decided to dive right into her own magazine without finishing school. How people encouraging her helped her achieve her goal when everyone was doing things differently. How she learned the inDesign program where she creates her magazines. How she funds her magazine and keeps it going. How she found people that are now involved in the magazine. How she prioritizes all her goals and working a second job. and her goals for the future. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to her latest issue. HERE is the link to Deitra Mag’s website. HERE is the link to Sarah Vega’s fan page, the model she used for the Celestial makeup photos. HERE is Sarah Vega’s Instagram. HERE is the link to makeup artist Krista Cronin’s Facebook page. Tamara is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as Deitra Mag. Find past issues HERE.If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Tamara a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Like my page on Facebook, Reyna Lay Designs and join my group, The Reyna Lay Designs Group to get my next sewing pattern for FREE! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Deitra Magazine If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week on the podcast we have bag designer and business owner of Rebekah Scott Designs, Rebekah Scott. Her passion for creating the loveliest bags and baby bundle accessories allowed her the opportunity to quit her day job in radio and pursue what she really wanted to do in life: stay home with her kids and run her own business. On the podcast you’ll hear her talk about: The reason she started Rebekah Scott Designs Her new podcast, The Encourager. Spirituality and life. How her mother, a master seamstress, impact her life. How she learned to make her purses and why she chose this accessory. Where the names for her pieces come from. Where she sources her fabric. How she started pattern making her designs. Where her inspiration comes from. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to her website. HERE is the link to her blog. HERE is the link to the Lia Backpack. HERE is the custom baby bundle we spoke about. HERE is the baby collection items in her shop. Rebekah is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Etsy, and Pinterest. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Rebekah a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs, and use the coupon code SPOOKY for 40% off the new Miriam Skirt Pattern through the end of October, 2015. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Like my page on Facebook, Reyna Lay Designs and join my group, The Reyna Lay Designs Group to get my next sewing pattern for FREE! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Rebekah Scott Designs If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week on the show we have Sarah of the sexy sewing blog, Ohhh Lulu! She’s going to be talking to us about her creative business and how it all got started. She’s also going to tell us: Where the name Ohhh Lulu came from. Life in the big city vs the small city. What she did before she started her own business. Life with a new bundle of joy. What she’s currently sewing. How she learned to make her patterns. What she’s looking forward to doing for her patterns in the future. Her advice for pricing handmade garments. and her advice for those first sewing lingerie. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to Puperita on Etsy. HERE is the link to her blog post about her 2015 Pattern Collection. HERE is the romper pattern I talked about. HERE is the link to the Gerber Pattern Design Software she mentioned. HERE is the link to the Kaledo Software I mentioned. HERE is the link to Sew Sassy, where you can get lingerie fabric and supplies. HERE is the link to her lingerie kits. CURRENTLY SOLD OUT; link will be updated when they are restocked. HERE is the link to her Etsy shop. HERE is the link to the Hilda Bike Shorts we mentioned on the podcast. Sarah is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. She has also graciously agreed to give one lucky listener a free pattern of their choice! Whoop whoop! To enter the giveaway see the rafflecopter below. Giveaway open worldwide & ends October 23rd at midnight, CST. But, that’s not it! She’s also giving a coupon code to all the listeners for 20% off her shop until October 25th. Use the code RLDpodcast20 at checkout! a Rafflecopter giveaway If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Sarah a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs and use the coupon code SPOOKY for 40% off the new Miriam Skirt Pattern. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Like my page on Facebook, Reyna Lay Designs and join my group, The Reyna Lay Designs Group to get my next sewing pattern for FREE! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Ohhh Lulu If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week we have sewing blogger of Ada Spragg, Sophie Parslow, letting us into her creative life and telling us how and why she got started sewing and blogging.She also dives into: Being voted one of the best sewing blogs 2 years in a row by Madalynne. Life as a sewing blogger and mom of two boys. How Etsy and a random sewing machine started her journey. What she first started sewing. How making something unique inspires her. What she’s currently sewing up. Where she sources her fabric. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to her Vogue 8280 dress in Neoprene. HERE is the link to her yellow culottes blog post. HERE is the link to the Linden Sweatshirt pattern from Grainline Studio that she mentioned. HERE is a link to her bathing suit I mentioned. HERE is the link to Tessuti fabrics. HERE is the link to Emma One Sock fabrics. HERE is the link to The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up. HERE is a link to the fashion illustrations I mentioned. Sophie is on Instagram, and Pinterest. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Sophie a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs and 10% off the new Miriam Skirt Pattern. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. Follow my blog with Bloglovin Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Baste & Gather If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week on the RLD podcast we have sewing blogger of Baste & Gather and owner/creator of Pattern Workshop, Lauren Dahl. I first met Lauren when I stumbled across her blog during my first venture into sewing blogs. I immediately fell in love with her blog and started stalking following all things Lauren. I got to know her a bit more once I enrolled into her amazing class, Pattern Workshop. She’s just as awesome and down-to-earth as she portrays on her blog. On this episode you’ll hear all about her life, how she got started with her blog and also: What she did before she created Pattern Workshop. Her background and how PW got started. How and why she started Momiform Makeover. Body issues in the sewing community. Exercise and health topics after baby. Postpartum bodies and the realness of life. Her advice to new sewing bloggers. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to her site, Baste & Gather. HERE is her Pattern Workshop. HERE is the link to Sew Maris, her friend’s blog. HERE is the link to Lauren’s Momiform Wardrobe that started Monday, September 21, and the giveaway. Check out her website for the latest posts. (I’m on Friday, September 25) HERE is the link to Angela Wolf’s class on Craftsy. HERE is my youtube (I haven’t updated in a while). HERE is the link to Bikini Body. HERE is the cover of Runner’s Magazine with a plus size model I mention. Lauren is on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Lauren a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Baste & Gather *Some affiliate links may be contained in the above Show Notes.* If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week we have another awesome guest for y’all: Samantha Plasencia, fashion designer and one of the stars of Project Runway season 13. I was able to meet with her, here in San Antonio, to do my first in-person RLD podcast interview. During the interview she opens up her life to us and tells us all about her sewing journey, how she got onto Project Runway, and how she’s dealt with adversity. She’s also going to talk to us about: How she started sewing. Her childhood and how it impacts her designs now. How the Project Runway opportunity came about. How Project Runway has helped her business. Who instilled her tenacity. What she thought she wanted to do before fashion design. How she decides on fashion shows and collections. How she prices her items. Where she sources her fabrics. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to the Cutting Edge Fashion Show in San Antonio, TX. HERE is the link to University of the Incarnate Word, the college she attended. HERE is the link to Project Runway season 13 full episodes. HERE is the link to Any Baby Can. HERE is the link to Peter Thomas Roth. HERE is the link to WERK Fashion Show. This was an extension of her SS15 show. HERE is her Spring & Summer collection for San Antonio Fashion Week 2014. HERE is her Austin collection collection 2015. HERE is the link to Dark Beauty Magazine. HERE is the link to Fashion Week San Antonio in November. HERE is a link to Anthony Ryan’s store, The Anthill by Anthony Ryan. HERE is a link to the Auxiliary Magazine article that called her an avant garde designer. HERE is the first, beginner sewing machine I got. HERE is Samantha’s home machine. HERE is Sam’s Brother industrial machine. HERE is my Industrial machine, Juki 8700-7, from the website I purchased it from. I had to pay for shipping also since I’m not in California, but this vendor is. HERE is the tiny toy sewing machine we mentioned for kids. HERE is her etsy shop. HERE is the link to Mood online. HERE is the link to Golden D’or in Dallas, TX. HERE is a link to her gallery of designs. Samantha is on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Samantha a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Etsy, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Samantha Plasencia If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week on The RLD Podcast we are talking to pattern designer and sewing blogger Jennifer DeShazer of A Jennuine Life. Some of you may know her most for her Jennuine Design shop featuring sewing patterns such as the Dressage Leggings, Verona Dress, and her newest pattern, the Satya Romper, plus more. She is going to be telling us about how she got started in the sewing business and what brought her to where she is now. She will also talk about: the banners that started it all. Illustrator and InDesign and how we use it as pattern designers. Her custom cover art illustrations. Where her inspiration for her patterns come from. What she’s currently sewing up. Where her doll patterns started. Her creative family and her other creative outlets. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to Pattern Workshop. HERE is the link to Dandyroo Designs, her illustrator. HERE is a picture of her dollhouse we mentioned. HERE is a link to the Moto Jacket pattern we mentioned. HERE is a link to the Matinee pattern that was inspired by DWTS. HERE is a link to Sew Caroline’s Table Flowers voile fabric we mentioned. HERE is Hayley from Mouse House Creations’ website and pattern shop that was mentioned by Jenn. HERE is a link to Melissa Q. of A Happy Stitch. HERE is a link to The Great Pattern Hack. HERE is a link to Rachel Ring of Handcrafted by Red. HERE is a link to Pattern Revolution. HERE is a link to The Handmade Marketplace book she mentioned.   HERE is a gallery of photos from my Golden Girl collection which used the gold denim that I mentioned on the #WhatchuSewing segment. HERE is a link to the Ginger Jeans for Closet Case Files. HERE is the link to the Agility Tank Sports bra I’m also making. Jennifer has graciously given all the listeners a coupon code for all the patterns in her SHOP. Use the code ‘RLD‘ at checkout and shop to your heart’s content! Jenn is on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Jennifer a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. My Fitness page on Facebook is HERE and on Instagram HERE. Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: A Jennuine Life If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

Today we are talking to Holli Coats, pattern designer and sewing blogger over at Hello Holli. (Isn’t that ^^^^ the cutest pic ever?) She’s going to be talking to us about her first pattern, The Blue Ridge Dress, how she set goals for herself when she first started, and how she started sewing. We will also hear about: how she’s teaching her kids to sew and knit. how we procrastinate on housework. what she’s currently sewing. Inspiration for her pattern. where her pattern names came (and will come)  from. the pattern that got her started on pdf patterns. her hubby’s homemade ice cream. Yum! SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to the Pattern Workshop class by Lauren Dahl that she mentions. HERE is a pic of the panda dress I was talking about. HERE is the link to the Sunki Dress pattern by Figgy’s. HERE is the link to Perfect Pattern Parcel She’s also got a special coupon code for 20% off the Blue Ridge Dress through 9/4- use code BLUERIDGERLD20 on her Etsy shop Here is a photo of her sewing room I mentioned.Here is a photo of my modpodge, sewing pattern table I spoke about: WHATCHU SEWING? A new segment of The RLD Podcast. HERE is a link to the Candy Top. Use the code CANDYFUNTOP to get 20% off. HERE is a link to the Peg Legs Pattern. HERE is a link to the Pattern for Pirates group where you can find an amazing discount on them. Seriously, amazing discount. Here are the mentioned creatives for this week’s segment: Amber @soisewedthis Kristi @kristi_sweetkm Andrea @andreasewingdiary Nat @Nat_sewoutnumbered If you’d like to be featured post a pic on instagram with the hashtags #RLDpodcast & #WhatchuSewing and tag @reynalay on the info of that pic. I will choose more on the podcast every week and sometimes have different themes.If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Holli a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. My Fitness page on Facebook is HERE and on Instagram HERE. Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: HELLO HOLLI If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

Yo yo yo Sewcialists! We have another awesome interview for y’all this week with the sweet and sassy creator of True Bias, Kelli Ward. Kelli is a sewing pattern designer and blogger currently living in the wonderful world that is New York city. She’s going to be talking to us all about her creative journey, her fashion design classes at FIT, and how it all started. We’re also going to talk about: What life is like living in NYC. Her past working as a photographer. Her first blog, Presser Foot. Buttonholes and how we make them easy-peasy. Plus her tip for buttonholes! Her inspiration for her sewing patterns. Her handmade closet. Sewing for your body *and feeling great* in any size. and the future of her business. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to the online FIT courses I mentioned. HERE is the link to the Pattern Workshop class we spoke about by Lauren Dahl. (fyi: It is an affiliate link so I earn a % if you enroll in the class;) HERE  is a link to the Southport Dress sewing pattern we talked about that I love! HERE is a link to the buttonhole foot I bought online. Here are the three online shops she mentioned: fabric.com with Free Return Shipping. Indiesew, and Blackbird Fabrics out of Canada. HERE is the link to the blog post with more online shops from her blog. HERE is the link to Ohhh Lulu who will be on in a future podcast interview. HERE is a link to Orange Lingerie. HERE is a link to the Watson Bra we mentioned also. HERE is a link to the Mini Sutton Blouse which is now released. Make sure to use the coupon code REYNAPODCAST for 15% off your entire purchase on her SHOP. She’s on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook so make sure you tell her hi and thanks for the coupon code.If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast make sure you leave Kelli a comment on her social media and let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. My Fitness page on Facebook is HERE and on Instagram HERE. Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: True Bias If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

Today I bring you one of my favorite people, Dr. Michele Granger. I first met Dr. Granger while getting my fashion design degree at Missouri State University. She has so much experience in the fashion industry and also has a new book out called The Fashion Industry and Its Careers: An Introduction. She will be talking to us about her path towards teaching, why she chose to switch to teaching Entrepreneurship after teaching fashion for so long, and how she got started writing. She will also talk about: How she first started out as a buyer. How her parents helped nurture her creative side. The trend in a curated wardrobe of high quality. Her travels to Paris and bringing home souvenir fabric. How traveling inspires her. How she got started in writing and her advice for those interested in writing a book. How she keeps her creative juices flowing in her busy world. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to the Pattern Workshop class by Lauren Dahl that I mention. Here are links to the patterns she mentioned: Simplicity 1133 & Simplicity 1356 HERE is a link to a blog post I found on Shibori Dyeing. HERE is the link to her other book: Fashion Entrepreneurship: Retail Business Planning Above is a photo of the patterns with the fabric from Morocco that she mentioned, and a pic she sent me of her Paris top Here is the wonderful cover of her book and the office we spoke about. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Dr. Granger a comment below. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs. My Fitness page on Facebook is HERE and on Instagram HERE. Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Create / Enjoy If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!

This week on the show we have DIY and sewing blogger of Create / Enjoy, and the author of DIY Wardrobe Makeovers: Alter, Refresh, & Refashion Your Clothes Step-by-Step Sewing Tutorials, Suzannah Hamlin Stanley. She’s going to be talking to us about how she got started sewing, her venture into writing a DIY book, and how she used a routine to create a successful blog. She will also talk to us about: How and why she started blogging. Why she changed her blog name to Create / Enjoy. Her full-time job. Her handmade closet. How she keeps her plans on an editorial calendar. Why she became a vegetarian and her journey towards a paleo diet. How she learned sewing from her mom who has a business making historic clothing. Her new book and what got her into writing. How she was able to get published. Her handmade wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to Jenni Hulet’s website, The Urban Poser. HERE is the link to Jenni Hulet’s book: My Paleo Patisserie: An Artisan Approach to Grain Free Baking. HERE is a link to the Lilly Pulitzer dress she made. HERE is a link to her wedding dress she made. HERE is a link to her bridesmaid dresses she made. HERE is a link to Suzannah’s blog Create/Enjoy. HERE is a link to where you can purchase her book. Here is my version of her cover tutorial. Before it was just a plain jane dress that was way too short. I followed her book tutorial and made it into a cute peplum tank. I just love it! Suzannah is on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter, so make sure you connect with her there. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Suzannah a comment below, or if you add her on social media, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: Create / Enjoy If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance! Don’t forget to head over to EPISODE 9 of The RLD Podcast and enter the giveaway for just leaving a review on iTunes. Super easy! and here is the giveaway for Suzannah’s new book! Good luck! Giveaway ends at the end of the day Saturday, August 1, 2015. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hi sewcialists!  We have hit over a thousand downloads! Yay! Thanks guys, y’all rock! I’m glad y’all are loving the show. Today we have another milestone complete, a male guest! That’s right, we have Taylor of the popular men’s sewing blog TaylorTailor talking to us all about his latest projects, his day job, and his trip to Paris. He’ll also be talking to us about: Why he started sewing. His work from home day job with his wife. His first projects and his affinity for jeans. Where he gets most of his sewing supplies and fabric. His backpack pattern. The book he uses to draft patterns. The formula he’s using for his latest men’s shirt. and his advice for new sewers, especially men. **Please excuse the ambient noise of the headset mics scratching our clothes. Note to self: never use headsets again. Sorry! My podcast headset was dead and we both had to use regular headphones.** SHOW NOTES HERE is a link to his Paris posts. HERE is a link to his wife’s posts on food in Paris, and HERE is one for her Paris trip in general. HERE is a link to the apron we mentioned. HERE is a link to his first shirt. HERE is the pattern drafting book he mentioned: The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Menswear. HERE is the one I use: Patternmaking for Menswear by Gareth Kershaw. HERE is a link to The Sewing Party website that launches in August. HERE is their Instagram. HERE is his backpack pattern preview. HERE is his website. HERE is his supply shop. HERE is the Rail Car Fine Goods website. Taylor is on Twitter and Instagram. ** I decided NOT to link the site we talked about with all the negative comments because I’ve linked it once already in one of my other podcasts and I feel that one link in my podcast blogs is enough. I don’t want to send any more people their way and instead hope that we can start building each other up instead of tearing each other down. **  REMINDERS Alicia Mau of Mama Bear’s Enlighten Me from episode 2, and Brittney Fritts of Bibdana Baby from episode 4, have both extended their coupon codes just for y’all, so make sure y’all head on over to their Etsy shops and use those codes. HERE is Alicia’s Etsy shop. HERE is Brittney’s Etsy Shop. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Taylor a comment below, or if you add him on social media, make sure you let him know you found him through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound Header & Blogger Photo Credit: TaylorTailor If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance! HERE is the link to The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast on iTunes where you can leave a review. Then come back and enter the giveaway. a Rafflecopter giveaway *Pattern giveaway can be from any indie pattern designer for a value up to $15.*

Hi Sewcialists! This week on the show we have Elisalex, co-founder and Head of Design for the pattern shop and website By Hand London. She is a London based pattern designer and sewing blogger, and today she is going to be talking to us about: • How she started sewing. • How By Hand London came to be. • Her life growing up as a child of an artist. • Her life as a shoemaker before starting BHL. • Why she began her first blog which led to BHL. • How she met Charlotte and Victoria the other two co-founders of BHL. • Where the pattern names come from. • How life is now after moving out of the studio and working from home. • The negativity BHL has faced and how they deal with it. • Her advice for those just starting out. SHOW NOTES HERE is a link to Anna Walker who does their illustrations. HERE is a link to the shop where you can purchase their pdf and remaining paper patterns. HERE is a link to the Zeena Dress that came out this week! HERE is a link to the GOMI site she mentions that she no longer reads due to the negativity on it. HERE is a link to the By Hand London site and their blog. HERE is the link to Elisalex’s Instagram. Here is BHL’s Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. Elisalex will be a part of the Refashioners! Yay! Read more about it HERE. Use the coupon code RLD20 for 20% off all of the By Hand London sewing patterns FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS! Coupon code ends Monday the 13th at midnight GMT time. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Elisalex a comment below, or if you add her on social media, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound Header Photo Credit: By Hand London If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance! Don’t forget to head over to EPISODE 7 of The RLD Podcast and enter the giveaway for Sew Caroline‘s Tank Dress pattern.

Hi everyone! Today on the show we are talking with sewing blogger, pattern, and fabric designer Caroline Hulse of Sew Caroline. She’s going to be talking to us about her creative job, blogging, pregnancy, and also: How her blog Sew Caroline came to be. How she started to sew and how she learned. Why she began doing sewing patterns. How she learned to draft patterns on Illustrator. Who she designs for and what inspires her. How she started her fabric line with Art Gallery Fabrics Her quilt market adventures. How her pregnancy is going and what color she’s thinking of for the nursery. What her blog used to be named. The conferences she’s been to and being awestruck by other bloggers. Her advice to those just starting out. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to the Illustrator book I mentioned. HERE is the link to Creative Live. HERE is the link to the class, Design Surface Patterns from Scratch on Creative Live, by Bonnie Christine that Caroline mentioned. HERE is the link to Pattern Workshop that was mentioned. HERE is a photo of the quilt I mentioned that Caroline had made. HERE is a link to Caroline’s website. HERE is a link to Caroline’s Happy Home fabric line Lookbook. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Caroline a comment below, or if you add her on social media, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance! a Rafflecopter giveaway

This week on The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast we have the lovely Heather Lou of Closet Case Files talking to us about her journey from being a commercial interior designer to a popular sewing blogger and pattern designer. She lives in Montreal and gives us a peek into her life, living in what used to be the fashion capital of Canada. During this interview you’ll hear her talk about: How she went from commercial interior designer to pattern designer. How her passion for sewing grew. Why she started making sewing patterns in the first place. What inspires her designs and who they’re named after . What she’s currently working on for her business. Her favorite books for sewing and pattern drafting. How she learned to sew. and her advice to those just starting out. She also talks about her newest pattern, the Sallie Jumpsuit & Maxi Dress, which is just as amazing as all her other patterns. She has graciously agreed to give away one free pdf download to a lucky listener. To enter check out the Rafflecopter below. Giveaway ends Friday, July 3rd, at 11:59pm. The winner will be announced through my Instagram and on the show notes for next week’s episode. SHOW NOTES HERE is a link to her newest pattern, the Sallie Jumpsuit & Maxi Dress. Photo Credit: Sallie Jumpsuit & Maxi Dress Pattern by Closet Case Files. Used with permission. List of the books she mentions: Dressmaker’s Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques: Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Results by Lynda Maynard. Couture Sewing Techniques, Revised & Updated by Claire B. Shaeffer. Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing by David Coffin. The New Complete Guide to Sewing by Reader’s Digest. Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s wear by Winifred Aldrich. Pattern making for Fashion Design (5th Edition) by Helen Joseph-Armstrong. HERE is a link to Heather’s website. HERE is a link to her pattern shop. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Heather a comment below or if you add her on social media, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, or better mic equipment, you can do so below. Thank you in advance!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

On this week’s episode of The RLD Podcast we have Internet Specialist Katie Brown talking to us about her work at the corporate offices of Bass Pro and her life leading up to it. Katie and I both attended Missouri State where she graduated with a double major in Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising degree from the College of Business. During our conversation you will hear about: How she graduated with 2 degrees for her bachelors in 5 years. What she’s studying for in her masters degree. How she got her full time job with Bass Pro while still in her senior year of design school. Her advice for current students to do every day before graduation in order to land a job. How she uses her fashion & merchandising  degree for her job as an Internet Specialist for Bass Pro’s corporate office. How she was able to get the job that she wanted that would give her the corporate experience she needed for her future “dream job”. She also shares a good idea on how to show future employers your experience and work. Her inspiration for her senior collection while at MSU. Where she got her knits for her knit collection with free swatches. Her tips on working with knits. and finally her advice for those heading towards college or who are already there. HERE is where she purchased all of her knit fabrics. HERE is a YouTube video of the foot we talked about in the podcast, called a walking foot, which she used for knits. HERE is the basting spray we talked about. Below is a photo of Katie with her models before the runway show for her senior collection in May 2014. She is third from the left. HERE is the link to the podcast on iTunes. Don’t forget to leave a review and rate it so that others can read what you have to say about the show. Here is the direct podcast feed link to add & subscribe to the The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast from any podcast app: http://reynalay.com/feed/podcast/ If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Katie a comment below or if you add her on Instagram, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting and website fees, and better mic equipment you can do so below. Thank you in advance! Join our pattern testing group on Facebook!

Today on the show we have sewer, designer, and owner of Bibdana Baby, Brittney Fritts, A.K.A. Vixen D’Bruzer in her roller derby bouts. I’m lucky to know her as one of my best friends and I’m so excited to share her with y’all. She is a tough-as-nails, roller derby chick, and mom of 6 who just recently started her own sewing business so she could stay home with her 6 month old baby girl. On this episode you will learn about: Why she started Bibdana Baby Where the bibdana idea came from How Bibdana is growing from kids to adults and pets How she learned to sew Where she shops for fabric Her experience with  divorce and two kids How Roller Derby changed her life Her life now, remarried, and with 6 kids to call her own. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to her Bibdana Baby Instagram page @BibdanaBaby. HERE is the link to her personal Instagram page. HERE is the link to her Facebook page. HERE is the link to her Pinterest page. HERE is the link to her etsy shop. Coupon Code: RLD20 for 20% off your purchase on her Etsy Shop Pattern Testing group I mentioned at the end of the show for those interested in being pattern testers or for sharing your own pattern tester callouts. HERE is the link to the podcast on iTunes. Don’t forget to leave a review and rate it so that others can read what you have to say about the show. Here is the direct podcast feed link to add & subscribe to the The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast from any podcast app: http://reynalay.com/feed/podcast/ If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Brittney a comment in the comments section of this post or if you add her on Facebook or Instagram, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound If you’d like to donate any amount to the RLD Podcast for hosting, website, and better mic equipment you can do so at below. Thank you in advance!

First off let me apologize for the fact that in the last episode I gave y’all a sneak peek of Lauren Knight from Team Impact. I had some technical errors with her recording that I’m trying to fix and wasn’t able to solve the issue by this week’s episode. I didn’t want y’all to go another week without a new episode so I chose my friend and fellow fashion designer Jahana Uchtman for this week’s show. She is amazingly talented and has such a unique point-of-view when it comes to her custom designs that I knew I had to share her with y’all. I will try to workout the issues with Lauren’s recording and will try to share that conversation with y’all as soon as I can get it working properly. Jahana and I met while we were both in fashion school at Missouri State and her work with leather definitely impressed me and many others. She is such a free-spirited individual and brings out the best in anyone around her. During this episode of the show she shares with us: How one of her dads gift changed the direction of her life. How she went from studying architecture to studying fashion design. What she currently has on her sewing table. How she incorporates her husband’s love of brewing beer into her design life. How she got interested into working with leather. The primitive process that goes into using leather as a garment. What inspires her in her work. And how she feels about failures in her personal life and in business. She also puts me in the hot seat and asks me a few questions like: How I save my fashion ideas for later. How I stay on track with my work. How I stay motivated to finish tasks. And suggestions for getting the best photographs on a website. SHOW NOTES HERE is the photo of the maternity pants she made that we mentioned in the show. HERE is a photo of the leather bathing suit I mention in the show. HERE is a photo of her leather collection. HERE is her Facebook page. If you enjoyed this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast please leave Jahana a comment in the comments section of this post and if you add her on Facebook, make sure you let her know you found her through the RLD Podcast. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe to the RLD Newsletter to get the latest & greatest of Reyna Lay Designs. Until next time, Stay Creative! ? Reyna Lay ? WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound Here is the direct podcast feed link to add & subscribe to the The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast from any podcast app: http://reynalay.com/feed/podcast/ HERE is the link to it on iTunes. Don’t forget to leave a review and rate.

In this episode of The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast I get to talk with the sweet Alicia Mau of Mama Bear’s Enlighten Me. She will let us in on her organic life and tell us all about her eco-friendly jewelry and organic products business. During the show you will learn about why she started her business in the first place, and how she balances being a mother, being pregnant, and still working a full-time job. In this episode you will hear about: How her life was growing up. How John Lennon inspired her to take her art and craft seriously. What kind of art she loves to do. How she got her jewelry, art, and organic products into stores. The advice she gives to those wanting to get their own products into stores. How she started making jewelry. Her fears on choosing a career as an artist. What she hopes for in the future of her business. SHOW NOTES HERE is the link to Arts & Letters, where her organic body balms are sold at. HERE is the link to Mr. Eddies Headies where she has her art at. HERE is the link to Nomad where more of her art is at. HERE is the link to the post we bring up about pricing and buying from handmade designers. HERE is the link to her Etsy shop with her organic products and the Disney mugs we mentioned in the podcast. Use coupon code RLDPOD10 to get $10 off a purchase of $30 or more from her Etsy Shop. HERE is her Instagram with the handle: @THEMOONLOUNGE HERE is the link to her Facebook page. WANT MORE  OF RLD? Check out the Reyna Lay Designs website at reynalay.com and find me on Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube at the handle @reynalay. Find me on Facebook at: Reyna Lay Designs Music by BenSound Here is the direct podcast feed link to add & subscribe to the The Reyna Lay Designs Podcast from any podcast app: http://reynalay.com/feed/podcast/ HERE is the link to it on iTunes.