 Happy Mother's Day you guys. I don't care what kind of mom you are whether you are a mom to humans a Stepmom a grandma a dog mom a cat mom a plant mom a turtle mom I don't care happy Mother's Day to every single mother that is out there I know we all as women have our unique journeys to motherhood And I just want to say I Recognize each and every single one of you as a mother whether you have a human baby or not and today is our day, right? I have so many fun products to share with you today for the annual Mother's Day gift guide There is going to be a ton of information included with each product many of the sponsors of this video have included coupon codes I will be putting those at the bottom of the screen Everything will also be in the description box in the description box are very specific Links for some of the products in order to get the discount code. You need to use that specific link So don't go rogue and just go to their website Use the links that are in the description box below and as we get through the video We start to see some of these things. I want you to put together a wish list I want you to leave that in the comment section as well and then of course How is anybody going to know about all this awesome sewing stuff that you are looking for if you don't share the video? So grab a link to the video send it to your friends family and make sure that they know that you want some of this stuff for Mother's Day It's like a subtle little wink wink like hey, you know just saying here is a perfectly curated list of sewing things Okay, first things first, let's start with the ditto form since she is right here with me I have talked to you guys so many times about ditto form. She is Like I don't know. I couldn't do what I do fitting wise without her If you don't know ditto form is a fully custom dress form She has all of these beautiful little style lines here It helps me you can see a little bit here outside of the sort of circumference that She obviously provides what I love the ditto form the most Four is these little horizontal lines. You can see how short-waisted I am and so in a lot of patterns I have to shorten the waist I didn't realize that before I got a ditto form and then you can see how long Waisted I am through the stomach and the hip. I have gained weight since I have gotten my scan And I have not I mean I probably gained like 20 pounds and I have not had it Impact how I can use the ditto form because so many things about your body Stay the same regardless of how much weight you gain or lose your shoulder slope is the same the roundness of your back Stays the same all of those horizontal markings all stay the same So really nothing for you to be afraid of and getting a ditto form They are an investment which makes it perfect for a gift. You can have several flaming members kind of like chip in And chip away at some of the cost and then there's also payment plans so if you want to work out some kind of like Down payment and the payment plan she will work with you on that as well Perfect perfect thing to ask for for a gift because I know as moms we put ourselves last right and We don't want to spend a lot of money on ourselves So this is a great way for you to feel guilt-free about getting something that's a little bit pricier But I promise you guys If you're into fitting and you want to like really hone in on how to get close to fit you properly Those little customizable ones aren't going to cut it. You need a custom dress form life changing Okay, next up. Let's talk about fashion fabrics club an awesome awesome source for online fabric shopping They have been around since 1956 And have been connecting fabric enthusiasts through their common love of fabric ever since They have a great variety of fabric by the yard at wholesale prices from their online fabric store Their fabric store has over 20,000 fabric options Seriously And their selection includes everything From cotton to silk and linen wool blends synthetics prints Knits woven bridal and special occasion fabric Whatever your project is they have got a fabric for you for the mother's day gift guide They really wanted to let you spoil yourself on some fabric They sent me some as a mother's day gift to me And I haven't quite decided what I'm going to make with it, but it is this super super pretty um Semi sheer slub twill. So it's got that really nice structure to it Slub, which means it has a really nice texture to it Semi sheer meaning it's going to be easy and breezy and so comfortable Maybe maybe you have to put a baby lining in it depending on how full the garment is that I end up making it making It in and it also has this beautiful printed floral with this peach background And then green and multicolored flowers kind of printed on top of that It's got a little bit of weight to it, but still super super drapey So check out fashion fabrics club if you are looking for a super great variety of fabrics all high quality and at great prices Okay, next let's talk about eliso. So eliso is my iron of choice um, I got my first eliso iron five years ago maybe And have never looked back. I've used the same iron for five years They just recently kind of did an upgrade on the original version of the tg1600 iron. Um, it has a New and improved sole plate, which is the like workhorse of the iron So the sole plate is extra extra smooth easy to clean durable and scratch resistant It has something called a wide pressing core meaning the area between the Little steam holes is nice and wide It's like got a big wide surface for you to be able to get an even heat on the most amount of space And then it also has an anti-scale technology um This is perfect if you have hard water it is not going to collect it's not going to scale on your sole plate um and The mother stay promo for eliso is buy a tg1600 pro plus and get 20 off one of their little many irons You guys this guy is small, but she is mighty fully steam function. Super super hot same even heat um Really really great little iron on the go or I keep it by my sewing machine So I can press like small seams as I'm going I don't have to stand up and sit down every single time Comes with this little um silicone tribut I guess There's a storage side where you can hook it in like this and then it hangs on the wall I mean they really do think of everything or you flip it over And it becomes a resting side. So buy the big iron get 20 drop a small one free shipping always with eliso Um, and yeah, just a super fan here as you know I I mean if you guys see me do my sew alongs and whatnot, you know that um It's the only iron used for years and years. Okay Next up we have coats and clark again another Brand and I talk to you guys about all the time fun. In fact coats and clark Thread is used. Oh gosh. I want to say something like something crazy like 70 60 70 percent Of all thread used and ready to wear garments is coats and clark thread. So we're talking high-end brands like the highest of the high As well as all of your like affordable clothing everything you see in the mall Everything online all those boutiques everything are all using coats and clark thread They have this really cool core spun polyester technology Which means the core of the Thread is nice and strong and then the and then a second layer of thread is wrapped around that So it's super super durable. It never snaps. It never breaks my machine. Absolutely loves it I don't really buy anything other than coats and clark thread now I just don't and what I love about them too is they come out with these super super cute sets that have so many colors in them that I promise you like you're working through a project and you think oh my gosh, this is such a random color thread I'm going to need you go to the little get set and voila. There it is And this one happens to have a really cute box too that says so happy on it. It's wooden Um, and it will keep all that thread nice and organized You can even keep that Little whole little set right underneath your sewing machine in like a drawer or something and just have thread ready to go On the go, of course, it's great for traveling if you're doing any kind of sewing on the road or whatever it is Um, you have all of that there with you grab this little gift set for mother's day lots of variety Lots of great quality in the coats and clark thread. All right, let's talk about jennifer stern You guys probably all know her she has a wonderful youtube channel here. Um, she is a Fitting genius. Let's just call it what it is right the goat of fitting on youtube Um, she has her sewing patterns. We talked about those before But from other states, she really wanted to offer you guys something that was going to like Booster confidence make you feel good about yourself And I know that whenever I talk to you guys about like the fast fit guide and things like that we do our consultations that Getting a garment that fits really does make a difference Um, it it you stand taller you feel better about yourself And that is really the focus of jay stern designs and what she does with her company So she does fitting consultations for pants Very very very very detailed. She is doing for mother's day a two for one bundle So it's like a mom and another mom sewing friend a mom and daughter However, you want to pair it up. Both of you guys get her full pants fitting zoom Consultation. So what exactly does that mean? You get unlimited Sit and fit zoom sessions as many as you need to get it right and then in the meantime Jennifer is kind of like just on call to answer any questions You might have in between zoom calls via text messaging and emails During your first zoom fitting you'll take body measurements And then she'll create a custom pdf pantsloper for you So you will get to download and print out pants pattern Sloper just for your body. You'll make muslins. You'll talk with jennifer You'll show her how the sloper looks how the muslin looks and then you'll make adjustments from there And you will own a pants pattern made for your body. It's the coolest So if you have struggled with getting pants to fit in the past and you're ready to just like Nip it in the bud You're going to want to get in front of jennifer so that she can help you the code for the two for one is Inside the hem mom. It's 200 off buy one get one free Super great deal. Get on our calendar You'll never look back in terms of pants fitting. I promise. All right. And speaking of fitting We also have a brand new pattern from fit for art patterns So fit for art is a pattern company dedicated to Sewing garments that are easy to fit. There are four core patterns That are each supported by fitting guides and video tutorials A photo gallery and weekly blog posts So you get the original core pattern to fit and then you're able to add style and pizzazz and different features to it As you go all fit for art patterns include optional pattern pieces for bust Hips or bomb to help you guys get a good fit really quickly They are all multi size covering sizes extra small to 3x l the carpet dm dress and tunic Is fit for art's newest core pattern scoop neckline with sleeveless cap sleeve and three quarter sleeve options Three length options in the standard sizes extra small to 3x l designed for a wide range of midweight woven fabrics for all seasons It includes alternative fronts and side panels for quickly customizing the fit of the bust and hips Because there's a center back seam that can be finished with a zipper or keyhole opening or sewn clothes for a pull over top It has an optional back belt for shaping and a template insert for ease of movement The photo gallery the blog all of those things to help you make garments that fit your style But also fit your body So it truly is fitting as an art form It's a really really cool unique way to approach fitting garments and making clothes at home You can grab the carpet dm pattern and get 15 off of it with the code inside the hem 22 that's their mother's day special So check the description box for a link and use the code inside the hem 22 for 15 off. All right next up We have stitch buzz And I've been talking about stitch buzz ever since I had this channel. She is just a Sewers sewist if you know what I mean Claire at stitch buzz creates rulers for sewists by a sewist So she really does think through some of the little things that are just missing from some of our other rulers All of them are using the standard five eighths inch seam allowance for garment sewing Meaning the area between my fingers here is five eighths of an inch Then there's also little markings within that to indicate each quarter inch It is See-through but also like neon green so you can see the ruler on your white paper Duh This is the mini seam allowance curve ruler. This is the regular seam allowance curve ruler I've talked to you guys before about her curve runner one of my absolute favorite favorite tools for fitting It is a imagine a pizza cutter, but on your pizza cutter are measurements So if you want to measure around the curve of an arm side and neckline Whatever it is you start it at the little zero and then you measure around the curve And get your measurement that way super super accurate way to do it It also gets done in like no time it comes in this size and also a bigger one that I don't know where it is right now. Oh, here it is always close by so a little one and a big one these are their curve runners and again they have the Seam allowance curve rulers too lots of other really fun products on there as well on their website They also have like a fly guide they have a Sleeve placket template She has a standing coupon code with me that has been active for years And continues to be active click the link in the description box It will activate the code for you and then everything on her site ends up being 20% off But you have to use the link in the description box for that code The final item or items on our list are those from thermo web. We know their interfacings super well They have the best interfacing on the market if you ask me But in addition to all the interfacing they also have some wonderful like supplemental little Products that can help us like boost our creativity and make things that maybe we wouldn't normally consider First off is the liquid vinyl. I have a tutorial coming on this really soon but basically it is a liquid well, it's kind of like Gel ish product that you brush onto fabric and it turns it into oil cloth It's a super super cool product a little bit of a process um, but if you want to do something like makeup bags or anything where like You just want to be able to wipe it and go bibs placemats all that kind of stuff That is a super super fun product to try. They have the fabrics used Which is just like a quick bond fabric adhesive think about like fabric glue So if you want to like glue on rhinestones or trim or whatever it is If even if you want to like glue up at him because you're like in a hurry You can do that They've got this pattern and stencil adhesive, which is really really cool as well if you want to treat your patterns as stencils And lay them down on your fabric to where they don't shift So it's a great way to get things to just like stick to your pattern temporarily or stick to your fabric temporarily So that's the pattern and stencil adhesive. And then there's also fabric stiffener. I've shown you guys how to use this before Um, I love this for knit bindings. You know how they always the I just want to curl in Um, so they've come up with a product that just takes your fabric makes it act like paper Again, super temporary washes right out Um, no one will ever know except your necklines will be Stunning so check those out for your sewing room And who knows you may be inspired to make something that you never even considered that you could make before All right, and I guess lastly lastly I want to mention some of the products that I have that you guys might be interested in as well I have my fast fit worksheet on my website the fast fit work book Which is a whole bunch of worksheets in one workbook So you don't lose them and you can refer back to them many times And then I also have my fast fit consultations where you and I zoom together And we walk through the fast fit worksheet together to help you understand how it works And deal with some sort of simpler fitting issues that you might have that might come up during Like the filling out of the fast fit worksheet I've got my retreat garment sewing basics course where you can learn everything from pleats To darts to binding straps belting hymns all kinds of the basic basic sewing skills that you need to sew any garment Are all there. I also have a skill pop class coming up this month Uh for your serger So maybe you're getting a serger for mother's day. You're afraid to use it. You don't know how to use it You can join my skill pop class. I will walk you through the threading I'll walk you through tension. I'll walk you through the differential feed Changing out your presser foot and your needle everything you need to know about using a serger We'll cover in this 90 minute class and then lastly I have my project planner Which is going to help you stay super organized with all of your projects for the rest of the year Uh all my planners whether it's my fast fit workbook project planner all available through amazon So super easy to get super super quick for great last minute gift and with that The mother's day gift guide is complete I hope that some of these products one or more or all of them Have been added to your list for mother's day and that you were just spoiled rotten Whether or not your pet rock is getting you a mother's day present or your actual human being I hope that your mother's day is awesome and amazing So be sure to let me know in the comment section below What some of your favorites were where you're adding to your wish list and don't forget to share this video with your loved ones That is going to do it for me today you guys. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you all very soon. Bye