Last week I made a shirtdress! It’s been awhile since I’ve made myself a real dress. I’ve been sewing a lot of separates this year or simple knit pieces. When Pattern Review announced they were having a shirtdress contest, I decided to finally make the Nicola shirtdress pattern, which I bought at The Confident Stitch . […]
Floral Landers,cropped mock turtle: Jalie 2805
My pants match my sofa slipcover! I’ve made another pair of Lander pants in a fun floral stretch cotton twill from The Confident Stitch. They are sold out of this print, but I like this one, too. I can’t seem to get enough of florals! It’s like an addiction! I also made a cropped mock […]
Jalie Dolman Tee Turned Into A Dress
The Jalie Dolman Tee (3352) is one of the simplest T shirts to sew for beginners. If you extend the length like I did, and add an elastic casing , you get a very easy to wear and simple to sew dress for summer! When I received this beautiful Art Gallery cotton lycra from The […]
Let’s talk about sewing challenges through the years
Me Made May, Kids Clothes week, Sew Weekly, Skirt Week, Spring Top Week, the Ready To Wear Fast, or my own Sew & Tell Saturday I used to host here on the blog…. I’ve done them all and have been doing so off and on since soon after I started blogging in 2010. And have […]
Fun Things to do in Downtown LA after fabric shopping
As if you want to do anything besides shopping for fabric while you are there! As much as I would love to spend all day browsing through the obscure little shops with floor to ceiling fabrics, I usually have one or more of the girls in tow with me, so I have to be realistic […]
Lander Pants In Organic Hemp
I have to admit that this Indigo hemp fabric sent to me by Organic Cotton Plus sat in my stash for an embarrassingly long time. But this post is actually timely since they are having a hemp sale until the end of April 23. Head on over quickly to get your Earth Day discount! When […]
Liesl & Co Extra Sharp Pencil skirt & Jalie Bella Top
Do you suddenly want to sew all the floral prints up come springtime? I do! This is my second version of the Liesl & Co Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt. This version is in a stretch cotton woven I picked up at Joann recently, with faux leather panels from my stash. I made the skirt in […]
Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt In Denim
My Liesl & Co Extra Sharp pencil skirt. Worn with my Lisette for Butterick 6464 top in Cotton & Steel rayon from The Confident Stitch. Sewn in Size 4, a size smaller than recommended for my measurements, due to my love of overfitting. Sewn with 5/8 inch seam allowances instead of 1/2 inch. I’m pretty sure […]
Silk and Lace Building Block Easter Dress
Happy Easter! Although I didn’t make it through to the final week of Project Run & Play, I’ve had such fun creating outfits for Gigi these past few weeks! I am grateful to be asked to participate, as I would not have stretched my creativity to make four complete outfits in one month. And yes, […]
Planet Bling: PR&Play week three
The theme for this week’s Project Run & play challenge was astronomical proportions. Since the last two projects were made to my vision and design, I thought this week I should let Gigi take the lead. I want her to actually wear and be excited about these things I am making for this contest. Otherwise, […]