Sewing and Such
It's that time! I can finally dig into my French terry and sweater knit stash. I've been staring at this fabric sitting on my shelves for what seems like ages. I have A LOT of French terry because it's another one of those fabrics that I can't pass up on when I find the good …
I finally jumped onto the overalls bandwagon! This fabric made me do it, I totally don't regret it, and I love how perfect they are for the fall season. If you're interested in reading about the pattern details and this lovely rustic cotton/linen fabric, then head over to Cali & Co.'s blog. The pattern is …
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I have been sewing a lot for myself lately, and I'm basking in it. I love summer, and I need clothes that I love wearing in summer! Sun dresses, shorts, tank tops, light and airy blouses, swimsuits, you name it, I need it. My warm weather wardrobe needs an overhaul, badly. Well, this summer dress …
Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be part of Tie Dye Diva's Mermaid Maxi Skirt Blog tour because I can finally share my lovely skirts with you! If you've been following along with the other tour bloggers then you've already seen some pretty gorgeous skirts. To think, before this pattern I would never have thought …
Today I’m blogging over at Cali Fabrics using this very lovely rayon gauze and Tencel denim to make myself the reversible Metamorphic Dress by Sew Liberated! I love her patterns and sewing philosophy, so I was happy to finally sew up one of her dresses. Plus you already know how much I love Cali Fabrics 😉
One of my absolute favorite things about fabric shopping is getting all touchy feely with it. I really love texture, so my hands are all over the bolts, pulling out just enough fabric to get a good feel for its texture and drape. This is impossible online for obvious reasons (although you can always order a swatch if you’re patient enough!). CaliFabrics does an excellent job though when it comes to photographing and describing their fabric, so I knew I’d be happy with my choices!
Now this was the first time I was selecting fabric to make myself something reversible. The land of reversible clothing is one I’ve traveled to many times with my girls; there’s just something about wearing two dresses at once that makes them giddy. For myself though, reversible clothing always seemed a bit odd. Why wouldn’t I just want to sew two dresses instead of getting…
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I'm not one to follow fashion trends. I typically stick with the tried and true styles that last because I tend to wear my clothing until they disintegrate. I also take so long to sew something up after buying the pattern that the trends have already come and gone before I get to wear them! …
One of my favorite ladies' patterns is the Ruby Dress & Top from Made By Rae. I've made it several times (with sleeves, refashioned with knit and the too small version, refashioned men's shirt), but the moment I saw Made By Rae's divided yoke version, I had to make one! I absolutely love it, and it's …
I've been very distracted lately with life, and although I peek in on sewing social media, I haven't really been doing tons of sewing or knitting myself, so one day I decided I needed to take a morning and sew something. If you remember I've been trying to sew up more of my Seamwork patterns. …
Well, I couldn't ignore this pattern update because look at this great hemline! I tested the original Posey and Peony patterns for Sew Like My Mom awhile back, and since she's expanding many of her patterns to include tween sizing, she decided to add these patterns to that list and opened up another round of …
You know that feeling you get when you see your child's wrists sticking out a couple of inches from their sweater or sweatshirt and think to yourself, "When in the bloody world did you grow out of that?!"? I guess while I've been sewing for myself, my girl began outgrowing everything. I mean seriously, like …
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