Here she is! My Lena Horne dress is complete! And if you've been following me on Instagram then you know that I gabbed about this dress during my takeover with @sewingbloggers. If you haven't heard of the Lena Horne dress, it's Tabitha Sewer's first dress pattern that she revealed during her rooftop meet up in…
Continue reading ➞ Tabitha Sewer’s Lena Horne Dress
It's the last one...for now. And I plan on keeping this one short and sweet since I talked everyone's ear off in the last 3 posts! The pattern I used for the coordinates is McCall 7757 and my fabric is from Minerva. I made shorts instead of pants. I won't delve too much into my…
So making a bookbag has been on my bucket list for quite some time! As a bag designer on Etsy I even get requests from folks asking if I make bookbags. And my answer has always been "Sadly, no." There was no opportunity like the present to really try my hand at making a bookbag…
Today it's all about prints -and how to mix them! I'm wearing head-to-toe me makes and I took a gamble and said to myself, "Stripes and dots? Yeah, this will go great!" It was just something in my mind that worked out well IRL. I'm wearing a full skirt made with the Arabella skirt from…
Continue reading ➞ The perfect combination: How to mix & match prints
It's no secret that I love classic styles. And of course, the godmother of classic American style is Jackie Kennedy. If you've been following my blog or Instagram for sometime then you know that I love Jackie Kennedy. When I was a little girl my mom took me to an exhibit to see her clothes…
Continue reading ➞ Dear Mrs. Kennedy: A Nod to an American Fashion Icon
I know you're wondering how did I end up doing a pattern hack on a Spring jacket when there's so many patterns out there for this very garment. Well... it was a perfect storm. I had New Look 6585 in my pattern stash for the longest and I could not settle on a fabric that…
Continue reading ➞ The perfect storm: A rain jacket pattern hack!
I've been sewing for quite sometime now, but somehow I missed the train for making key fobs! It's the easiest thing that a person can make -and I think I was mostly intimidated by the hardware portion of the project. If you're new to sewing or like me, behind the trend, this DIY project is…
Continue reading ➞ Never lose your keys again! 10-minute DIY Key fob
