I LOVE Colette Patterns! In case you don’t know they are an independent pattern company based out of Portland. They make gorgeous vintage inspired dresses that flatter a variety of sizes (it seems like they were designed with curvy girls in mind). Here is their adorable blog! The instructions are clear and easy to follow. [...]
This is a tutorial for the little lace dress I made a while back. This time I made it with a purple voile. It is designed to be easy to make and wear, you can probably bust one of these suckers out in a few hours. It fits loosely and you can take it on [...]
a dollop of sunshine… or something of that sort. Sewing with knits is one of my favorite things because its so easy and the result is so light and comfortable. I found this lovely knit amongst a massive pile in a fabric store/basement in San Francisco. It was about $2 a yard and well worth [...]
A while back I had to make a garment out of a recycled material for one of my classes. My group and I made this awesome dress out of plastic bags. I just found this photo of it on the runway and I had to share. Here is a close up of it on my [...]
Today I am grateful for my mom and how incredible she is! (This was her Christmas present…. I didn’t finish those slippers I mentioned before)
I made my sweetheart this shirt from McCall’s pattern 6044. My experience with commercial patterns has always been that they run big, but this one was completely true to size and it fit him PERFECTLY without any alterations! The fabric is one of Anna Maria Horner’s cotton voiles that are SO lovely. I pre-washed the [...]
Every year I get overly ambitious and try to make my mom something crazy and complicated, and every year I fail to finish on time! Most years she ends up getting her present around Father’s day. And once again I find myself in the same predicament, less than a week from Mother’s day and I [...]
I was noticing that all the lace dresses I make are little, and its mostly due to how expensive lace is. I guess that is the case with most of my dresses, the length and fullness of the skirts varies based on my economic situation! I made this little lady out of 1 yard of [...]
From the moment I laid eyes on this fabric I knew I had to have it. It is a 100% cotton double gauze by Naomi Iro. The dress features a corset top with a racer back for fun. For the skirt i just did some simple gathering and the best part was that the selvedge [...]
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