Months and months later, the Mamma Can Do It Peplum is still one of my go-to patterns! This week I needed a festive outfit for “Tinsel and Formals” dress up day at work. I wanted something that was comfortable to go to meetings with people who weren’t “in” on the dress up day but fancy
Happy Birthday/Anniversary to George and Ginger Patterns! This amazing fashion-forward company is three years old! I participated in the Ginger Dress re-release for the anniversary. It’s so not my usual style, but it’s beautiful! I am so into this dress. A lot of times, I sew up a dress and immediately throw out the
What a busy time of year! During the holidays I have less sewing time than ever but I always want a new outfit for each event. So you know Mamma Can Do It Adalynn is my go-to for a quick sew that is perfect for all occasions! I made this one on a work night! The double
George and Ginger always brings something fresh. I love making her patterns. Sometimes they push my fashion sense forward and take me out of my comfort zone, but I am always happy with the results. Today is no different. Today I’m trying out the Slash tunic. I used the mid length with both slashes at
My husband has a December birthday – at some point in our history I started buying us matching PJs for his birthday. I thought he would be annoyed and it would be funny and that would be the end of it. But he loved it. So it’s our tradition now. I of course found a
I love the remnant bin and I’m a sucker for a scrap pack. Sincerely Rylee has the best scrap packs! I don’t know what it is about this lonely last yard of fabric on a bolt that makes me want to adopt it. But I end up overrun by scraps and challenge myself to use
The new Aspen from Annelaine Patterns is perfect cozy wear for Fall in a waffle knit or sweater knit. I used Sweater Knit from So Sew English for this version. In a short sleeve, lighter weight fabric, this would be perfect for summer too. I think a cotton lycra would be really great. The best
I made my first Seamingly Smitten pattern and I’m smitten! This is the Joelene turtle neck dress. I love how simple this dress is! It’s a super quick sew and the turtle neck is so perfect for Fall. This version is french terry from Elevated Fashion Fabrics. Below is ponte from The Fab Clique Fabric
Melbourne Dress by Peek-a-Boo Last year for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball I wanted a new dress to wear. I wore my black Wiggle the year before so I wanted something different. Since this would be my first time making the pattern and it’s special occasion fabric, I decided to make a muslin. I used
Fall is finally upon us. For me that means cowl necks and cardigans! 5oo4 just released a new cowl neck top. I knew I was going to love it because the 5oo4 Nancy Raglan cowl is one of my favorites too (blog post). This is the new Mabel pattern. I has an optional ruffle finish,
