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Simplicity 8612 – Ashley Nell Tipton Wrap Skirt
It’s not as warm as you would think it is, but looking at this outfit, can you tell I’m ready for spring? I took this skirt to sew camp and this is one of the two projects I completed over that weekend. This is a wearable muslin, anytime I make a garment the first time, for me it’s a wearable muslin. I’m not a fan of muslin fabric because I need to sit and move around in my garment before I make it in a really nice fashion fabric. I’m not necessarily a ruffles person, I don’t know why, but like lace, I have to be in the mood to…
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Sew Camp Recap Spring 2018
Sign from the B&B welcoming everyone Hi!! I want to share with you my experiences from the Sew Camp I attended at the Carriage Corner B&B. I’m usually a picture person but, I was having such a great time, I rarely picked up my phone. That is not common for me, I stay on my phone/ social media, this weekend was more than I could have hoped for! With social media and the internet, we make connections with people all across the world with similar interest, but there is nothing like meeting in person! I’m an introvert, but I’m very social, I know right, weird. I’m not anti-social, but I…
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Moto Jacket Featured in Sewn Magazine Butterick 6169
OMG ya’ll. I don’t even know what to say about this! I hope you got your copy of Sewn Magazine, cause if you didn’t you missed out! Sewn is a sewing and DIY magazine with a fantastic and talented group of contributors. I had the honor of being featured in this issue and I’m coming up in the next issue as well! I’m beyond humbled for the experience, I’d like to thank Michelle of the blog That Black Chic for the opportunity! To see the tutorial of how I modified this jacket, check out Sewn magazine. I modified this classic moto jacket for spring, all I need is my fascinator…
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Pinterest Interest Using McCalls 7723 and Mccalls 7726
As a part of my monthly sewing, I scope out a bunch of challenges on Facebook and Instagram. For this month, I’ve looked to Pinterest for inspiration for the Sew Much Talent Facebook Group and That Sew Monica’s sew your view challenges. Between Facebook and Instagram, I’m always challenged and inspired to make something. I chose this look because it’s much different than anything I’ve sewn and or worn. I’m pretty boring in my everyday wardrobe, I’m a jeans and T-shirt girl and in the summer cool dresses. For work, I keep it conservative ish and if you’ve seen my Instagram feed, on the weekends, I’m super casual (urban lumberjack!).…
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Battle of the FBA’s- Ogden Cami
Pivot and Slide FBA with no adjustments to the waist and hip. No pulling at center front I know I’m late with this make, but I wanted a nice cami that had feminine details and the True Bias Ogden cami fit the bill. After looking for reviews, I saw a few with FBA’s and some plus size bodies so that was good. I decided to give it a try and see which FBA would look the best. I took a lot of mirror selfies so we can see the differences, these are muslin’s so I didn’t feel like pulling out the tripod, so yeah, this is what we got! Ohh,…
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DIY Tunic Dress Vogue 9159
OMG, this dress is from last month and it never got photographed! I had every intention of writing a Valentines day post with all these options to include what I was going to wear, clearly that didn’t happen! I’m sorry, I really don’t know what happened with that, planning consumes me and I was knee deep in planning for the Day and Night dress challenge and some other projects. The weather wasn’t that great so I’m working on getting an area in the house to take pictures at any time of the day. . This is a cute dress perfect for a night out on the town. One of the…
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DIY Red Gingham Top McCalls 7687
This top was on my list of things to make and then one of my Facebook groups had this pattern as a monthly challenge. These challenges are great to help you sharpen your skills and they also help you step outside of your comfort zone. I call this my picnic table top, the gingham and the red, yeah! I made this thing work and I really like it after I put it on and styled it. Princess seams are sometimes avoided but this top is really cool because they are in the back and the front which is great for getting a good fit. I’m not in Kansas, but I…
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DIY Fanny Pack- Annie Pack Review
I’ve been looking around for a waist purse, fanny pack , whatever you want to call it for a few weeks. I knew I wanted to make something so I went on the hunt for a pattern. My first choice is big four when looking for patterns because there’s always a sale and I’m cheap frugal. I purchased a McCall’s pattern, but the directions were confusing and it didn’t get good reviews. I’m not really a purse maker so I need a bit of hand holding and when I need hand holding I go Indie. I tend to carry too much stuff in my purse thus hurting my shoulder, I…
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Day and Night Dress Challenge 2018
Day and Night Challenge I was super excited when Elizabeth from Elizabeth made this asked me to be a guest blogger for this year’s Day and night challenge. This was such a fun challenge, and there’s a host of bloggers and vloggers that will be guest blogging and sharing their fabulous dresses on Elizabeth’s blog. Do you want to read about the dresses I used for both my looks? check out my guest blog post . There’s also a community challenge and I’m thinking of making some more dresses for this too. I mean, every women that wears dresses will either wear a casual dress or a work/ cocktail/…
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Pattern Review: Burda 6785 The Purple Dress
I’ve been sewing through my ITY knits, if you’ve been reading, you remember I purchased a bunch of it as a newbie sewist. I love the print on ITY and I really like dresses that show off my shape without being too tight. I like to look classy, not cheap and to me, lightweight ITY stretched to it’s limit can look cheap IMO. I’ve been hanging out with some ladies from my local Red Hat Society, and let me tell you, these ladies know how to have a good time! I’m considered a “Pinkie” since I’m under 50 yrs old and really, they have way more fun than I…
