Even though it doesn't look like it, I have been doing some garment sewing recently.  And you will probably see more of these things in the future  because it sometimes takes awhile behind the scenes to get them up and ready for you. (Especially this time of year...) So, I am giving you a couple of sneak peeks and one finished garment.  (Yay for the finished one!) First up is a sneak peek of Hannie's Christmas dress.... I am in love with brocade this season (you are going to see ... View the Post

Here's the story. I made this dress awhile ago. It's Burda's Pearl Dress pattern. It was the first Burda pattern I'd ever sewn and I it made for practice before I put together my Shuffle Dress.  Fortunately it worked out...and I can wear it.  So I will.  And because of the crazy print on the fabric it will work to be linked up to the Graphic Print challenge sew along that we have going on over at Project Sewn.  So I will do that to. The only problem is this: this: and of course, ... View the Post

Until this pattern I've never sewn anything for myself that wasn't from a vintage pattern or self drafted.... ...and I wasn't sure how it would go. For the Fabric Fest fashion show I really wanted to make one of my dresses from Riley Blake's Shuffle fabric.  (It's one of my very favorite fabrics right now.)  So I needed to find a dress that would showcase the fabric with a simple design.  Then one night I was browsing through Burda's dress patterns and I came across this: Burda Pearl Dress ... View the Post

(Sorry for the pictures being so light on this dress....we were working on a time crunch and full sunlight and some seriously, crazy wind.  And these were the best we got.) I have a girl who is getting tall and all of the handmade dresses I have made are too short.  So, last week I cut out a couple dresses and I sewed this light pink swing dress up yesterday.  I used the pattern below but added 1.5 inches to the hem (although I should have done more, but she wasn't home at the time---so I ... View the Post