In case you missed this a while ago during Melly Sews'30 days of Sundresses earlier in the summer......here is it's encore presentation.When Melissa asked for a sundress for summer, it was kind of a tough one for me because I wanted to make something "extraordinarily out-of-the-box creative." But no inspiration was coming. (Don't you hate it when that happens? Argh.)Until one day I saw my {almost} seven-year old drawing flowers and laughed to myself. Number one, because they are the same ... View the Post
A Hint of Lime Dress
This is one of the project that I finished this summer...that luckily has been worn a ton! It was a quick, easy sew and I love the color of the kiwi green linen with the vintage fabric on the pockets.I didn't take any pictures as I was making it (to tell the truth I was totally winging it), but I basically used a raglan-sleeve dress pattern (self-drafted) with a gathered neck and arms and bias tape to hold the gathers in place.I am working on a similar dress for fall with three-quarter sleeves, ... View the Post
I’ll Blame it All on He-Man
Over the weekend I realized that I have never shared this dress.I made it as one of my final projects in the pattern drafting class that Elizabeth and I took winter semester.Back when I started sewing I was learning to make various quilt squares. (Which I enjoyed.) But it wasn't until I started sewing for Grace that I fell in love.I have so much fun sewing for and dressing up my Grace.(Sometimes I wonder if I'm making up for all that time during my childhood that I played He-Man and G.I. Joe ... View the Post
Another caftan.
So I made another caftan dress. This time in cotton, with neckhole bias facings, finished sleeves, a cute drawstring detail....but Houston, there's a problem.She HATES it. Yep. Totally HATES.I thought it would be so cool and comfortable for summer. Loose, flowy, and cool.....but nope. She has clearly stated that she is NEVER wearing it again. She only likes the knit one. {Which she has worn almost every other day.....she says it's better than a nightgown.}Fine. I guess I can't win in ... View the Post
A Color-blocked Birthday Dress.
We have a girlie around these parts that is having a birthday this week. As well as a tea party with some very important people to celebrate the special occasion. So, of course a new dress was in order. I basically used my old stand-by vintage dress shape (here is the original tutorial) but didn't put on the sleeves or a collar. Just a simple, classic dress kicked up a notch with a bit of colorblocking. The only other difference to the original tutorial was adding an invisible zipper in ... View the Post
Pink Mambo Dress and a Giveaway
A couple of months ago, we were contacted about a new sewing book that was coming out and if we would like a preview copy. The book was so intriguing that we just had to say yes! The premise is so creative and it turned out to be such a fun little project.The book Sew Iconic by Liz Gregory is a book of sewing patterns based on 10 classic Hollywood film dresses. And you all know by now that we both love a good theme, so we were totally on board with recreating a classic movie dress. There were ... View the Post
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