Starting 2016 with Newlook 6068

Happy 2016  everyone hope you are enjoying the year so far.....I made this little number NL 6068  just before Xmas, I was looking for something easy  and comfortable to pull together for a holiday dinner with friends and family, something that wouldn't reveal my mid section from my uncontrolled holiday eating...lol.  This dress passed the [...]

By |January 12th, 2016|Dress Shirt, Dresses|Comments Off on Starting 2016 with Newlook 6068

Simplicity 2255 in European Cotton

Hello everyone I know it's been a while since my last post but life it's been pretty busy around here. However I try to visit my studio once in a while for any simple  and quick number. Here is a shirt dress  I recently completed in an European cotton fabric. I got the last 1.5m of the German made cotton fabric from my [...]

By |June 19th, 2014|Dress Shirt, summer, Tops, Tunic|Comments Off on Simplicity 2255 in European Cotton

McCall 6506……Tracy Reese Dress

Have been doing a bit of sewing but just too lazy to do blog entry. McCall 6506  is the latest addition to my wardrobe, I love everything about this pattern especially the pleat detail, no FBA needed because the pattern came in different cup sizes and most of all didn't take much time to make.Here is my review... Fabric: Cotton (Challis), I [...]

By |June 13th, 2012|Dress, Dress Shirt|Comments Off on McCall 6506……Tracy Reese Dress

Butterick 5600….Just because

it's my birthday today . Here is a beautiful dress I made for me yesterday. I fell in love with this fabric immediately I saw it, and  I knew it's destined for a dress shirt. It's a 100% Micheal Miller cotton from Fabricland , has a feel of linen to it and sews like breeze. Pattern Description:Semi-fitted, [...]

By |July 5th, 2011|Birthday, Butterick, Dress, Dress Shirt|Comments Off on Butterick 5600….Just because