A dress by my dear daughter!!!..My 12 year old daughter joined the dress bandwagon yesterday. She made her dress in just 3 hours for a dinner outing on Christmas day!!....She used to be afraid of adding sleeves to her garments, but yesterday when she completed the set sleeves, and the whole dress she was so [...]
The Story of My Less Than 2 Hours Dress! 1hr 37 min Dress!Yes, that's correct, and I broke my 2 hours record too. To say I have been busy is an understatement, I have been extremely busy in all phases of my life... but you know what? I am sincerely grateful to Almighty God.... Last [...]
A great wardrobe staple Newlook 6429 the pattern is oop I think. I made my first version in 2009 here , another in 2010 here, and in 2011 here . All these dresses have gone to various homes (two to my sisters, and one to my niece), funny enough the owners still own and wear them .Five years [...]
This is one of my favorite patterns sewn in recent time. I got the pattern when it was newly released but didn't have the motivation or the right fabric for the style until recently. The wait really worth it as I love everything about this dress, my fabric choice and the leather detail.Fabric: I used [...]
Ankara loving continues..... For a complete review, check my previous blog post here Conclusion: Very flattering and versatile style for work, day and evening...Enjoy!!!
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 [...]
Showcasing McCall's 7047 dress in lace fabric.This time, I will not be going into the pattern review details as I have reviewed the pattern here and here . Hope you can give this lovely pattern a space in your stash this holiday season, you will not be disappointed :) ....... I wore the dress to my [...]
What not to love? The pattern, the style, number of pattern pieces or design simplicity?I spent approximately 2-1/2 hours making this beautiful dress, including pattern alterations, cutting and sewing. I am trying to gradually getting back to sewing and blogging so I will be starting with this little number so help me God....Please see pattern [...]
This dress was made using two combined simplicity patterns, S1873 and S1606, I have used same combination before here in ponte fabric, but this time I used a gorgeous 100% European cotton I bought at my local fabric-land store.I love the print and softness of this fabric,it feels more like voile. I pre-washed with salt and it [...]
Happy 2015 folks and yes another McCall's....this time M6797 top pattern was made into a dress. I scored the sweater knit fabric from my local Fabricland and knew right there it was destined for a dress. The dress was made in approximately 2.5hrs morning of Dec.31 and made it my official last project of 2014......These few [...]
