I apologize for the lapse in posting the last few weeks. First my boys were sick and then I was sick with a cold/flu and then once we were all feeling better I caught a case of the blues. I just didn’t feel like doing anything. I didn’t feel like sewing or even dressing up in ready to wear clothes to take blog pics. Then the other day I told myself I needed to snap out of it. I looked through my sewing stash and found this beautiful yellow stretch crepe fabric. I looked through my patterns knowing that I wanted to make a dress and that it needed to…
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DIY Black and White Gingham Wrap Mini Dress
Hello lovelies! If you couldn’t tell from my last couple of posts I am so ready for spring and over this cold weather. So since I take my outfit pics indoor I figure I can go ahead with my spring style posts and maybe this will make the warm temps appear sooner. fingers crossed…lol Finally posting this cute diy black and white gingham wrap mini dress. I finished it earlier last month but didn’t quite like the length. It stopped a little below my knees and looked very matronly, so I was trying to figure out how to salvage it and decided to cut it shorter a couple of inches…
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DIY Beige Knit One Shoulder Top + DIY Knit Maxi Skirt
So I’ve been trying to go through my fabric stash and clear it out so that I can make way or room for new fabric. I’ve had about 3 yards of this beige stretch knit for some time now and didn’t quite know what I wanted to make with it. So I decided to pull it out this weekend and I just stared at it for a few minutes and then I started looking through my patterns, seeing which ones required stretch fabric. I came across Simplicity 8386, which I had used previously to make a red long sleeve one shoulder top here. And I ran across New Look…
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DIY Madras Plaid Wrap Dress – Burda Style 6664
Hello lovelies!! I am so excited to share with you this diy madras plaid wrap dress that I just finished on Friday. I purchased this madras plaid cotton fabric from my local Yardage Town without a clue about what I was going to make with it. But I loved the colors and knew that whatever I made would be perfect for spring/summer. Well I had recently made a Gingham Wrap Dress using Burda Style 6664 and I loved the way it turned out and decided that this plaid would look great as well. I am quite pleased with the way it looks. It was a beautiful day outside in San…
