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November 28, 2017 - admin

A Couple of Halloween Outfits

Hi everyone! Today I’m (somewhat belatedly) sharing a couple of outfits I made for Halloween this year. We decided to take it easy and stay home to pass out candy this year, so I decided instead of a costume I’d just make a Halloween-themed dress. I wanted something I could[Read more]

Filed Under: Dresses, Holidays, Sewing Projects
October 20, 2017November 25, 2017 - admin

The Seabirds Dress (Butterick 5209)

    Hey everyone! Today I’m sharing the Butterick 5209 I made to wear to our friend’s wedding on Catalina Island. I made it along with the seahorse dress and a light blue and white striped Moneta (which I have yet to blog about). I decided to go with a[Read more]

Filed Under: Dresses, Local Spots, Sewing, Sewing Projects, Vintage Patterns
September 13, 2017November 26, 2017 - admin

Sewing Project: The Seahorses Dress (McCall’s 7599)

    Hi guys! I’m back today with a recent sewing project. Our friends’ wedding on Catalina Island gave me the perfect reason to make a few new dresses to wear. I decided to make a new dress for each of the three days we were there and make them[Read more]

Filed Under: Dresses, Sewing, Sewing Projects, Vintage Patterns
January 13, 2017November 25, 2017 - admin

Sewing Project: Moneta Madness!

I think I can officially state at this point that the Moneta dress by Colette Patterns is my favorite pattern. I find myself wearing this and this so often that it’s basically my uniform. It’s so comfy that even in the recently rainy and cold weather here in California I[Read more]

Filed Under: Clothes, Dresses, Knits, Sewing Projects
January 9, 2015November 26, 2017 - admin

Sewing Project: A Charley Harper Moneta

     Hi everyone! As you may know, I’m a huge fan of the artist Charley Harper, who did many illustrations in the 1950s and 60s. You may remember I found a cookbook at a thrift store that was illustrated by him and I felt like I hit the jackpot![Read more]

Filed Under: Colette Paterns, Colette Patterns, Dresses, Local Spots, Sewing, Sewing Projects
October 30, 2014November 26, 2017 - admin

Sewing Project: The Cat Lady Dress (McCall’s 6955)

    This dress is my submission for the Cat Lady Sewing Challenge, hosted by my friend Erin of Miss Crayola Creepy. This particular projects is even more special because I used my very first self-designed fabric! I thought it would be fun to make my own custom fabric for[Read more]

Filed Under: Cat Lady Challenge, Dresses, Sewing Projects, Spoonflower

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