I’ve been on something of a sewing hiatus these last few months. I’ve been super busy finishing up my graphics degree at the local community college (while working two jobs to pay the bills). As I’ve been working on getting my design portfolio and resume completed, sewing has[Read more]
  Hi guys! I just wanted to share a quick sewing project with you. I did this one a few weeks ago, squeezing it in my free time between work and school. I spend a lot of time these days walking back and forth from classes and sitting in[Read more]
Hi everybody! I am so, so excited to finally share my wedding dress with you guys! I’ve been waiting to get back our professional wedding pictures so I could really do it justice (trust me, my mirror selfies were not very share-worthy). I had intentions of blogging my progress,[Read more]
Well, it’s June! I kinda can’t believe this month has finally arrived, since I’ve been thinking about it for over a year and a half as we plan our wedding. As you might assume, most of my spare time has been taken up by wedding projects (which I outlined[Read more]
Last week I shared my list of projects I’m working on for our wedding next month. I’m happy to report I’ve finished another one and to share some pictures with you (I’ll make sure to share some great photos of him actually wearing it after the wedding). I decided I[Read more]
I was finally able to take classes full-time this semester, which has been something I’ve been working towards for the last year and a half. I decided to make myself some new school accessories to start the year off right! My first project was a new book bag[Read more]
A couple of months ago I was asked by the lovely and talented Jennifer Lauren to test out her latest pattern, the Felicity Dress. It’s a really cute little spring/summer number with gathering at the neckline and bias-bound neck and armholes. It comes as a PDF pattern, which you can[Read more]
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]
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]
Hi friends! I’m sharing one of my favorite new projects today. I started this dress several months ago with some great light blue cotton I picked up at The Fabric Store during our blogger meetup. I loved the color and the way the weave gives it a nice texture. I[Read more]