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]
Hi guys! I’m so excited to share this post today! I recently created a tutorial for the Hart’s Fabric blog on how to make this simple gathered skirt. It has a retro vibe with a cute contrasting hem and waistband and I used a couple of fabrics from[Read more]
Hi guys, long time no see! I haven’t posted for awhile but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy sewing. Today I wanted to share one of my latest projects- a vintage Advance pattern made up in some pretty Cotton and Steel lawn! Â Â I’m usually not one to[Read more]
Yesterday, I went with my mom, my best friend, my cousin, and my future mother-in-law to look at wedding dresses. As you may know, I fully intend to make my own wedding dress, but I was advised by my sewing teacher and my mom to try on different styles[Read more]
Ok, I’ve been a bad blogger… I made this dress a month ago and I’m just now posting it! This is my second version of the Colette Patterns Moneta dress, and despite it’s simplicity, this is seriously one of my favorite things I’ve ever made. It’s so comfy,[Read more]
The weekend before last, I headed down to LA with my sewing buddy Erin for the long-awaited blogger meetup! It was such a fun day. I got to meet with so many fellow sewers, chat about sewing, blogging, and fabric, and check out The Fabric Store, which I’d never[Read more]
Hi guys! I’ve got yet another sewing project to share with you today. Can you believe how much I’ve been sewing lately? I’ll attribute it to a lot more free time now that I switched jobs as well as being asked to test out a few new patterns. Which[Read more]
Hi, and for those of you who don’t already know me, I’m Melissa and this is the second-to-the-last stop on the Betsy and Ava blog tour! I was a more than a bit flattered when Abby of BlueGingerDoll Patterns emailed me a couple of months back about testing out a[Read more]
I’m pretty excited about this dress, because not only is it my first Moneta dress, but it’s actually one of the very first knit projects I’ve ever sewn! Learning to sew with knits is one of the goals I set for myself this year, and I bought the pattern[Read more]
I don’t know about you, but I love making pillow covers! They’re such a simple and gratifying project that you can do in a spare hour or so between other sewing projects, they’re a great showcase for a fun fabric, and they can really change up the look of a[Read more]