This is the third doll I have made for my mother-in-law from this vintage pattern featuring the Winnie-the-Pooh characters (McCall’s 8087). I decided to go with Piglet this year, leaving just Tigger and Kanga and Roo left to go. You can see Pooh here and and Eeyore here. I found[Read more]
Today I’m sharing a project that I completed nearly a year ago as a Christmas gift for my Mother-in-Law, Elaine. She’s a huge fan of all things Winnie the Pooh, so when I came across the McCall’s 8087 (1968) sewing pattern at a thrift store I knew I needed to[Read more]
Hi guys! It’s been awhile but I’m finally sharing one of the sewing projects I made right before our trip to New York City and Washington D.C. earlier this year. This is one I’ve had on my list for a really long time and I finally got around to making[Read more]
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]
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]
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]
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, 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]
I’m so excited to finally share my dress for Julia Bobbin’s Mad Men Challenge! This is the third year she has hosted this challenge but the first time that I’ve participated. I don’t actually watch the show (I tried once, but I hated the characters so much after the first[Read more]