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]

Fabric Design: The Completed Portfolio

  Now that I’ve shared my fabric designs with you, I want to finally show off my handmade portfolio! I’m really proud of this project as it was the culmination of months of work designing, printing, cutting, and assembling. I ordered fat quarters of two of my “Up and Away”[Read more]

Fabric Design Part 5: Morning Brew

    This is the last collection I made for my portfolio. I based in on the vintage dishes I love so much!       Here it is in the alternate colorway:   Here are some digital mockups I made: A tea towel… Kitchen curtains… And a tote bag.[Read more]

Fabric Designs Part 4: Party Line

    Hi friends! I’m back to sharing my surface pattern designs again today. This is the fourth collection I made for my portfolio- a vintage telephone design I’m calling “Party Line.”   A secondary print with memo pads. Another secondary print- speech bubbles.   I came up with an[Read more]

Vintage Ceramic Planter Pincushion Tutorial

Vintage Planter Pincushion Tutorial

    I thought I’d share this vintage planter pincushion tutorial with you all as a fun, cheap, and super-easy last-minute gift idea. They’re so cute and easy to make into a fun gift for a sewist in your life! We find these little planters pretty often at thrift stores,[Read more]

Sewing Project: Mermaid Applique Skirt

    Hey guys! I’m here today sharing another vintage inspired skirt of my own design. I don’t know about you, but I recently discovered the joy of buy/sell Facebook groups. I’ve been acquiring way too many fabrics and have managed to sell a few things too. One of the[Read more]

Sewing Project: Retro Ornament Circle Skirt

    I’m so excited to share this project with you guys today! It’s something I’ve been working on for a while and one of those projects that I wasn’t too sure was going to work out like I envisioned but which actually came together better than I had hoped.[Read more]

Fabric Designs Part 3: Let it Snow

    Hi again, I’m back with the next collection I designed for my portfolio I made using Bonnie Christine’s class on Skillshare. This was one I made awhile back and I recently went back and expanded it into a full collection I could put in my portfolio. I’m calling[Read more]

Melissa Ormonde Guzman Surface Pattern Design Up and Away Retro Hot Air Balloons

Fabric Designs Part 2: Up and Away

    Today I’m sharing the second collection I created for Bonnie Christine’s workshop on Skillshare, Create a 3 Focal Point Prints in 3 Weeks. This one is a hot-air-balloon-theme. Topography (blender print). Hot Air Balloons in an alternate colorway. Topography in some alternate colors. Suitcases in a couple of[Read more]

Melissa Ormonde Guzman Surface Pattern Design All Aflutter Lovebirds Fabric

Fabric Design Collections- Part 1: All Aflutter

   I mentioned awhile ago that I was working on creating some fabric designs after watching Bonnie’s classes on Skillshare. Well, this summer I took it a step further and enrolled in a special workshop that Bonnie runs through Skillshare in which she helps guide you to make 3 focal[Read more]