DIY
Giveaway Winner & New Crazy Quilt Project
First a big congratulations to Kayla! She was the big winner in our Rafflecopter giveaway of Gloria McKinnon’s book Glorious Embellishments. If you didn’t win, but would still like a copy for yourself, order one online from Amazon or stop by your local fabric and crafting store to see if they have it in stock.…
Read MoreKnit Skater Dress
Recently, I’ve seen tons of versions of the knit Skater Dress by Kitschy Coo all over the internet. And it made me want to give knits a try. So I downloaded a copy of the pattern and printed it out. It took about an hour to tape the pattern together and cut it out in…
Read MoreCrazy Cat Lady Dress
It’s no secret that I love cats. If it weren’t for my husband, I would already be a crazy cat lady. Right now he thinks that having Mouse in the house is enough. I certainly think there should be more fluffy critters in the house, but until I get them, I’m keeping myself content by…
Read MoreClassic Underbust Corset
After the success of my Avengers Underbust Corset, I decided to make myself another one. For this version I used a black and cream gingham, black duck cloth, and a black and tan plaid bias tape with red accents. We’re still not venturing into https://www.fulltube.xxx/?hl=de territory, instead looking to keep things demure and stylish. This…
Read MoreA Simple Flirty Dress
This dress was made by combining an altered version of the high neck bodice in Vintage Vogue Pattern V8789, with the an altered version of the Colette Patterns Meringue Skirt. Both patterns had side zips, so they were easy to put together into one project. To put the two patterns together, I sewed up the…
Read MoreAvengers Assemble! (on my corset)
I’m a big fan of corsets, something that many consider to be a personal decision not to be taken lightly but that’s if you’re going for proper corsets. You know, the type that REALLY pull in your waist or shape it for weight loss. That’s not the case with me, I just like clothes that…
Read MoreThrift Skirt Redesign
I recently made a trip to the thrift store looking for some new to me skirts and dresses for the Summer of No Pants. I managed to find myself a denim skirt, a beautiful red Egyptian wool pencil skirt, and a cute hounds tooth dress that fit me perfectly, but I also came across several…
Read MoreThe Skater Dress
This dress is a variation on the Vintage Border Dress I made for Easter. It’s the B style bodice from the pattern and a shorter skirt. For this version of the dress, I used a great cotton lycra blend fabric for the main body of the dress and accented it with an inexpensive, but super…
Read MorePeplum Top
Sara over at Sew Sweetness recently posted a some great clothes that she made for spring quilt market and I was absolutely in love with the peplum tops she made. So I decided to give it a go myself. For my top, I used the bodice of the Colette Patterns truffle dress as a base. …
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