happy new year! i know a bunch of my sewing blog buddies have been doing 2012 recap / 2013 goal setting posts, and since so much happened for me with this blog in 2012 i still might do that, but right now i feel more like blogging this dress! it’s Made by Rae‘s newest release, … Continue reading polka dot geranium dress
good moooooorning/afternoooooon/eeeeeeeeeevening! it’s film petit time! it’s also October, the spooky month of Halloween. this month, my partner Jessica, our guest Jessica, and i were in the mood to sew something a little creepier than our normal fare. today we present to you outfits inspired by the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. we each picked … Continue reading film petit: psycho
okay first things first – sweetheart dress giveaway winners! grand prize: Shannon sweetheart dress winners: Brooke and Sarah S congratulations! we’ve emailed the winners. thanks so much for a great giveaway, Shannon! *** now onto pressing business: for some reason, my Kids Clothes Week Challenge planning didn’t come easily this time. i had tons of … Continue reading giveaway winners and a challenge-within-a-challenge-within-a-challenge
i’m not a very selfish seamstress. frankly, it’s because i’m intimidated. i don’t like how much yardage adult lady patterns require, the patterns seem too complicated, and you just never know how the fit will work. i seem to have just as many failures at sewing clothes for myself as i do successes. i actually … Continue reading washi testing!
i sewed this on day 3 of KCWC. it is now day 5, and this evening was the first chance i had to get a photo of her wearing it! oy. my day job is interfering with my photoshoots! if you’ve been hanging around my blog for any length of time, you’re probably well aware … Continue reading KCWC spring 2012: day 3:: elephant charlie dress
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