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Create This Look – Black & Turquoise Medium Floral Chiffon
Greetings! This week I was inspired by the “Progressive Frock Dress” from ModCloth. Since school has been back in session for a few weeks now, I thought that this super fun strappy sundress, would be the perfect look to inspire you to create a look that can work for all 4 seasons. (ModCloth is almost out of this particular dress, so the link might not work. Sorry!)
Some of you might ask, how can this dress work for every season? Well… Read More...
Create This Look – Large White Floral Knit Polyester Lace
Welcome to this weeks edition of Create This Look. I was inspired by the “Lacy In Love Dress in Blush” by ModCloth, this week. They no longer carry the blush color, but they do still have the dress in mint. This blush color has been a really “Hot” color for the past couple of years. Especially for weddings. This would be a really fun dress for bridesmaids or even as a wedding guest.
I actually created this look with two totally different Read More...
Cowgirl Costume
Halloween is two months away so now is a great time to plan your costume sewing! For a little inspiration today, I’m sharing a Cowgirl costume I made earlier this year.
For the shirt, I used the Granville shirt pattern by Sewaholic. It comes in PDF format or in print. You could use any button-up shirt pattern or embellish an existing button-up shirt. I just cut the shirt without the front pockets and then placed tissue paper over the pattern to trace the upper front Read More...
Create This Look – Large Mint Glitter Floral Chiffon
Good Morning! I hope you had an awesome week. This week I was inspired to create a look based on the “Gambol In The Garden Dress” from ModCloth. They have apparently sold out of this dress, so you will just have to make it! 😉
I love the bold vibrant colors in this print. It reminded me of a chiffon we got in not to long ago. It has a large grungy abstract floral print that also has a light Read More...
Create This Look – Light Pink Medium Dot Chiffon
Happy Monday! This weeks look is brought to you by the “Medium Format Memory Tunic” from ModCloth. Guess What…its more Polkadots! Aren’t polkadots great?! ;P
Since we don’t have any chiffon with navy & white polkadots, I decided to go for a completely different color….PINK! This lightweight polyester chiffon has a really fun medium sized polkadot print overall. The color is a really cute girly pink.
If you wish to line your tunic, I would recommend using our Pink Poly/Cotton. You Read More...
Free Bag Patterns for Back To School
School is getting back in session and with school time comes the toting around of all the school supplies, sports equipment, lunches and more. Thankfully the internet is full of free bag patterns for any need you might have! I’ve rounded up a few of them below.
Sports Bags
These bags would be great for toting all that sports equipment and would pair nicely with our canvas solids and prints:
Duffle Tote
Duffle Tote (pictured above) by Weekend Designer
Water Bottle Holder by Artzy Creations
Overnight Duffel Read More...
Create This Look – Teal Floral Chiffon
Hello! & Welcome Back! I hope you have been enjoying this campaign. I sure enjoy creating them. ;D This weeks look is inspired by the “Infinite Options Top in Cerulean” from ModCloth.
I love everything about this top. The shape, the color, & the print is beautiful. The inspiration top is made using what looks like a lightweight stretch jersey or knit. The fabric I chose uses the same exact print, but its chiffon. I know I have seen tops like Read More...
Create This Look – Mint Scallop Lace
This weeks look is brought to you by the “Roll In With The Punch Dress In Mint” from ModCloth. I have been looking for an excuse to show you how to use our scalloped lace and I finally found an opportunity.
I am excited to finally have the opportunity to show you how to use our scalloped lace. Its 100% synthetic, but it is super soft and flowey. Perfect for lightweight summer dresses like this. You could also use it Read More...
Double Tier Women’s Tank Top
If you’re still facing the heat in your area, you might want to pick up the Tank, Double Tier Tank and Crop Top Pattern by Seamingly Smitten. This is a printable PDF pattern so if you’ve never worked with PDF patterns before, this post has a great explanation for how they work!
The subtitle at the top of the Tank, Double Tier Tank and Crop Pattern by Seamingly Smitten says, “sewing patterns for beginners”. Though this is a knit-only pattern, there is Read More...
Create This Look – Black & Blush Arrow Lightweight Polyester
Welcome one & all! The past couple of weeks here in sunny Bakersfield Ca. has been into the triple digits!!! With the weather never far from my mind, I can say with some certainty, that the heat definitely inspired this weeks look. The “Quiver With Joy Top” from ModCloth is perfect for those hot summer days.
M7155 by Mccalls, is the pattern I chose for this weeks look. It fits closely through the bust and flares out towards the hips. There Read More...