Category Archives: Create This Look

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...

03 Aug

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...

27 Jul

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...

20 Jul

Create This Look – Teal Plaid Stretch Cotton Poplin

This weeks look is inspired by the “Luck Be A Lady Dress in Green Plaid” from ModCloth. Unfortunately they have sold out of this particular pattern on ModCloth but what a great excuse to make it yourself! ;P The pattern I chose for this look is from the New Look collection by Simplicity 6184. I really like the the pleating detail at the neckline of this dress. I also think this would be a very flattering style on a lot of different body Read More...

13 Jul

Create This Look – Dusty Blue Damask Chiffon

This Week I was inspired by the “Be Outside Dress in Delft” from ModCloth. I can imagine a beautiful parisian lady enjoying a lovely picnic in a park, wearing this dress. The fabric used to make the inspiration dress is a thicker cotton. I chose a lighter weight chiffon because of the print. If lined with our white poly cotton, the dress will look very similar. The Pattern I chose is a vintage inspired pattern by Butterick. It has close fitting, lined bodice, Read More...

06 Jul

Create This Look – Navy Ethnic Chevron Chiffon

Welcome back to an all new edition of Create This Look! This week, inspiration comes from the “Miracle Moxie Dress in Navy & White” from ModCloth. This is such a cute dress. I love how they paired a bold print with such a feminine shape. The pattern I chose is S1375 from Simplicity. It is not quite the same, but the pattern I had picked out originally was for knits only. I have personally never tried using a non-stretch fabric on a Read More...

29 Jun

Create This Look – Beige Random Chevron Chiffon

Hello & Welcome to this weeks edition of Create This Look! This week I was inspired by the “Mix Independent Dress” from ModCloth. When I saw this dress on ModCloth, I immediately thought of this fabric. It doesn’t happen very often, but its exciting when it does. We don’t have the same color combination, but it is the same print. The fabric is chiffon, so I recommend using our Beige Poly/Cotton to line it. The dress itself is pretty basic. Its the Read More...

22 Jun

Create This Look – Americana Checkerboard Plaid Gauze

With Independence Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to put together a look that was a little patriotic. This week’s look was inspired by the “Let Me Patchwork It Top” from ModCloth. I don’t know about you, but I think everything happens for a reason. For example, last week I was updating some of our plaids, and I ran across this awesome red, navy, and taupe, checkerboard/plaid gauze. Then I saw this top on ModCloth. Apparently Read More...

15 Jun

Create This Look – White & Black Medium Random Polkadot Chiffon