25 Before 26

So last week was by birthday, I am officially a quarter of a century old. Crazy, when people ask me how old I am I usually start to say 23 oh wait no I’m 24 now I’ve got to get used to 25. I would...

4 Days 4 Laurel Dresses

I can’t for the life of me remember the last time I sewed so many things for myself in such a short period of time. I just couldn’t help myself I sewed one then I had to do another and...

Mad Men Sewing Challenge

I finally got around to taking some pictures of my Mad Men inspired dress. Tim has been out of town visiting our friends in New York so I pumped up the jams and snapped my pictures on my own. There...

Sister Sister

A couple of weekends ago my mom and I took a quick drive from Phoenix to visit my sister in central California. We were on a crafting mission! My sis is getting married this summer in June and...

Going Mad in the Prettiest Way

Now that Sew For Victory has finished up its time to jump a decade or two ahead for the Mad Men Dress Challenge 2! I spent an embarrassing amount of time looking for the perfect inspiration dress...

40 Polka Dots

Yay I finished my Sew for Victory dress a little late… but hey better late than never! Now if only black dresses were easier to photograph.

Upcoming Projects, Projects, and More Projects!

Well lucky for me the deadline was extended on the Sew For Victory sewing challenge. That gives me the rest of the week to finish up my 40′s pattern! This is the pattern I chose. If you’ve been in...

Jars ‘O Inspiration

There is about a 95-100% chance that i’ll be moving in the next few months and with this being the case I am trying to reduce my amassed stash of unfinished projects. Its super hard to pick one...

Victory for Ava

I have to say I finished this dress in October or November of last year and wore it when Tim and I went to a charity night with my work. I was literally sewing the binding on the neckline minutes...

New Old Year

As usual I’m behind on the new year but this year I’ve decided thats going to be okay. Of course there are so many goals and things I would like to accomplish but instead my goal is going to be to...

Shirts and Shirts

Oh look I made something and took picture of it yay! Its Vogue 8815 and it was a breeze to make and super fun to wear as well. I’ve been eyeing this fabric for months but didn’t know what to make...

Made Market

Just a little note to any Arizona locals that I will be one of many lovely vendors participating in Made Market this December. You should all come out and support handmade and local products. I...

Refashion Destashin’

If you’ve been reading my blog for a long time you probably know that I used to do lots and lots of refashions – changing oversized thrift store finds into new garments. I haven’t been doing many...

Peony Muslin – Take One

I intended to make this to wear in Chicago but once it was altogether we had some kinks to work out first. The darts are just about 100% wrong. The pulling between the front darts seems to be...

20. Visit Chicago

This past weekend I got to spend the weekend in the Windy City and thus can check off number twenty off of my 24 before 25 list. We ate tons of food, walked a million miles, and thoroughly explored...

Sneak Peeks

I have surprisingly been doing quite a bit of sewing but not too many photoshoots. So I thought I’d give a sneak peek of a few projects you may or may not have seen until I can get some legit...

Chicago Here We Come… After A Few Projects

In a couple of weeks Tim and I are heading to Chicago for a long weekend. We’ll be visiting one of Tim’s old friends and doing some exploring of Chicago on our own. This is the first time visiting...

Not Coming Up Roses

So I’m hoping to post this and have someone tell me they have had the same problem so I can stop feeling cruddy. I spent this weekend finishing up Sewaholic’s lovely Cambie dress and as it was...

Peony for October

I had a super fun time sewing the Macaron for Sew Colette 2.0 and next up for October is the Peony dress! I hadn’t been able to get really excited about the shape of the dress until I considered...

15.Organize my sewing patterns

I’m currently working my way through my 24 before 25 list and this weekend I got to cross number fifteen off the list by organizing and majorly purging my patterns! I started out thinking I could...

Macaron Mania!

We went out for a little Sunday brunch this morning and I got to wear my finished Macaron. I think she turned out beautifully and it’ll be easy to transition into Arizona’s so called “winter” with...

24 Before 25

So after my birthday which was back in April I started making my list for the things I’d like to accomplish this year before I turn a quarter of a century old. I finally got around to perfecting...

Reunited And… Not Sure What To Wear?!

So my lovely other half has invited me to be his date to his upcoming high school reunion and it’s a few weeks away. That means I may have time to sew up a cute frock instead of having to go out...

Where’s Toto?

Here is my version of the vintage gingham dress I spotted on Etsy. I used a super similar little pale blue gingham lined in pale blue as well. I think the fit turned out pretty well despite not...

Macaron Fashion Fabric!

Muslin In Action

I feel like I got super lucky with the fit on the Macaron! I cut the four and the four it shall be.I think the only change I will make is to lengthen the hem a bit to make it work appropriate since...

Macaron Muslin/ Lazy Sewer

Today I feel like a real life sewer! I know I’ve been sewing for a while but I have to admit I’ve never made a muslin. Oh yes, there have been numerous occasions where a muslin was needed but did I...

Sew Colette 2.0

I’m a little late to the party but I”m going to join in on the latest Colette patterns sew along. The group will be slowly working its way through the entire Colette pattern collection.The official...

Dorothy Returns

Recently I spotted this oh so lovey frock on Etsy. Isn’t she beautiful? As I was trying to mentally calculate how much of my plasma I would need to donate in order to buy her I had a tiny...

Stripe Generator Dress

Stripes are my favorite print ever, If you looked in my closet you might think I moonlight as a pirate! I used this pretty piece of fabric I thrifted years ago but never knew what to do with. I...