It's got volume, ruffles, and a quirky print! Check out my version of the Mariposa blouse in a floral Tana lawn from Liberty Fabrics.
Mariposa Blouse
Tag: homemade
Flower Patchwork Top
Introducing my version of the Flower Patchwork Top by ROBERTS|WOOD in organza and silk habotai leftovers. Check out this scrap busting sewing project, made of 71 organza and habotai pieces...
Nicks Dress
Last month, I decided to sew a holiday dress for myself, and I even finished it on time (woot!). Unfortunately, the holiday turned out to be much more sweatpants-appropriate (trying to keep up with the kids during the day and eating all the comfort food at night after putting the kids to bed). So I [...]
A Punch Needle Jacket!
My husband has jokingly referred to this project as "the most ridiculously inefficient way to make a jacket." I can't disagree with his comment, as it took 20 months to complete. Nevertheless, I'm delighted to unveil my punch needle jacket! The Story: In early 2021, I was at home with our toddler, longing for a [...]
A little white dress with tiny bands of gold
Every time a new Closet Core's Cielo pops up on my feed, I tell myself, "Wow, I can't believe this is Cielo; it looks so different!" With its effortless boxy silhouette, it's been made in all sorts of fabrics and hacked in so many ways... I'm amazed how versatile this pattern is. So I decided [...]
Lion sweatshirt in stripe bamboo terry
One of the perks of working at Core Fabrics is the ability to gaze at our release calendar, which takes up an entire wall and displays all the fabrics we have coming up in the next six months. I've been especially excited by this bamboo terry with stripes. The swatch had piqued my curiosity, and [...]
Sheona Dress
Sewing a little black dress has been on my mind for quite some time, and the Sheona Dress & Top pattern was the perfect reason to finally get to it. I was very fortunate to test this lovely pattern by Athina Kakou. The pattern has 5 versions: 2 tops and 3 dresses. I decided on [...]
Tie-Front Jumpsuit
When I was in France recently, I did a bit of fabric shopping (obviously). I found 3 meters of a striking cotton lawn at my local fabric shop. They couldn't tell me much about it, so I took my inquiries to Google. It appears the cotton used to be available via the Sew Over It [...]
Sun Dress
A quick post for a quick summer make. It's our first summer in the Midwest, and it's been very warm. I am definitely not used to these high temperatures, so I've been adjusting my wardrobe to include more lightweight and breathable pieces. One example is this striped dress in a very lightweight cotton. It was [...]
Ginger Jeans
For as long as I can remember, I've never been a jeans person. When I was a kid, much to my mother's chagrin, I would refuse to wear jeans. As a teenager, I owned a couple of flares because they looked so good... on others. But on my short-legged self, they always felt goofy. Then [...]
Kalle Shirt
I completed this Kalle shirt about a month ago, just before my trip to Europe. I've worn it quite a lot since then, pairing it with my favourite me-made culotte pants, self-drafted mini, or RTW jeans (RTW because I have yet to make my own jeans. It's on the agenda :)). The Kalle Shirt + [...]
Highlands Wrap Dress
I recently spent a week exploring the beautiful Spanish islands of Majorca and Menorca. I got to wear one my newest makes: The Highlands Wrap Dress. It's a beautiful, easy-to-wear dress that has options for sleeves (sleeveless or short sleeve) and dress length (midi or maxi). THE PATTERN This pattern by Allie Olson is very [...]
Nancy Dress + Life Update
I was ready to publish this post about my latest make, SOI's Nancy Dress, two weeks and a half ago. But on the day I planned to post it, I instead ended up in the hospital requiring emergency surgery. I've been recovering since then and am now starting to feel much better. But it's been [...]
Tilly and the Buttons’ Francoise Dress 2
Today I am sharing my latest make, a Tilly and The Buttons’ Francoise dress. It’s my second time making a Francoise dress, so I thought that instead of blogging about the same thing as last time, I'll focus on different aspects of my version of the lovely 1960s-inspired pattern. (But if you want to read [...]
Tencel Denim Culotte Jumpsuit
I made a culotte jumpsuit! For the bodice, I used Named's Ailakki Cross Front Jumpsuit pattern. It has a beautiful cross front with keyhole detail and a V-shaped neckline at the back. I cut a size 2 and removed 1 inch from the length of the bodice. If I do another one (which is likely to happen in [...]
Little Black Dress In Lace
Happy New Year! May your 2018 be filled with love and stitches! Matthew and I spent New Year's in Akron, Ohio with his family and then stopped in Chicago for a few days on our way back to Madison. We had a great time but I'm excited to be back home and working towards my [...]
Holly Jumpsuit (and dyeing silk)
I made a jumpsuit! A Holly Jumpsuit! I went with the version 2 of the jumpsuit, the one with the bias cut bodice, spaghetti straps and a slight cowl at the neckline. I love the high-waisted trousers. It has the right amount of snug making for a flattering silhouette. And the wide legs make it [...]
Lois Dress
With temperatures dropping and winter on its way, it's perhaps not the greatest time to make a summer dress with the deepest v-neck I ever dared to wear... But that's what turtlenecks and tights are for, right? Regardless of its seasonality, I enjoyed sewing this Lois midi dress very much. Tessuti's instructions were extremely detailed, [...]
Deer And Doe Givre body-con dress
Here is my new Givre dress with contrasting yoke. It is close-fitting. Wearing such a close-fitting body-con dress is a bit intimidating, but having worn it around yesterday, I realized it can be quite liberating too. Yep, this is me, and I ain't hiding it! The two jersey knits that I used for this dress [...]
Panel Skirt and Boxy Top
They say Wisconsin is beautiful in autumn, full of wonderful foliage changing all sorts of colours. While I anxiously await this fall technicolour display, another autumn display -- one I actually have control over -- is my fall wardrobe! To start it off, I've just completed this technicolour (okay, tri-colour) vegan suede panel skirt with [...]
Anna Dress
The Story: I remember seeing By Hand London's beautiful Anna Dress when the pattern was released years ago: a long, flattering maxi dress with a daring thigh-high split. It looked superb on everyone I saw wearing it, but I convinced myself it wouldn't look anything like that on me. Fast-forward four years: after seeing many beautiful [...]
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