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
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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 [...]
Pregnancy Wardrobe: Top 5
I knew that pregnancy would change my wardrobe and my sewing practice. Initially, I told myself this would be an occasion to sew a whole new set of clothes for my changing body and that in the process, I would learn a bunch of new fitting skills. However, after giving it a bit more thought [...]
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 [...]
Sheath Dress with Mandarin Collar
I've been crazy for sheath dresses lately. A classic sheath is both flattering and versatile, working as well in the office as it does in the evenings. I've been working on my sheath dress skills over the past few weeks and here is my most recent creation, completed just a few days ago! The dress [...]
McCall’s 7241
This dress has a semi-fitted bodice with side front seams, a zipper at the back and a pleated skirt. Bowie's "Golden Years" was stuck in my head for most of the time I worked on this dress. It could be the dress's colour, its suitability for soul music dancing, or that, at any given time, the chances [...]
BurdaStyle Vintage Jane
This short sleeve mini dress pattern is part of the BurdaStyle 1960s Vintage Collection. Wearing the dress is like slipping into 1960s Swinging London, somewhere and sometime I’ve always wished to visit. This might be as close as I get! The beautiful floral fabric dates to the late fifties, and I found it in a Bellingham antique shop [...]
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