My Favorite Shirt Dress!

The very first dress I ever made was a mock up for the dress I wanted to make! I decided to make the body of the dress first so that the second time I made the dress I could focus on the collar and sleeves. My theory paid off  because since I had already made the body of the dress before it took me no time at all and I was able to focus all my energy on the collar. I am so proud of this dress and I know that I will be making it over and over again, shirt dresses are my favorite! I spend so much money at Anthro buying shirt dresses that I wanted to learn how to make one so that when I saw cute fabric I could turn it into a shirt dress. I am already working on another shirt dress with a PETER PAN collar!! I am so excited! And I am on the hunt for some super cute fabric for this other sleeveless shirt dress with very cute hip pockets. 

Summer Dress

I love this dress, it has a pleats on the bust and the cutest little hip pockets. I want to make this dress again, only this time make it a maxi dress! I've got the sewing itch!

Skirt + Top = Dress

I found this really cute knit fabric and I wanted to make a  million things out of it! SOOO I made a skirt, then I made a top. I can wear them separately OR put them together and wear them as a dress!

Summer Skirts!

I went skirt crazy the past couple weeks! I made skirts with zippers, skirts with elastic, pockets and thin waist bands, no pockets and channel stitching. It will start getting hot before I know it and I will be rocking these skirts soon enough!

 

This one is my favorite! I love the little flags on the fabric!

These have elastic waist bands, they're my favorite because they're so comfy. Perfect for a hot day!

Hurry up summer! My wardrobe is ready!

Meow, Here Comes a Copy-Cat!

I went the Anthropologie a while back and saw this really cute yellow skirt, I thought it would be perfect for summer! I was THIS close to getting it when I realized that paying $118 for a skirt that had an elastic waist band was just silly. I couldn't wait for it to go on sale so, I decided that I was going to attempt to duplicate said skirt! It's not exactly the same, but it's close enough and I love it!

Meow says the copy-cat!

Happy Birthday Bonnie!

It was Danny's nieces' birthday and I didn't know what I was going to get her! I never know what to get little kids, I don't have kids and I don't remember what I liked when I was a kid so, I am always a little nervous when it comes to shopping for kids! After a good day of thinking and debating what to get Miss Bonnie on her birthday I decided I was just going to make her something! Every time I see her she is either drawing or coloring, she is a little artist! I figured it would be nice to have a little clutch full of art supplies that she could take with her wherever she went, then I thought it would be cute to put the clutch in a little tote so that she could not only take her little art clutch everywhere, but she could also take her coloring books or some Mad Libs for mama! Originally I made just a crayon caddy that carried 24 crayons, then I realized that that wasn't very fun, so I made another one that had room for 12 crayons, 3 pencils, and a paper pad. Then she could really take it anywhere and have everything she needed!

Here is the original crayon caddy that held the 24 crayons, after I made her the other art caddy I just put the extra crayons in this caddy.

Here's the art clutch.

Here's how it was presented. Happy Birthday Bonnie!

My First Dress

My goal this semester was to make a shirt dress, so I went and bought a pattern. I thought I'd try a non-collar version of the dress I am going to make first so that when it comes time to make my shirt dress I will be well versed in the body of the dress and can focus all my attention to the collar (which I am most nervous about). Last week I went and bought fabric, and seven hours later I had this...

I can't wait to make it with sleeves and a collar!

All ready for church!

Serger, How I Love Thee.

I've been wanting to buy a serger, but I didn't know how to use them! They intimidate me! SO many threads, so many loopers and tensions, and the knife! Don't get me started on the knife! So, I thought I'd take a serger class, and boy am I glad I did. I love love love the serger!!! I love sewing on knits, it's so easy on the serger. I bought a couple tops at Anthropologie and I wanted to duplicate them, so I bought some knit fabric and duplicated the pattern from my Anthro shirts onto my fabric and made the CUTEST tops! I've made like five of each already. You can't ever have too many knits.

Below are pictures of some of the knit tops I've made so far.

New Skirt Patterns!

I know I haven't updated in a while, but I have been busy with more sewing classes and making new skirts WITH zippers! I used to just make skirts with elastic waistbands, but now I have upgraded to zippers! The sad thing is, I went into Anthropologie the other day and almost all their new skirts had ELASTIC WAISTBANDS! Right when I learn how to put in zippers they're not cool anymore ha ha ha. Anywho, I LOVE zippers, I hated the bulk that elastic gave me, and I was so limited to the fabrics I could use. so here are pictures of the skirts I've been making lately.

Let's have a sewing party!

Current Obsession

Currently I am OBSESSED with matryoshkas or babushka dolls (hence the new background). I want all fabrics with them, salt and pepper shakers, stickers, plates, etc... I just bought a Cricut cartridge solely for the 4 little matryoshkas it had! I have put them on (almost) every card I've made so far! They're too cute. Poor Danny, not only does he have to put up with my owl obsession, but now he has to put up with this obsession too. If only they made stuff with owls AND babushka dolls!!
Anywho currently my life has been a bit boring, my sewing machine broke about a month ago so I haven't been able to sew. I've been going crazy! Luckily I am dating the most AMAZING man on earth because my sweetheart of a man went out and got me a new sewing machine the other day! I am SO excited!! I made a skirt today and can't wait to make more things tomorrow. So, you will no longer have to put up with posts about my life. I can start posting about crafts again! Yay!!
I am going to go craft now! I'm going to go make my own matryoshkas/owl stuff. That's how I am going to get rich! Don't steal my idea.