I had no real plan. All I knew is I was going to sew something and it would be beautiful. The embroidered white crepe was my first choice when I looked through my stash. I couldn’t resist this fabric when I saw it on Ebay. When I first saw it I imagined a dress, but another embroidered fabric will find me when I’m ready for that. For the pattern I opted for Simplicity 8608. The size 6 fits my bust well. I extended the length of the bodice about 7in to make it a proper blouse. I thought the flutter sleeves complemented the delicacy of the fabric. The salvage edge…
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In all the old familiar places..ft. New Look 6560
I’ve had Billie Holiday’s “I’ll be seeing you” stuck in my head. Something about this shirt gave me nostalgic vibes. So this love story starts, I was on Ebay and found a rainbow stripe cotton voile fabric. Totally gorgeous and my style. But it was shipping from India. Extra shipping charges? Import fees? No thanks. So I looked online shopping within the states. I found these cool toned and warm toned striped cotton voile from Mood Fabrics. I knew I wanted to do a wrap top so I picked up a New Look 6560 pattern from Joann Fabrics. This pattern is notoriously short on the midriff. Most reviews for this…
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Spring Pastels featuring McCall M7786
Hi guys! The snow has been melting and the weather is slowly warming up here. I think I’m with many people when I say I’m ready for spring! It feels so nice that the days are finally starting to get longer. It won’t be too long before the bright flowers bloom. Until then I am cheering myself up wearing pastels. I actually sewed these pants up in January, but I never blogged about them until now. Since I finally wore them outside today I thought I would get some pictures. For some fabric and sewing deets keep reading. I got the fabric at Walmart and it was very inexpensive like…
