Tag Archives: dress

grecian one shoulder knock off

Here’s what I saw on pinterest: So I took a trip to JoAnn’s (50% coupon in hand) and bought 2 yards of black jersey interlock fabric and decided to take a shot at trying to recreate this dress. I haven’t sewn much clothing for myself, so picking something fairly shapeless and cinched with a belt [...]

kiddo and baby sewing

I told you I would show you some of the details of the items I made at the sewcial retreat, so here we go! One of the items that people commented on most were the dresses I made for two flower girls. If I had been thinking, I would have snapped a couple pictures of the [...]

baby land

And the babies just keep on coming! I went to a baby shower for a friend from high school this past weekend who is having a little girl very soon! I decided that this little girl needed some handmade clothing items for next summer (9-12 month olds need handmade items too!)! I made a version [...]

summer maxi dress

One of my resolutions for this year was to sew some more clothing for myself so when I saw this tutorial for a simple maxi dress, I decided to give it a go. It’s super simple (four seams total + finishing one edge) and would give me some more experience in sewing with jersey fabric. [...]

tank dress

Ahhhh finally. Some sewing for me! I decide to take a break from all the custom orders I’ve been working on to whip up a little something from myself to enjoy! I don’t generally consider myself a trendy dresser. I tend to try and purchase items that are going to last me more than one [...]

Simple Kid's Sundress

A friend’s daughter turned four recently and I since I don’t get the opportunity to make fun little girls clothes for my child, I jump on the chance to sew up cute little dresses. I took advantage of Habitual’s Free Simple Sundress Pattern to create this cute little dress. It was a quick little sew [...]

My First Handmade Dress!

I did it! I made the Anda Dress from Burda Style out of some sheets on Friday. Ok, ok, it may look a bit like a glorified hospital gown, there were some severe alterations to even get it as fitted as it is now. . . When they say the pattern runs big, they weren’t [...]