There is a little girl, who I have known since birth, that requested a dance costume from me. You see, last year when she chose her individual costume for her dance performance, she got it from a catalog. *shocked gasp* An entire team had also chosen that dance outfit for their performance, so needless to […]
When I was thinking about my wardrobe capsule, I wanted to use what I had in my fabric stash. This was not hard, as I have a lot. I have been drawn to lighter colors these days, so I took out my creamy neutrals and started planning the individual pieces I was going to make. […]
Pattern test/review of Sneha Tunic and Dress by Wardrobe by Me (the pattern is on sale for a week at $7) When this test came up, I was already in the midst of a few other tests wrapping up. I just couldn’t NOT throw my hat in the ring, though. I love this top, and it […]
So, in my continued perseverance to try out different custom fabric printers I tried out a new one. My Fabric Designs I bought two yards of fabric. Their site is not quite as developed as Spoonflower’s site and obviously has less users. First one was Quadri Performance Sport Knit ($26/yard). It printed true to design and […]
So, remember this dress? Well, I washed it on Monday in preparation for her Orchestra concert on Wednesday. It shrunk. The polyester satin lining shrunk, so now it is too small for her. I could barely zip it up. That meant on Tuesday night I had to whip something up for her performance. I had […]
Next week I have plans to participate in Free Notion Spring Wardrobe Capsule. This weekend, I will be (hopefully) cutting out my fabric in preparation for sewing. I have a need for basic tops for spring for work. I don’t have many that fit me right now (grew out of my old ones), and last summer […]
I know…it seems like all I’m doing these days is pattern testing. I have told myself to back off, since I got sick and overextended during these last few tests. I am done for a while, after I show another one I have done, promise. I have a dance costume to make for a friends […]
This cami is a nice quick sew from The Simple Life Pattern company. It is a good wardrobe staple, that the Girl did not have as of yet. Of course, after I made two of them she said she doesn’t like tank tops. I think she feels too exposed in them, so more sewing was […]
As I was on a roll with getting sewing done, I volunteered to do the pre-test for the Sofilantjes Nivalis Tunic and Dress. The timing was not the best, as work decided to get very busy (like I didn’t know that would happen), and now I am sick. Yes, a bit over-extended. I made three […]
During the winter, the World’s Toughest Rodeo has a few performances in our neck of the woods. I was on the website right away and got some good front seats, which cost a bit more than I usually spent. Afterwards, I decided the “nicer” seats weren’t nice at all, since I had the arena gates […]
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