Sofia Dress & Top Pattern Review + My First Attempt At Dyeing and Sewing Silk Fabric
It took me a long time to work up the courage to make the Sofia Dress & Top designed…
Swish and Swank in the Simplicity S8877 Caftan
Do you want to feel like a Persian princess? Or a Moroccan matriarch? Or do you need an outfit…
Sienna Shift Dress Pattern Review With Mandarin Collar Hack
Since I’ve been on this cheongsam-making quest, it’s hard not to look at sewing patterns and imagine a mandarin…
Have a Ball with the Bella
Have a ball creating a Bella, and become the belle of the ball. This knee-length dress features large, billowy…
Wide-Strap Maxi Dress & My First Shibori Attempt
A free pattern is easy to like. But a free pattern that is beautifully drafted with clear instructions gets…
Pattern Review: Luana Apron Dress Shines In And Out of the Kitchen
When I first put my freshly-made Luana Apron Dress on, my kids blurted out that it looks really glamorous…
Very Easy (to Love) Vogue 9253
A beloved maxi-dress pattern for many, the Very Easy Vogue 9253 is what it says it is – very…
Missing My Mississippi Avenue Dress
When I say “missing” I don’t mean that my Mississippi Avenue Dress is lost, but I am describing the…
Cheongsam Kalle Shirtdress
This week, I hacked the Kalle Shirtdress into a cheongsam-shirtdress. This hack took up all my brain space for…
Pattern Review: Shibori (Almost) Zero Waste Gather Dress
I know that last week I promised to blog about my self-drafted mandarin collar crop top, but there are…