I had previously made this pattern in View A but without the frilly collar. I had to drive to Southern California for the weekend to deliver a dress and do a fitting (which will be next week’s post) for my cousin Elizabeth. I knew I was going to be stopping in at my favorite cosmetics…
Category: 2000 And Beyond
Princess Kristen And The Fashion Quest
I guess the third time’s a charm! Yes, this is the third time I am making this dress pattern. I made it in two different views for Mia. If you’ll remember back to my previous post, “My Little Mermaid Becomes Part Of Their World”, I explained that right before Mia got a job offer in…
Scary House, Scary Skirt
I’m finding out that when you have many, many patterns, and are on a quest to sew them all, family starts putting in requests when they have a fun event coming up. I don’t mind, it’s a great way to get some patterns made, and I end up with good pictures of the finished project….
Here Comes The Son
I’ve talked a lot about my daughter on my blog. I have been sewing out of necessity for her. Also, the majority of my patterns are women’s patterns. BUT, I have a son too. David, my son, was home from college one weekend and asked me to make him a shirt. Of course I would!…
The Tablecloth Dress
This dress was the last one I made in the “Mia needs work clothes fast” collection. I had bought this pattern right before the pandemic hit. It is a new pattern, with a 2020 copyright. I mention that because, like 2020, this pattern was complicated and stressful! It looks simple enough, and it was for…
The Little Zipper That Could
Does this pattern look familiar? It should because I already made it! But in my sewing hustle to make Mia some work clothes, she chose this pattern that I used to make her Ariel dress. This time we are using view C. She chose this pretty rose fabric. Would anyone notice that she had the…
Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Mushrooms
With Mia starting a new job so quickly, she was not prepared in the work wardrobe department. As many of you know, trying to find clothes for a specific need is not fun. It usually ends up with you buying something that is “meh” and that you end up hating and not really wearing. Finding…
My Little Mermaid Becomes Part Of Their World
Mia has always loved Ariel. She’s also thought she was part mermaid since she was a very little girl. She planned a trip to Disneyland with one of her friends, and of course needed a custom dress! She chose this pattern for her dress, and we found this super cute Ariel fabric to make it…
More Scrubs? Good Grief!
I have my patterns organized by brand, and then numerically. I started with the first one, and am going through them in order. For whatever random reason, I have two different scrub patterns back to back! This one was a little less awkward, so my sister in law Summer volunteered right away (plus she’s a…