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Father’s Day Boxer Bouquet Tutorial
Anyone else out there have a husband that is impossible to find a great gift for?! I never know what to get for my husband, but this Father’s Day he made it easy for me by dropping lots of hints of what he wanted. Recently he mentioned that he wanted me to make him more boxer briefs because the double brushed poly ones I have made him in the past are by far his favorite boxers. He didn’t care what was on the fabric as long as I used double brushed poly to make them. Most of my brushed poly scraps are floral so I decided to make him a bouquet of…
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Boheme Maxi and Fenix Romper
I have admired Jessica Hooley and her blog the Do It Better Yourself Club for quite some time, it seems like there isn’t much she can’t do. Case in point she recently partnered with Sly Fox Fabrics to create a collection of custom prints called Bohemian Soul. I was asked to sew up a couple of the strike offs and these fabrics are absolutely gorgeous. The prints I received were the Mirage on Rayon Viscose Jersey and the Oasis in Onyx printed on ITY. Both prints are vibrant and the fabric is excellent quality. I washed them both together with a color catcher and the color catcher came out with no…
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Boheme Drift
Today is the last day of Mashup March for Striped Swallow Designs. I have enjoyed seeing everyone’s creative and gorgeous creations. For my #ssdmashupmarch creation I knew I wanted to try something with the Boheme Sky as I have loved the pattern for a while but hadn’t bought it yet. I decided to experiment with mashing it with the Driftwood Hoodie. My goal was to keep the fitted bodice of the Boheme Sky and then attach the Driftwood hood with the front cowl. I’ve been slowly working my way through my fabric stash, due to a ban imposed by a husband who doesn’t understand there is really no such thing as too…
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Athena
We spent last week in Florida with my husband’s family as his step sister was getting married. The wedding was gorgeous and we got to take the kiddos to the beach and a couple of the theme parks. We had a blast and I was sad to leave, but I am happy to be back home so I can sew again! While we were in Florida I had the idea for this dress and spent the whole trip obsessing over how to make it happen. This mashup is the easiest I have shared so far and is a combination of two Made for Mermaids patterns, the Mama Joy and Megan Romper. Then…
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The Summer Dress
The weather here has been unseasonably warm the last couple weeks which has had me thinking ahead to summer. I love wearing dresses all summer long. Most of the everyday dresses I have made so far have been maxi dresses so when I saw someone posted a picture of a short sleeveless raglan dress the other day I figured I would mix it up and try it out. I’ve been hoarding some gorgeous Iva brushed poly from Knitpop and decided it was the perfect fabric for this dress. I am obsessed with all things floral right now and just love how summery this print feels. In case you haven’t figured it…
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Bombshell Dress
Have you ever had an idea you just couldn’t get out of your head? Back in architecture school that meant many late nights at the studio slaving away on my latest design. Lately it means slaving away in my sewing room. I love that I am starting to get comfortable enough in my sewing that I can branch out from the original patterns and start adding my own ideas. In the case of the bombshell dress I combined two patterns from Patterns for Pirates and then altered the back and neckline. If you are like me the thought of combining and altering a pattern probably freaks you out. I promise…
