I was watching a live on Instagram from a pastor and she said something I believe but I had not been able top put into words. She said pretty has power. It attracts and draws. Pretty has power because it invites people to you. Those words resonated with me and when I hear a sentence […]
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One of the best things about being self employed is that I can take my work with me! Last weekend we were in Iowa for a dear frined\’s wedding and I took some work along to do in the car. One was a skirt I needed to take apart because I messed up a little.
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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to do a pattern test for Schultz Apparel for a wrap top called Ottilia. You can find the pattern here. This is a wrap top with a puffy sleeve and it is awesome. The pattern was pretty easy. it took me only a few hours to completely
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I\’ve been showing you a lot of skirts but I haven\’t been showing the inner parts of the skirts very often. Honestly, I think my skirts are great. I LOVE them. But let\’s face it, there are a ton of skirts available in the world so I wanted to talk to you today about what
One of my favorite ways to bustle a wedding gown is with ties. This is often called a French Bustle, Victorian Bustle or Under Bustle. It doesn\’t work with every style of dress but if you want a poof of fabric that falls over the bottom of the dress this is a beautiful way to
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I asked Maggie if she wanted a new dress for graduation an she said she really did but was hesitant to ask me to make one. I asked what kind of dress she was thinking about and she said she would love a wrap dress. I asked what kind of fabric she was thinking and
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In 1999 we moved to Michigan from Pennsylvania because my darling got a new job. In Pennsylvania, for a few years before we left, I had been working at my mom\’s bed and breakfast and I was doing alterations and making wedding dresses for people. I honestly cannot remember what kind of sewing machine I
A few weeks ago I talked about rolled hems, rolled hem feet for your sewing machine and their benefits. Today I want to talk about hand sewn hems and machine blind hems. I\’m going to begin with a hand sewn hem. For the examples I\’m using I attached bias tape to the bottom of the
In a previous post I kind of did an overview of my sewing experience but I wanted to give a little bit more detail so let me tell you a bit more of my story. When I was young I was very interested in sewing. I remember a doll I made from fabric scraps when
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I made a big plan for this year for my own wardrobe. I am going to make a version of the Night and Day Dress from Charm Patterns designed by Gretchen Hirsch. The pattern has the opportunity to make 72 different dresses by combining the different sleeve, bodice, collar and skirt pattern pieces. Every month
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