Well, hello there! I’m finally sharing my dress that I made for the Dress Like Your Grandma sewing challenge! I intended to share this earlier, but I got so immersed in a huge project that took me much longer than I had imagined. In fact, I was working on it up until the night before […]
An Anna Sui Peasant Dress
Hello there, friends! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Before I tell you all about my latest creation, I’ll show you a sneak peek at what has been occupying a lot of my sewing time. This is embroidery on a 1950’s “Mexican-ish” peasant dress. I have not done any embroidery for quite a while, […]
A Bright Coral Peasant Dress
Hola amigas! Nothing says summer to me like a peasant dress! I have a few peasant dress patterns on my list and this is the easiest one of the three, so I opted to make it first. To me, this one is reminiscent of the 1970’s with the ruffles and the bright orange color. It evokes […]
My Miss Bossy Dress: A Black & Red Silk/Cotton Tracy Reese
Woohoo! I finished another dress! This dress was a reader’s pick for The Monthly Stitch March Challenge. The pattern I used is Vogue 1086, an OOP dress pattern designed by Tracy Reese. I used a J Crew black/grey/red silk/cotton voile from Fabric Mart which was a Julie’s Picks Club selection last year. It is underlined […]