Soon to come...

...this little beauty. I am applying to be a fashion designer in a local show in February and this is going to be a piece in my line! I'm thinking Pride and Prejudice meets nautical. This first piece was draped, and then I drafted the pattern afterwards. I'll be finishing it this week so watch out for the final project!

The "yummy" scarf

This is what my mother calls "the yummy scarf." She likes to call things that feel soft and comfy, "yummy." In any case, I've begun all my knitting projects so they will be done by the time winter arrives! I've always stuck with one yarn, but this time I decided to start mixing different colors and sizes. Like it?

Soon to come: a nautical striped dress.

The Blue One Piece

The blue one piece is all finished and in the arms of its new owner! I was so relieved it fit Claire perfectly because I based it off her measurements, but since she was across the country I never was able to try it on her. I made up the pattern, and sort of experimented with most of it. I love the way it turned out, and how flattering it was! Total yardage used: 1. 

New fabric is here!

Finally my new fabric from spandex world has arrived! Seriously, their shipping is so slow! Here's what's coming up in the swimsuit department...

So excited to make a bathing suit out of picnic blanket fabric :) It's like the perfect pattern for summer! 

And in blue, soon to come is this beauty...

Keep an eye out for it!

xoxo

The Thrift Store Project: 1

I am starting a project! It is called the Thrift Store Project. Here's how it works: I'm trying to save money, so this entire summer I am only letting myself buy clothes from thrift stores. This will not only be cheaper but it will force me to sew more because they will obviously need to be refashioned! 

**note: I'm also allowed to buy fabric because that's technically not clothing :)

Last week I spotted this little number at DI:

Precious, right? I decided it would make an ADORABLE maxi skirt. I cut off the top of the dress, then added elastic for the waistband :) It was that simple! Here is the result:

Now lets compare it to the only skirt from a store I could find that looked similar:

Jean Paul Gaultier $341

How much did I save? $333 :)

Cheers to a summer of lots of saving and sewing!

Polka-dot Turquoise Suit

I cannot even express how much I LOVE having a custom made swimsuit. Maybe it's just me, but trying on bathing suits in stores is always a nightmare! And they never fit me quite right! This is my newest suit, fresh off the sewing machine and onto my lovely model Tessa. Isn't she gorgeous? 

Feel free to check out the swimsuit tab to find out how to order your own custom swimsuit! 

Added a little vintage cover on this photo, slightly changed the color the of the blue, but I love it!

Honeybee Swimsuit

Over the long weekend I got to try out my new swimsuit I recently finished! I love love love the honeybee pattern, even though it kind of looks like it should be used in children's wear. Oh well! 

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day all! Today I thought, okay I will either go military-esc or nautical... kind of a non-choice for me because I looooove red white and blue anything. This is my 4th of July skirt I made last summer (but of course forgot to blog about!). I made it all out of random found-fabric from my parent's basement. I love sewing this kind of skirt (slightly flared, pockets, yoke) because its super fast and easy, but I decided to spice it up with the ruffle waistband. Want the same look? Just take 3, 1 and a half inch width strips, finish the edges and baste the middle. Gather them up and sew on!

Apron for Melanie!

Alright, I have decided to actually start being good about documenting all my sewing projects! Here is an apron I made a month ago for my friend Mel. The fabric is from this adorable store in Springville called Corn Wagon Quilt Co.- one of my absolute faves. Mostly because they sell adorable Moda fabric and Michael Miller. Most of my cotton projects all stemmed from my inability to go to that store and leave empty handed. 

Soon to come: pics of my swimsuits!

Showing my stripes

I found this adorable fabric over the summer and knew I had to do something with it. I created a pattern, and just kind of winged it from there. I love the result!