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HI Fashionistas: This month I decided to make a mommy and me outfit for Valentines Day. I decided to use a soft jersey knit in a pretty dusty rose color. Typically my go to knits are stable knits like ponte or double knits, but I just could not resist this beautiful color. I made a top for myself with quilting detail on the sleeves and a cute dress for my daughter. For her dress, I free handed the skirt and the ruffles. On the ruffles, even though I used a knit fabric, I chose to interface it with a woven interfacing to give the ruffles stiffness. For my top. I used McCall's 6886 as a base and then did some interesting pattern manipulation on the sleeve pattern to create some pleats.  I finished the sleeve with some quilting details Here is the pattern manipulation I did. Dramatic sleeves are all the rage right now. Interested in learning how to make creative sleeves like this? If so I highly recommend this sleeve drafting class . I reviewed t...

Just like the rest of the world, I love Fridays! I get to wear more casual clothing to work and I daydream about what I am going to sew! For this month's post, I wanted to make a casual Friday outfit. I didn't want just any jeans but some sort of dressier ones--does that make sense? I also wanted a breezy top that was somewhat dressy as well but in some super awesome fabric. So here is my outfit: I choose to use the StyleArc Katherine Pant.  The legs are what drew me to the pattern--not skinny but also not too wide and those slant pockets are cute.  I knew they were just what I wanted to go with this amazing denim.   See Fabric Mart's Denims HERE        This denim is the perfect weight for these pants and actually, it would work equally well for a shirt dress, jacket, or a structured top.  I love that it is printed and the floral design is right up my alley! For my top, I used a New Look Pattern that I...

So before I get into this garment, I need you to know I spent 10 (yes 10) days home with this fabric.  I took a mental staycation from work and just did a bunch of nothing with kid time sprinkled here and there.  I woke up Superbowl Sunday morning to a phone call.  It was my best friend that asked what I was doing for the day to which I responded "I need to sew something, anything today".  She responded, "what did you end up doing with the green silk"?  Yup.... I forgot this dress was due this week.   The fabric used 4.5 yards of  kelly green silk crepe de shine from Fabric Mart which I snagged during the sale a couple weeks back.  It is no longer available, but check out these alternatives ( HERE ), ( HERE ), & ( HERE ). My plans were to make some sort of maxi with pleats, so I had a good starting point.  This dress will be one of many garments I am making for my upcoming birthday trip to Guadeloupe.  I didn't have much tim...

I knew I would be going to the Caribbean for my 15th wedding anniversary when I was asked what I wanted to do for my February make, so I told the wonderful folks at Fabric Mart that I really wanted to make a swimsuit (my first ever!) and an easy breezy dress. Thankfully the store had both, this great olive green swimwear fabric (bottom half of my swimsuit), and a FOUR yard length of this cute printed rayon jersey (I have A LOT left over!).  There is none of this fabric left, but there are some other beautiful pre-cuts available here . My swimsuit's top half is made from a fabric from my stash, but the olive green matches the leaves and vines perfectly! As much as I love posing in summer outfits in the middle of February in front of my hall closet, I suspect I am going to love the photos and the posing way more in the Turks and Caicos.  I'll make sure to update the blog post with at least one image from the trip after we get back! JALIE 3350 : To be honest with yo...