We are back for another day of sewing the DIY Carolina Herrera Dress worn and made famous by Meghan Markle. Today we will actually be using our machines and begin working on our bodice. Yesterday’s video walked you through pattern choices, modifications, and cutting your fabric. If you missed that, please see SEW ALONG DAY 1 here. Today we will…
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Today we are going to begin the Sew Along for the DIY Meghan Markle dress that I made last summer. I had the look on my Pinterest board for what seemed like forever. After receiving some beautiful denim fabric from Minerva.com I finally tried to give it a go and recreate my own version of the dress. While some of…
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I recently had the opportunity to try the Made for Mermaids Isabel Pattern. Somehow this super versatile and stylish pattern sat for many years before I gave it a whirl. It orginally released a couple years ago and has been on my to make list forever. After all, anything that offers me a maxi dress option, wrap detail, and a…
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Are you finding yourself staring at all the beautiful sequin fabric available right now and wondering, how in the world do I sew this? I have had the opportunity to sew up several sequin pieces over the last couple years and with each one I have learned some new tricks and techniques that have worked well and made working with…
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Today I have a little different look for you than what you typically see on my blog. I am currently working with Minerva.com on a sequin project blog post highlighting their gorgeous special occasion fabrics. When the opportunity to create a holiday piece arose I was excited to join in on the fun. As I worked on the sequin outfit…
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I was so excited to try out the DIBY Club Nora Pattern. I recently found out about this pattern company in the Mily Mae Facebook Fabric group. When I saw the cute outfits people were modeling in the group, I raced over and purchased the Adrienne Pattern. Imagine my delight when the DIBY Club contacted me and asked me to…
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About 18 years ago I decided to teach myself how to sew. Long before blogs and resources available today which meant it was often disastrous. But I never gave up because I loved it so much. Today I love helping others get started on their own sewing journey. You can read more about my family and I here.