Posts Tagged ‘dress’

MIIMII DRESS

This is kind of amazing. I finished this dress, wore it to a party, took pictures, and got it posted all in one day!

This picture makes it look like the wind was blowing my hair to the side, but that’s just how I wear it nowadays.

At the end of the party I smashed my thumb ...Read more.

GALACTIC COTTON CANDY DRESS

This hand-made tie dye looks like a cotton candy nebula, which is exactly what I wanted. The vintage fabric was gifted from a friend of my husband’s family, and there was just barely enough to make this reverse pleated dress. It’s a lightweight cotton, and I love that the colors hide all those unsnipped threads ...Read more.

STRIPE SACK DRESS

This dress actually started off as a shirt that was cut a little long, and then I decided to add the horizontal band to the bottom. I’d never worn (or was interested in) a sack dress before, but I feel pretty chic and easy when I wear it. Although I feel it works best with ...Read more.

MUSE DRESS

I’ve found myself reconsidering commercial patterns over the past few weeks. There are so many nice Muse Dresses, although it was Kristin from Very Prairie who finally inspired me to reintroduce that pink tissue paper into my life. Despite (or because of) its popularity Butterick 5130 is no longer in print, but I was able ...Read more.

JORDAN’S SWEATER DRESS

It’s been a while since I made anything for Jordan, and she’s been so good lately that I thought she deserved a new dress. The original plan was to make one for each of us, but the growing pile of sewing projects on my bedroom floor (plus the shrinking space in my closet) encouraged me ...Read more.

INDIAN SUMMER DRESS

Just in time for fall! My new sundress! But since I live in Los Angeles, I’ll be wearing this at the beach while y’all are freezing your butts off. And how about those new glasses, right?

I’d been eying this cute floral cotton since we got it in at Fabric Planet ...Read more.