It was 4th grade and my friend Paola was the height of cool. Not only was she from Mexico and a gymnast who trained with Bela Karoyli, but she wore leotards nearly everyday to school. She always looked so strong as she was back handspringing her way around the playground. Better yet, those leotards never…
Patternreview Lillian Dress for One Pattern Many Looks Contest
Perhaps I’m a glutton for punishment with sewing for contests. Next on the docket for me is Patternreview’s One Pattern Many Looks Contest. The goal of the contest is to make one view of a pattern multiple times (at least 2), making each variant look different. Simple changes like altering hem lengths or the shape…
Floral sheath dress and geometric hem tunic
Vote for my entry here! This week’s challenge is to “Show some love” to an item in our closets that we don’t wear as much as we could. To do this we were to sew 2 different pieces that can separately coordinate with the unworn item. My answers to this challenge are this floral sheath…
Sew a Lace Robe
Today I’m guest posting on the Sewcialist blog. I’m sharing a tutorial for how to sew a lace robe for Lingerie Sewing month. Lace, the quintessential lingerie fabric makes a perfect robe for summer. Light and airy with a touch of the romantic, I talk about how you can style this for fall as…
Tutorial: adding a venise lace applique to a sleeve
There is no end really to the variety of venise lace available. For this tutorial, I used 2 feather appliques from Mary Not Martha. On a sleeve, you’ll want an applique that roughly fits in your forearm area length and width wise without getting into the seam allowances. Please follow and like me:
Free People Lace Cuff Thermal copy tee
This tee has been a long time coming. Some time ago, Free People came out with this line of thermal tees with lace appliqued on the sleeve. Being a lace lover, this made be positively dotty. I really like the soft romantic feel + the slight edgy look. It took me quite a long time…
Rose Lace tee
Some time ago, I spied the Daisy Lace tee at J. Crew. I liked the idea of it so much that I went to the store and tried it on and realized that I am not the type of person to shop at J. Crew as the thought of paying $68 for a tee shirt (even…
Guilio Cesare lace knit top
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Crochet lace insert sleeve tee
Since this whole lace tee trend started I keep asking myself, “How many lace shirts can I really justify having in my closet?” I think the answer to that is something like, how much non-bridal lace can I find? Please follow and like me:
Slouchy cardigan
When I went nuts and bought Jalie’s new raglan sleeve tee, I threw in Jalie 3248 (drop pocket cardigan) as well into my cart. I had 2 yards of a brown sweater knit that I had intended for another cardigan which didn’t work out because I forgot I needed more fabric than that for the…
