by kelerr
Part of what I’ve been trying to do during this quarantine period is finishing up a ton of stuff from my Unfinished Projects Pile. The Darling Ranges Dress from Megan Nielsen Patterns has been sitting in that pile for at least a year. I’m not even positive just how long it’s been there, but I know it had to have been last summer at the earliest that I cut it out. And then I promptly put it in a drawer […]
by kelerr
As a member of the Sew Over it PDF Club, I get to see – and buy- their new pattern releases a week ahead of the general public. Of course, then I also have to keep those patterns a secret from the general public until the wider release. Normally this is no problem, but every now and then they release a pattern that I get super psyched about right away. That is what happened this month. Meet Maisie, inspired by […]
by kelerr
At the beginning of June, Sew Over It released their third ebook, Summer Dreaming. I knew immediately that I needed to have the Siena Dress in my wardrobe. It’s the perfect sundress. Granted, I have absolutely nowhere to wear it right now, but I love it just the same. I used fabric from the new Atelier Brunette collection. The summery leaf patten in pinks and blues was so beautiful and I knew it was screaming to be a sundress. The […]
by kelerr
It’s been seven months since the third season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel hit the air, and I’m still thinking about one dress in particular. If you’re familiar with the show, its the one Midge wears when she goes out with Lenny Bruce in Miami. For those not familiar with the show, it’s this one: I had a pretty good idea of what pattern I want to use, Simplicity 8594. However, I am going into this fully knowing that I […]
Categories: Creating, Fashion, Me Made, Sewing, TV Shows, Watching
by kelerr
I managed to go out with a sewing bang at the tail end of June. I had been sewing relatively steadily until June hit, although I found myself with a ton of unfinished projects. I also realized that quarantine weight was a bit of a problem, and a lot of things I cut out a while ago and worked on… well, they don’t really fit right now. So while I’ve completed a few projects, I have yet to model them […]
by kelerr
It’s hard to come up with blog content when you’re not doing all that much. However, I am determined to keep some sort of routine, so posting every Tuesday and Friday holds me accountable for something. That being said… technically it’s Saturday when I’m posting this but I’m backdating it to Friday to keep the posting dates consistent. Oh well… today is short and sweet anyway! I am still not in the mood to wear my newly made clothes. I […]
Categories: Fashion, Me Made, Sewing, Uncategorized
by kelerr
Well, it’s May. We’re still quarantining. But the show must go on… or, at the very least, I like to find ways of being as normal as humanly possible during this time. That means participating in my usual challenges. May brings us the annual Me Made May from Sozo Blog. The idea is that you set a goal for yourself in regards to your handmade wardrobe for the month of May (if you want the full details, click on the […]
by kelerr
Somehow I am still struggling to figure out how to manage my time efficiently in this quarantine. While I manage to keep my remote teaching within the confines of the school day hours, I am doing other projects for my job (social media based) that take up time. I’m also staying with my sister and her family, and even though I’m not the primary caregiver of the three kids, they still want a lot of my attention! I’ve also been […]
by kelerr
Here are are at the final installment of my break down of the Frozen, Jr. costume. We’ve reached the “money costume:” Elsa’s transformation dress! I will also be breaking down Elsa’s “casual” since it was also an integral part of the design. We’ll begin with the basic concept. Despite this being a middle school version of Frozen, we wanted to go all out with the transformation. We wanted that dress to disappear off of Elsa’s body at just the right […]
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