by kelerr
This month, I had a late surge in my projects. Mid-month, I thought I was only going to manage one or two things, but I ended up with four when all was said and done, and have a few that are almost done but didn’t quite make the cut to count as being finished in May (now let’s hope those actually GET finished for the June post!). My first make was the Itch to Stitch Kalispell dress. This was a […]
by kelerr
Changing things up a little bit this week, and posting about one of my May Makes a little bit early. I think this might be a regular thing when I use a new (or at least new to me) pattern. Last week, Sew Over It released their latest pattern into their collection: the Kitty Dress! The pattern was originally from one of their in-store classes in London, and you couldn’t get it unless you took the class. As I live […]
by kelerr
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” Ann Lamott Do you ever have that feeling that you just need to reset your entire life? That was definitely me recently. I was insanely busy at work, with event after event. My apartment was a mess. I was eating terribly, not exercising and exhausted all the time. I was having trouble doing anything I liked: I wasn’t sewing, I wasn’t reading. I mostly found […]
by kelerr
With my trip being last month, I wanted to have lots of new clothes to wear in Scotland. Thus, April became a bit of a sewing frenzy! I made more personal projects than I have in months, and I’m thinking this is the beginning of a very productive period for me! First up, we have Lea. The Lea Dress came with an issue of Lisa Comfort Magazine last spring, and I’ve never made it. Now, its one of my favorite […]
Categories: Creating, Fashion, Me Made, Sewing, Travel Tales, Traveling
by kelerr
Hello from London! We’ve headed out of Scotland and into London for a few days of whirlwind sightseeing that includes Sew Over It (live in person), a play, a visit to the Harry Potter Studio tour and the Christian Dior exhibit at the Victoria & Albert. It’s going to be a whirlwind forty-eight hours, one that I will tell all about once I get all the photos uploaded and ready! For today, enjoy another schedule post. It’s almost May, which […]
by kelerr
It’s time for the second installment of taking a look at the costumes for The Little Mermaid. Last week I outlined some of the major players. This week we’re going to look at some of the other characters, as well as Ariel’s human dresses. Ariel’s Human Dresses All of Ariel’s human costumes were designed to call back to her ocean life. Her main human dress had a pattern on it that reminded me of something that might grow underwater. I […]
by kelerr
One of my favorite things about sewing is that you can take a pattern and make it up in a number of different ways, creating different looking garments each time. I love playing around with patterns to see what I can cook up next, but admittedly some are more fun than others. This will be the first in my “tried and true patterns” series, talking about the patterns I have used over and over again (regardless of variation). Today’s tried […]
by kelerr
As mentioned in my last post, it took me a while to get moving on my other interests again once The Little Mermaid was over. However, I managed to squeeze in three makes for March! First up was the Eve Dress from Sew Over It. This was my first time making the dress, and it went together quickly and easily! I was surprised, as I had been dreading the project, even though I had the fabric cut out and was […]
by kelerr
Hi, my name is Kelly and I’m a fabric-holic. At the time of this writing, I have spent money on fabric exactly two hours ago, and I have two fabric club subscription boxes on their way to me. I think about fabric multiple times a day. I search for it on the internet and mentally decided what I could make with it. I dream of having an unlimited budget so that my stash can grow and grow and grow and […]
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