Making life better one project at a time.
Hello everyone. I hope you had the best weekend and you feel happy and relaxed and ready for another week. So, let me tell you about this cute little top I made from Butterick B6652. The pattern is one of Butterick’s easy patterns and after making it, I agree that it is easy enough for a beginner for sure. I …
Hello Everyone. I hope you are having the most wonderful Sunday imaginable. We have received some much needed rain today, which surprisingly, included some large hail, and now that we have had a couple of bouts of that, everything looks, feels and smells refreshed and renewed. As you know, my husband went out of the country a few months ago, …
Hello beautiful and crafty people. My husband went out of the country a few months ago, and brought me back some really great African fabrics when he returned. While he was there, we were able to get on a video chat which allowed me to see the shop and some of the fabrics, and I had a real hand …
Hello Everyone. This is Simplicity S9140, a relaxed knit dress with sleeve and length variations. I made View B, a size Large. The pattern has 8 pieces and I cut all 8 pieces to make this dress. Here is the pattern. Simplicity S9140
This cute dress is Vogue 9112 This is a Marcy Tilton pattern, a designer whom I like. I have had this pattern for a long time and decided to go ahead and take the plunge and make it. I have tried Vogue patterns many times over the years, and honestly they are not my favorite. Vogue can be too extra …
This is McCalls M7878. I cut View A, Size large. I bought this pattern during a pattern haul last year and could not wait to just dig in. It has taken ame a minute to get it, but I finally had a go of it. You can easily see what a great piece this is just by looking at the …
This is Simplicity S9176 . When I first purchased this pattern, I thought, this is too much like Simplicity S9175 . But actually, they are different and I am glad I made this. I love this dress.
McCalls 7969 View D. This is my last summer dress DIY for 2020. Not to say I won’t make this dress in a Fall winter fabric or pattern in the coming months, because it is really a great dress. I made this dress to wear to a friend’s backyard get together, but changed my mind and decided to wear something …