Sassy Librarian Blouse

 I bought the "Sassy Librarian Blouse" class on Craftsy a while back and I finally finished one!

 Even with its flaws, it is by far the best thing I have ever sewn, quality wise!

 The teacher, Christine Haynes (I believe that is her name) is awesome! There are so many little tricks to sewing and she knows a lot of them! Also, random, I think her voice is very sweet and soothing. It's a good trait for a teacher to have!

This is the best sleeve I have ever completed! I am so pumped to know how to do this better! Thank you Christine!

The "Ella" Cinderella Dress

We thought the latest "Cinderella" movie was pretty cute! I've seen costumes from the movie at stores and I knew I had to try to make one for my little girls.

 

 I used the same simplicity pattern I used to make the Anna Coronation dress and then I added the sash and butterflies to the top.

 The Original Dress that inspired me

 I love this color! I love how the glittery sheer fabric looks too.

The dresses at the store were $30 and although they looked cute, this dress cost $20 to make and it is much more solid and princess like, in my opinion.

 

 I put a floral lining inside the dress because I had this cute fabric and I thought it went along with the whole feel of the dress.

I'm happy with how it all turned out!

Mad Men Joan Dress

Here's a side by side comparison with the original:

I have been wanting to make a copy of this Mad Men dress for years!!! I was first inspired by Julia Bobbin, who did a great remake of this dress.

I used the "Wiggle Dress" pattern from Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing. I had to do some adjustments to the neckline because it was a bit too wide for me.

My hubby liked it so it's a win!

Update:

I am so flattered and surprised to have my dress be apart of the top twenty garments for the "Dress Up Party" challenge on sewsweetness.com. If you would vote for me I would be so grateful!If you already have, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I did something odd....I took apart the whole dress, took two inches out, and sewed it all up again, because I had to! Here are some pictures:

 Sitting down makes the dress a bit tiiiight but the fit is better!

Wish me luck!

Red Pencil Skirt

 I finally finished this skirt, I think. It is the pencil skirt from Gertie's New Book For Better Sewing.

The fabric was from a friend who was clearing out her fabric stash! It's a beautiful corduroy! I kind of can't believe she wanted to get rid of it! Anyways, thank you friend! I really appreciate it!

Wedding Dresses

I finished the dresses! It took me 5 1/2 hours to make each one for some reason! The scallop probably didn't help, but I do love the look of them.

Happy wedding Bub!

(yes, my sister is called Bub)

Chinoiserie Dresser

Four years ago when I made the life changing discovery of pinterest, this was one of the very first things I ever pinned. I have dreamed of doing this project for years!

I attempted it foolishly with a plastic dresser and sadly, that didn't work and I got rid of the dresser. 

 

Then this year someone on my street left this dresser pictured below in front of their house. After a day of it sitting outside I decided to give it a home! It reeked of cigarette smoke, but a little vinegar water sponge bath did the trick. I used it to keep all of my sewing supplies in.

 I know this is a sewing blog, but since it is for my "sewing wall" (I can't have a whole room for sewing right now), I figured this dresser would be okay to write about. 

I love how it turned out!

Another pinterest dream come true!

Anna's Coronation Dress Hack!

 So I am a super girly girl who LOVES costumes. I have been this way since I was a little kid. I always dreamed of having different play dresses that looked like they were from movies I watched (especially the ones from "Slipper and the Rose". The costumes on that show were intense!).

 My kids love Disney movies and I couldn't help myself. I found a pattern for this green dress and I had to make it. It is the following (called S0748 where I'm from).

 There were so many details to this dress! It was a labor of love, but the just the thought of doing the small, intricate, never ending patterns in applique on the ribbon gave me a headache!

 So I decided to take a short cut. I purchased a flower stencil and painted the design on the ribbon. I call it a "hack" but it still took me hours! And I couldn't make it look flawless I'm afraid. Still, it is done! I probably never would have finished if I had tried it the other way!

 My little one loved it! She was jumping up and down so much when she saw it, it warmed my heart.

Victory!