by Beth | May 25, 2020 | Blog, fashion, General, Instagram, projects, sewing
Early in March I started making protective masks. It happened accidentally. I went with a friend to visit an assisted living home for her husband. it was at the beginning of things in Michigan. You couldn’t visit people in the hospital and medical workers were...
by Beth | May 18, 2020 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, projects, Retro Style, 50's style, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips
I had this really cute blue stretch cotton fabric and I wanted a good short sleeve dress for every day. I bought the fabric at Fabric Mart one of the times I visited my parents last year. It was on a great sale so I bought all they had on the bolt. I like to do that...
by Beth | May 6, 2020 | Blog, charm patterns, custom dressmaking, fashion, projects, sewing, sewing tips
A few months ago I saw that Sitka Fabrics was adding more woven fabrics to their store and they were looking for some dressmakers/sewists to make some clothes out of their incoming collections. I immediately raised my hand and they said yes to me! This is my first...
by Beth | May 2, 2020 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, How To, planning, projects, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips, wool
I bought some fabric. I know, it’s not a surprise but I’m super excited about it because I knew exactly what I wanted to make with it when I bought it. It came from Seams in East Lansing, Michigan. Check that store out. There is plenty online and there are...
by Beth | Feb 4, 2020 | fashion
I had the opportunity to go to Italy in the middle of January. It’s taken me this long to process the trip. It was a whirlwind. And I felt a little guilty because we had just returned from our family vacation to Disney World a few weeks before but when someone...
by Beth | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog, Disney, Disneybound, family, fashion, planning
We went to Disney World in December. It was for Maggie’s high school graduation but we had to put it off because we couldn’t go in May or June due to other plans. Nobody likes going to Orlando in July or August if they can avoid it and since I’m a...
