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 | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, charm patterns, custom dressmaking, sewing, sewing tips
It was a fabulous trip. Like I said in my post from last week, In June I decided to make an outfit for each day we were going to be in the parks. My plans changed and morphed over time depending on what fabrics I found and how I decide to change how I was going to use...
by Beth | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, How To, projects, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips
At the Sewing Expo in Novi in November one of the best classes I took was with Joe Vecchiarelli who has been working in the fashion industry for over 40 years and is the costumer for Dancing with the Stars. The class was about draping and pattern making. Of course it...
by Beth | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog, charm patterns, custom dressmaking, How To, minerva maker, projects, sewing
Now that I have 2 bodices that fit me well thanks to the class I took with Gretchen Hirsch I was thinking that those two bodices can be the basis for lots of future dresses. I’ve never been a pattern maker and so this felt like a good step on my journey. So I...
