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Tag Archives: floral
My First Kelly Skirt
Guess what? I finished a new skirt last week, and I can tell she and I are going to become good friends over the next few months.
I wore this skirt last week, as you saw in my MMM post on Sunday. I finally got around to taking some pictures of it.
When I came across the floral denim, I knew immediately what I wanted to make with it. As soon as I got home, I ordered Megan Nielsen’s Kelly skirt pattern. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged button-up skirt, cicada, clothing, denim, fashion, floral, Kelly skirt, Megan Nielsen, sewing, skirt
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A Summery Dress & Some Spiky Thistle
When I saw this thistle on the side of the road, I thought it would make the perfect backdrop for a couple pictures. Unfortunately, a couple of pictures is all I got in because there was a sudden influx of passersby.
I tried to take one of those giant thistle flowers home with me, but there were spikes on everything, including the leaves. Yikes! I don’t think I’d ever been close enough to thistle to realize how “thistle-y” it is. Ha! My penchant for doting on weeds is becoming well-documented. I’m once again guilty of being a weed-lover, because I think thistle is really cool looking. If I could’ve taken one of the stalks home with me without getting bloody, I would’ve.
Anyway, let’s talk about the new dress…I have made this design several times over the past three years, or so (the ones below are some of the custom orders I did through my Etsy shop). It usually popped up in the form of a top, with a cowl or a split cowl. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged casual, clothing, design, diy, dress, fashion, floral, knit, pattern, self-drafted, sewing, Verity
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Floral Miette Skirt and Another Renfrew
I’d like to introduce you to my new favorite skirt. She’s the perfect little herald of spring.
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a wrap skirt, and I never thought I needed one. Now I don’t know how I lived without one! I’m not sure why, but I’ve always thought an a-line wrap skirt wouldn’t work on me. Please, tell me if I’m wrong, but I think it’s actually pretty flattering.
The skirt is made from a $1 vintage cotton sheet. I fell in love with the print from afar in the thrift store linen section, and I was ecstatic when I pulled it out to see that the material was in perfect condition: no stains, no smells, and probably very minimal use. When I bought it, I had no idea what I’d use it for, but when I decided to buy Tilly’s Miette pattern, this material begged to be made into a wrap skirt. Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged 60s, floral, Miette skirt, sewing, skirt, thrifted fabric, Tilly and the Buttons Miette, vintage sheet, wrap skirt
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Floral Pintuck Yoke Knit Shirt
I’ve been working on getting more me-made casual tops into my wardrobe in preparation for Me-Made-May. So, I finished this fun and comfy top this weekend.
I’m happy to report that I’m really making progress on my UFO pile lately.This is another item that I cut out last year but left unfinished. I drafted the pattern around the same time as my lace yoke sweetheart and dolman tops. It was as simple as cutting a yoke out of my basic shirt pattern and slashing and separating to create the pintucks. Continue reading
Posted in General, Home & Garden, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, diy, floral, knit, pintuck yoke, pintucks, self-drafted, sewing, shirt, top, yoke
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Linen n’ Lace Top & the Great Maxi Mistake
This is the last of the summer sewing catch-up posts….
When my grandparents came to visit, they brought some fabrics and vintage garments from my grandma’s sister, Anne (Thanks Auntie Anne!). The material below was cut out for a loose blouse, with no pattern instructions. I thought the lightweight material would be ideal for a summer tank, and I’d use the sleeves and the bit of leftover material for another top, at some point.
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Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged blouse, clothing, diy, dress, fabric cutting mistake, fabric placement, floral, lace, linen, maxi, reconstruction, recycled, sewing, shirt, top, vintage
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Retro Floral and Lace Swimsuit
I know it’s the end of summer, but I finally finished a new swimsuit a couple of weeks ago.
\This is the first swimsuit that I have actually felt good wearing in a long time.
The material was a thrift store discovery last year. I brought it home for about $0.25 without knowing what I would use it for. Continue reading
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Tagged bikini, design, floral, lace, pattern, retro, sewing, Simplicity 7143, swimsuit, swimwear, vintage
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Reconstructed floral cowl dress
This dress was a project that had been in the works for almost a year. I cut the material out and planned everything months and months ago. Since I’ve been pushing myself to work through my Unfinished project pile, I decided to finish it…I made this dress using a large thrifted mock-turtleneck shirt. Unfortunately, I don’t have a before picture, but it was big and it had long sleeves and a mock-turtleneck…So I hacked away at the top to create the bodice of this dress. I just kept cutting away material until I had pieces that would give me a nice fit. Then I sewed all of the pieces together. Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting
Tagged clothing, cowl, diy, dress, fashion, floral, handmade, reconstructed, reconstruction, recycled, redo, remake, sewing, thrifted, upcycled
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Floral blouse with yoke and piping
I present to you, the first article of clothing I’ve made for myself this year…I decided to force myself to start working on some of the UFO’s that I have lying around. This project had been lying in the UFO pile since August. I cut it out and sewed two of the darts while I was visiting my family in California last summer. Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, blouse, bound buttonholes, floral, pattern, piping, retro, sewing, vintage, yoke
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Dress with pintuck bodice
I made this dress for my sister-in-law a couple of weeks ago. It was probably one of my longest projects (several full days) because the material was so lightweight and pesky. Continue reading
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Tagged Burda, chiffon, circle skirt, crepe chiffon, dress, floral, lining, pintuck bodice, pintucks, sewing, Verity
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Red floral dress & butterfly flowers dress
Using the first draft of the bodice muslin for my open back sundress, I made another dress.
I used a nice deep red, double-knit that I found on my trip to G Street Fabrics a couple of weeks ago for the skirt. I wanted this dress to have a more form-fitting skirt, just for a change of pace. Continue reading
