Sew the Look Fabric: Ankara (100% cotton) from Avosato. I used 4 yards for the skirt and 5/8 yard for the bodice. Patterns: For the skirt I used Gertie’s Butterick 6453 and for the bodice I used Gertie’s Lamour Dress pattern. This was my first time creating a fitted bodice with boning. I learned so many new skills following Gertie’s…
Happy Tuesday Everyone. Today I’m bringing you look #2 from my Jamaica Trip Collection. In order to create my dress I used some gorgeous Kente print fabric from my stash and my Tory Wrap Coat pattern with a modification to the sleeve and collar. For the sleeve I used McCall‘s M7974 (View A). I cut the size 12 sleeve. I…
WAKANDA FOREVER!!! I am super excited to share all of the details on how I made my niece’s Black Panther inspired prom dress. A few months ago my niece asked if I would make her prom dress and without hesitation I agreed. I then asked her what style and design she had in mind. She then proceeded to show…
Hello Everyone! Happy Tuesday! It’s been a while since my last post, this new school year has kept me quite busy: creating lesson plans, developing a classroom culture and grading papers, seriously the grading never ends. I have also been developing my first pattern for my new pattern line. I’m so excited to launch my kickstarter and the tutorial next…
Hello Everyone! Happy Tuesday. Today I’m here with a pattern review for the Sew Sew Def Jessica Dress designed by Mimi G. I conducted the review in video format, which you can find below. I wore the dress this past Saturday for my birthday and I received many compliments. The dress flows nicely in the wind. You can catch a…
