#altering patterns

I took in the pattern, esp at the waist. I also didn’t have enough of the first fabric to use for the back... 

I was thinking I could cut the first pattern in half and just sew in a ‘belt’ to add length to the torso. 

Hello!  Lately I have picked a lot of fabrics that at first don’t seen see-through but then once the dress is finished they are more opaque than desired.  I have wanted to make slips for a while now but I just never really had the fabric, pattern, or time to really get to it.  So I found the fabric, adapted a pattern, and made the time.

I got the fabric at Joanns and it took me a good while to…

How to turn a fast & easy #sewing project into a time-sucking challenge. #Vogue9184

As soon as I saw this Vogue pattern #V9184 I knew I had to have this dress. High collar, cut-in armholes, fitted silhouette and side slits. what’s not to like? I think it takes a certain kind of perverse talent to be able to take a project that is designed to be easy and make it difficult. Or maybe I’m just missing the endless fiddly hand work that my “Little French Jacket” required.…

Navy Blue Sweet-Heart Dress

Hello everyone! This last dress also symbolizes the last wedding for Trey and I this year! This last wedding was one of Trey’s best friends I originally was just going to wear a dress that I already had, then Trey decided to change his suit last minute. So just like everything I do, this dress was made the night before and took me 4 hours.

There is a sweat heart shape in a solid navy blue…