My Sister in Winter White

With Spring just around the corner, in 2 days thank you LORD, I had to post this picture of a dress that I made for my sister. It's the Winter White dress. Hey, I still have 2 days left right? LOL This was made before she was pregnant with baby number 2. :) We wanted her dress to stand out for our New Years service at church because her husband was the keynote speaker of that service. Now you can't see it., but her dress is white and silver pinstripe fabric. It is so beautiful in person! She wore it so elegantly. She paired it with some gorgeous silver heels that I wanted to take but alas, we don't wear the same size. Unfortunately we had to take pictures in the bathroom, but because no one was in there, we got to play around a little. I hope you like it as much as we did. :)

Orange and Purple High Low Dress

Hello everyone! I really wanted a high low dress, but I didn't want the typical high in the front, low in the back style. So I opted to make this little number for Beauty Bug and myself. The fabric was purchased so long ago, that I don't remember the type of fabric it is unfortunately. It's a knit fabric and I suspect it is a spandex blend of some sort. I feel in love with the deep orange color and knew immediately that I wanted to accessorize it with purple. Making it was super easy. I put a bodice pattern on the fold of my fabric and extended it outward and down starting from a little bit below the underarm hole. I then cut it into the high low style of my choice, which is high in the front and back, and low on the sides. It was a hit at church, and I plan on making several more.

Gingham Style!

I've been in love with gingham print for quite some time. Recently, I've been looking online at pattern mixing/pattern blocking. It's like all of those color block outfits we've been seeing to much of, but instead of blocking colors you block the patterns. Like wearing stripes with polka dots or chevron and houndstooth together. The more I research this trend, the more I fall in love!! I decided that Beauty Bug and I needed some pattern blocking in our lives. I made us some black and white Gingham circle skirts, striped knit shirts, and little polka dot pin ons. I played it safe and stayed in the same color family. I knew we already had 3 different patterns going on, so I didn't want us to look too crazy by adding a lot of colors as well. The circle skirts are lightly pleated, and what I mean by that is, I only added one pleat to both skirts. I made the waists on both skirts just a little too big. the skirts have an invisible zipper enclosure on one side, and they both have a 2 inch waist band. The skirts are also made of wool. My top is made from a black and white stretch knit that I had at home and it's completely see through, so I had to double the fabric and still ended up wearing a black camisole under it. We loved our outfits yesterday! More pattern blocking is in our immediate future. :)

Every Girl Needs a Leopard Print Dress

My beautiful niece came to me and let me know that she loved the floral skater dress that I made for Beauty Bug last week. She loved it so much, that she wanted one for herself. The only problem was, I was all out of the floral fabric. I sent her some pictures of fabric that I have and we settled on this pretty leopard print knit fabric. I bought it from Hobby Lobby and I bought all that they had. You guys know how much I love leopard print. LOL So I got to work and made this cute little number and, if I may say so myself, my niece knocked it out of the park! She really brought it to life! They say accessories make the outfit, and they were so right! She paired the dress with a cute gold and black metallic belt, full low hanging necklace, and some super cute black spiked stiletto booties. I couldn't be more proud. LOL! You'll be seeing more of her on the blog for sure. :)

A Rose is Still a Rose II

I finally was able to get around to making the dress that I wanted out of the beautiful floral fabric that I posted a little while ago. We've been having some terrible weather here, in my opinion, so I wasn't able to leave the house. I figured that since I was spending all of this time at home, I may as well get some sewing done. This black and red floral fabric is a polyester spandex fabric with quite a bit of stretch to it. It was very easy to sew up, and I really enjoyed working with the fabric. I made my own pattern for both my and Beauty Bug's outfits. Beauty Bug's outfit is a dress, whereas mine in a 2 piece separate. I want to be able to wear the top and the skirt with other clothing items. I only too pictures of Beauty Bug this time. She really enjoyed her "photo shoot", LOL

My niece loved Beauty bug's dress so much, that she wanted one for herself. We decided to do hers in leopard print. She tried that dress on over her jeans and we were so in love with it, I had to take pictures and post them here. I will most definitely be making the leopard print version for Beauty Bug and myself very soon! 

  

Sneak Peek: A Rose is Still a Rose

I promised that I would add a post about the fabric that Beauty Bug picked out for us. I can already tell that when she gets older she's going to be all about in your face fashion. Bold prints, lively colors, and textured fabrics. I absolutely LOVE it!! She's a girl after my own heart! This time, she's chosen a beautiful red and black floral fabric. It's a polyester spandex fabric with a good amount of stretch and thickness. I like for my tops to fit, so I opt for knits more-so than wovens when making them. Here's a sneak peek of the floral fabric, as well as an up close picture of the fabric for the tops that we wore with our taffeta skirts. :-)

Stretch Tafetta? Yes ma'am!

While browsing the aisles of Joann Fabric and Crafts Beauty Bug and I ran into some gorgeous multi-colored purple and tan sateen polyester spandex fabric. It was in the bottom weight fabric section. The fabric actually isn't that heavy at all, and it has a good amount of stretch to it. As soon as I saw it, I knew that I wanted to make tops from the fabric. It had just the right amount of thickness, especially for winter. I paired the tops with pleated skirts that are made from stretch taffeta. This was my first time working with taffeta and I must say that I loved it. I was so easy to pleat and so easy to sew up. The best part is how beautifully the skirts came out. I went for box pleats yet again because I love them so much. On Beauty Bug's skirt I didn't make as many pleats. I made the pleats approximately 2 inches apart. I debated back and forth on whether I wanted a high low midi skirt or a high low maxi skirt out of this beautiful fabric. So I made both! Beauty Bug received the high low maxi skirt, and I made the high low midi skirt for myself. On my skirt I made the front pleats about 3 inches apart and I made the back pleats about 2 inches apart because I wanted more pleats in the back than in the front. I am so excited about this skirt because it will be a regular on Beauty Bug's Boutique! Every girl needs a nice pleated midi skirt in here closet. Something about them just make you feel fabulous and feminine! Also, don't worry, the bow on the skirt is detachable. ;-) Now let me tell you, something about this outfit turned Beauty Bug into a karate master. This girl kicked and karate chopped every time she put the skirt on. Unfortunately because of that, I had to take the outfit off of her early so she wouldn't rip her clothing. That means I don't have any pictures of us together, but I most definitely got pictures of her. We do have another outfit in then works for Beauty Bug and myself. I'll post a sneak peek of the fabric so you can see what Beauty Bug has chosen for us. :-)