Monthly Archives: August 2017
Hello everyone! Some of you might be wondering what I’ve been up to over the last week or so. The answer is… a lot. But I can’t share most of my projects with you right now, because they are birthday gifts and I would hate to spoil the surprise for those people receiving them. However, I am happy to share this skirt! Like the best of projects, this one started out as a simple idea and then grew into something better. I found the green fabric in my local store on sale and was immediately in love. I took it home, carefully measured, and began to sew. However, when it was complete and I put it on…. my waist was the wrong size! I’m pretty sure all women know the frustration of a waistline that changes with the phases of the moon. While I knew I would shrink down enough […]
I try to make every creation a balance between doing something great, and learning something new. This gown has been a heavy lean on the learning for me, and I am so excited to finally show it off to you! When I first envisioned this gown, it was with the thought that I had fallen in love with cape sleeves and just had to make something with them. When picturing the rest of the gown, I decided that I wanted to keep it simple. I love the feel and drape of quality fabrics, and I really wanted to play on the idea of using two colours in layers for a different overall effect. I picked a simple A-line cut in sandy gold crepe-back satin, and made an overlay of emerald chiffon. The idea was to show off the range of colours and textures the overlay would have, from the gold […]
