Ava's Homemade Dress

 This was a really exciting project! I've never made anything for a little person before, so I'm really proud of how the dress turned out...

2015 so far...

What can I say? There are no words to explain how poor I am at maintaining a blog! In my defense I have been fairly busy this year, sewing, pattern drafting, fabric shopping in New York etc... oh and making my first ever baby sewing project! So it's been a busy 2015 even if I haven't got around to broadcasting it on the internet!

Tibi inspired midi skirt

So what have I been up to sewing project-wise? Well first up there's the Tibi inspired pleated midi skirt I'd been meaning to make for absolutely YEARS! To be honest this took a huge chunk of 2015 on account of me being far too precious about every aspect of this project. The fabric is a beautiful, vibrant African print by Vlisco and I was terrified of doing something wrong and wasting it.  Also I wanted it tohave a professional finish (you know so I could indulge my dream of being an actual fashion designer/seamstress!), so I spent weeks labouring intensively on this project. Ironing, measuring, realigning pleats, overlocking, checking the stitch quality blah blah blah... I think I spent about a week on the invisible zip alone! But I'm happy to say I think the results are worth it. And it was even ready in time for my trip to the States in the summer...
(photo courtesy of Sally Oliphant!) xxx