Star Wars, Now and Then
My very first white dress was a replica of Princess Leia's formal gown from the 1977 Star Wars film, "A New Hope." If that sounds like a lot it, it is. Almost ten years later [...]
Amateur’s 10 Tips For Dying Fabric
Can you believe that is the same garment? I get quite a few calls with requests and questions for dying garments. I rarely ever dye garments and would never dye anyone else's clothing. There's a [...]
Ten Tips for Replicating Clothing
Replicating is one of my favorite crafts! I hope you enjoy my tips that can help you remake some of your favorite garments, sew garments from pictures and grow your skillset. Start simple, whether it [...]
Collaboration with Artist and Poet Tiffany Diaz
I have been following Tiffany Diaz and enjoying her art work and poetry for years now with great respect. After many times commenting that her paintings would look great as a fabric I asked her [...]
Passion to Refashion
Have you ever seen a dress that you love the fabric and the print but the style of the dress doesn't suit your figure, style or personality? Some of the easiest and best dresses to [...]
If the Sleeve Fits
Designing can be such a weight on your ego. It can make you bend, shift, or even break. It can force you to experiment with your potential. While something can look great on paper, or [...]
The Birthday Dress
What little girl doesn't love a birthday dress? If you do a search for "little girls birthday dress" you will find the current trends. I saw many onesies with the year or a quote scripted on [...]
The Project
If you ask my husband, Jeffrey, there is nothing I like better than saying yes to someones old sewing supplies. An artist at Rosewood Art Centre so kindly gifted me a cast iron treadle base. [...]
10 Creative Ways to Use Bias Tape
If you're like me you tend to go overboard. You are the person with everything. By everything I mean material, material and material makings. After making a quilt I had 6 yards of bias tape [...]
What the Fussy Cut
I wasn't aware fussy cutting could be used in clothing. It is mostly used in quilting, accessories, aprons and such. Fussy cutting is where you cut out a prominent fabric motif and showcase it. Long [...]
Not Your Grandpa’s Plaid Flannel
Have you heard that a well matched plaid is a thing of perfection? That was what I heard when I posted this picture of my next make to social media. Plaid isn't just for flannels [...]
Crotch Oddities
After buying a bunch of shoes through a Facebook ad on 4/20 I learned my lesson about not buying a bunch of shoes through a Facebook ad. That's a longer story and not what this [...]