First Dress – 25 Years Later
This is my 25th year of making garments from the ground up and I'm celebrating by revisiting all I have learned! Things do indeed get easier with time. I hope you enjoy the changes; they [...]
Walk With Me Free-Motion Embroidery Dress
I use a regular sewing machine to do free-motion embroidery. Most people don't realize this and when they hear "embroidery," their immediate ask is what kind of embroidery machine do I have. "I don't," I [...]
The One Hour Dress, Take Two
Oh, man! One of my goals this year is to revisit all of the textile skills I have learned, bought a ton of supplies for, and then quit as soon as I started blossoming. These [...]
Regalia Ribbon Dress For Ruby Redfox
If you've followed my work for the last two decades, you're familiar with Ruby Redfox. She is an amazing model, animal lover, professional make-up artist, fashion expert, and even more recently, a fashion show event [...]
Measuring Up – A Dressmaker’s Year in Review
A conversation with a friend last week about what made a year good or bad got me looking deeper at how we define ourselves and what is important. It provoked a renewed check-in on my [...]
Seven Signs You’re a Textile Artist
Textile artists create art using fiber-based materials, such as yarn, string, and fabric, and techniques, such as weaving, embroidery, quilting, dyeing, felting, and sewing. When people ask what I do I use this umbrella term. [...]
7 Non-Biased Tips for Buying a Dress Form
WARNING... This post won't let you know what brand of dress form to purchase. Instead, I hope to show you options and maybe save you some hours of research and misinformation. There are two ways [...]
On my way to Giza
Don't get me wrong, I love to watch sewists create content. Sometimes though it leads to a disheartening misconception that creating is an instant and easy process. You know, the camera blinks on a piece [...]
The Painted Dress
Here's the problem, as an artist, you see so many things that inspire you. Before you know it; the project has turned into a huge big thing. This project was no different! I hope you enjoy this collaboration project! [...]
Easy Experimental Cascade Ruffle Skirt
Have you ever seen a picture of a garment and you absolutely had to have it? When you can sew clothing this can be a fun problem... but you may want to make everything you [...]
Dressmakers Year in Review
My life is far from perfect, let's just say I have a lot going on like everyone. Perhaps all of this making is my escape. I am so very grateful for all of these privileges [...]
Learning to Flat Pattern Block
I believe it takes a lot of bravery and strength to start something completely new and even more to share it with the public. I hope you enjoy my new adventure. A few months ago [...]