s e w : c h r i s t m a s y

Hello gang! I thought I would make a holiday post for you on this very merry Christmas eve! After romping around my closet for a bit, I decided to put alittle effort into fixing a christmas skirt my mom had sewn for me when I was a kid. Surprisingly it only needed a quick adjustment of snaps at the back, and voila! It fit like new :]

First off I had to take off the old snaps and sew them back a couple inches - it sounds simple right? (and it should have been) but for whatever reason, I kept sewing them on wrong and having to re do it!

Besides this mini sewing project, my winter break has been filled with some reading, cooking, and a few second hand finds! I started reading Dracula about a month ago, and I am on the last few pages as we speak. I love classic stories (maybe because it makes me feel nostalgic, or maybe its because there's a historical aspect thats to my liking) but whatever the reason, I've been reading it non stop over the winter break!

My two favorite find this winter are: a pair of siamese cat salt and pepper shakers, and a faux-mink scarf :] I can't seem to stop obsessing about them - I feel the need to tell everyone I meet about them haha. You may have also noticed that I got a hair cut! My wonderful hair stylist did a splendid job - I still can't stop looking in the mirror. It makes me feel sophisticated - if a haircut can truly do that ;]

So I suppose I will leave you with more promises for showing you my new years ever dress; but I promise you'll get a peek sometime soon.

well, ta ta for now and. . .

M E R R Y : C H R I S T M A S !!

s e w : m u c h - s e w : l i t t l e

Hello gang! I finally can breath again (both literally and metaphorically)! Final exams are over and now I have a chance to catch up on blog postings and do alittle sewing - hooray!

With the holidays coming up, of course, I have some sewing projects to do. I will get a post up later this week showing my black velvet new years eve dress that needs some alterations :] But for now, I believe I owe you some pictures of the yellow dress that I wore to Soul Club.

Soul Club (for those of you who don't know) is a once a month event in Ann Arbor that plays a bunch of greats records that people can get dancey too. I wore my beehive (of course), a pair of white circle earrings, my favorite sweedish hasbeens shoes, and my newly altered yellow dress! (It fit so well and was great to dance in - lots of room for movement) I met my boyfriend Andrew there, and our good friends Ryan and Mike - I think we all had a swell time!

The music was great, the people got sweaty, and I did alittle dancing on stage! I hope the long wait for these pictures was worth it- but I promise to post more of my sewing adventures over winter break.
ta ta for now!

s e w : m u c h : f l o r a l

OH NO! After roaming around my room looking for other clothes that I've made/altered I came to the conclusion that: I HAVE ALOT OF FLORAL!  I felt as though I love floral patterns as much as the next gal, but after taking a closer look about my closet, I think not. But to be fair, I do think that only 2/3 of my patterns are floral. (the rest contain polka dots or stripes!)

The silk skirt I'm wearing was actually made by my mother when she was in her twenties. (Surprisingly it fits me like a glove! It turns out that when she was my age, she had the same waist size :] !!)

Well I guess its good to take a reality check of your patterns sometimes right? sure..

Next post I hope to give you a glimpse of the finished yellow dress :] 

ta ta for now!

s e w : f l o r a l

So apearently I own alot of prints. I was looking through my closet and

s e w : g o o d

Hello Hello! This is my first post on my brand new blog - so I feel a little obligated to tell you why I'm starting it. Well, all of my life I've been raised around sewing needles, scraps of cloth, and spools of thread. Both my mother and my grandfather owned their own tailoring businesses and even as a kid I made alot of my own clothing for my toys ( some of which made it into a magazine that my sister and I made, but thats another story).

This blog was created to document some of my sewing adventures - because only recently have I noticed that I take a lot of projects on!

Right now I'm finishing up some alterations on a late 60's dress I bought at a flea market. This morning I took in the sides, extended the darts, and started measuring the bottom for a shorter hemline. I adore this dress and I've been itching to wear it (but with finals coming up, I haven't had the chance to fix it- until today! HORAY). mm mmm! I love the geometric shapes and simplicity of it :]

So after a breakfast of french toast with sliced bananas and a light cup of coffee, I went to opening seams and pining things. The dress even had a working union tag (that I removed from the old seam and sewed back onto the new one) !!

I hope to finish up everything so I can wear it over the weekend. I'll have to take some pictures and post them! 

Ta ta for now :]