I used a lovely navy herringbone chambray I bought from the workroom during their Black Friday sale back in November. I bought two other fabrics from them that I'll be making more Emery dresses with. I am seriously in love with this pattern!
03/01/2016
Navy Herringbone Emery Dress
Starting the new year off with a new dress. I whipped this Emery Dress up in a couple days, so I could have something new to wear back to work on Monday. I used the same pattern for my Party Dress, but this time it was so much easier since I was working with cottons.
I used a lovely navy herringbone chambray I bought from the workroom during their Black Friday sale back in November. I bought two other fabrics from them that I'll be making more Emery dresses with. I am seriously in love with this pattern!
I used a lovely navy herringbone chambray I bought from the workroom during their Black Friday sale back in November. I bought two other fabrics from them that I'll be making more Emery dresses with. I am seriously in love with this pattern!
2016 Sewing Resolutions
Happy New Year! Sure, sure, I'm a couple days late... but I've been enjoying the peace & quiet around the house before heading back to work tomorrow.
With this project, I've managed to survive three whole months of no shopping! Well... mostly. I only bought things I can't sew (bras, undies, tights) but it still felt a bit like cheating. Ah well! I'll make up for it by sewing myself some underwear and a bra or two for good measure :) I know I've been a bit lazy with keeping you all update with the blog... the last couple weeks before the holidays were crazy busy, and in my free time I just felt like vegging out. I was also struggling a bit with some of my sewing, as I've had a couple things not turn out quite the way I was hoping and it was a bit discouraging.
So! Like many other people, I've decided to give myself some sewing goals for the upcoming year, and the remaining 9 months of this project:
With this project, I've managed to survive three whole months of no shopping! Well... mostly. I only bought things I can't sew (bras, undies, tights) but it still felt a bit like cheating. Ah well! I'll make up for it by sewing myself some underwear and a bra or two for good measure :) I know I've been a bit lazy with keeping you all update with the blog... the last couple weeks before the holidays were crazy busy, and in my free time I just felt like vegging out. I was also struggling a bit with some of my sewing, as I've had a couple things not turn out quite the way I was hoping and it was a bit discouraging.
So! Like many other people, I've decided to give myself some sewing goals for the upcoming year, and the remaining 9 months of this project:
- PLAN AHEAD. This is seriously the biggest one. The most planning I've really done is figuring out what I'm going to sew with the fabric I buy - not the other way around. I'll head out to the fabric store or shop online, with some ideas in mind, but then come home with more fabric than I need and no concrete plans of what I'm going to do with it all. This goal can really be broken into a few sub goals:
- Plan outfits that I will actually wear on a regular basis. Compile patterns as required. Pick out suitable fabric.
- Make a list of must have soon ("need now") items, and keep them at the top of the list. Sew the "want now" items after one of the "need now" items is done!
- Keep track of clothing that is getting worn out, and plan ahead for a replacement.
- Make time to sew & blog. Part of the reason things weren't getting done or I was rushed to finish up a few things was that I don't purposefully set time aside to both sew and blog. I know I work best when I have a schedule - so why on earth have I not included my hobbies in that schedule? I'm going to make an effort to set aside a couple chunks of time throughout the week to do both. I'll still be flexible, but I find if I have time set aside for something, it will actually get done.
- Blog more regularly. This goes hand-in-hand with #2. I would really like to get a more regular readership, but to do this I know I need to blog more regularly! The more I do it, hopefully the better the blog will get. I also want to work on improving the quality of my posts - photos included!
- Sloooooowwww Doooowwwnn. Again, this works in with #2. I find that when I actually take my time with the clothing items I'm sewing, they turn out way better than the items I rush. My sewing mantra this year will be "Quality over Quantity" (repeat ad nauseam).
I have a couple smaller goals floating around, but they all fit in to the above 4. Hopefully I'll be able to keep myself in check with this blog, and I'll keep you up to date with my progress. If you have any New Years Sewing Resolutions, I'd love to hear about them in the comments!
02/01/2016
29/12/2015
2015 Christmas Party Dress
I'm back home after a quick Christmas visit with our families. Hope you all had a great Christmas as well :) Thankfully, we made it home before the snowstorm hit! Ottawa woke up to a good 20+cm of snow, with more falling throughout the day today.
Since I'm stuck inside for the day, I'm finally back to some blogging!
For the past three years I've been making my dress for the office Christmas Party, and this year I had an idea in mind - and I managed to make exactly what I was imagining!
Since I'm stuck inside for the day, I'm finally back to some blogging!
For the past three years I've been making my dress for the office Christmas Party, and this year I had an idea in mind - and I managed to make exactly what I was imagining!
22/12/2015
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!
I hope you're all enjoying the holiday season so far - even if there isn't any snow on the ground yet! Here in Ottawa we've only had a bit of a dusting... so it'll be a green Christmas for us this year.
During the holidays, I'll be taking a short break from sewing & posting (if you haven't noticed already!) but I should be back with some more clothing items in the new year! I have lots of things lined up to sew. I'll also get around to sharing the details of my Christmas Party Dress for this year, and show of the dresses I made for the past two years' parties as well!
Here's to hoping 'Santa' fulfills all your sewing wish-lists this season :)
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to all my fellow sewists!!
During the holidays, I'll be taking a short break from sewing & posting (if you haven't noticed already!) but I should be back with some more clothing items in the new year! I have lots of things lined up to sew. I'll also get around to sharing the details of my Christmas Party Dress for this year, and show of the dresses I made for the past two years' parties as well!
Here's to hoping 'Santa' fulfills all your sewing wish-lists this season :)
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to all my fellow sewists!!
13/12/2015
05/12/2015
03/12/2015
Knit Skirt: Hollyburn/ Mabel Mash-Up
Once again, another clothing item that is like wearing secret pajamas! This was a super simple combination of the Sewaholic Hollyburn Skirt (sans pockets) with the waistband coming from the Colette Mabel Miniskirt pattern.
02/12/2015
Not Clothing: Grainline Portside Duffle
Mid-November I attended a 3-day conference for work. As I was figuring out what I was going to wear, and if there was anything I needed to sew, I realized that I don't really have a great mid-size travel bag. I have my huge 60L camping backpack and a small ratty carry-on rollie-suitcase, but nothing that fit right in the middle. So obviously, I figured I would pick up some fun canvas and make my own duffle bag! The Grainline Portside Travel Set caught my eye, and I headed off to IKEA to pick up some fun canvas.
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