So glad it is Friday

Hello again to everyone out there. This post it about me being tagged. Yep, Lisa at Sew On and Sew On tagged me. So here goes.

1.What was I doing ten years ago?

Ten years ago I was just beginning high school. I was new to this particular school district and only knew two people. I also met my sugarboo around this time but at the time we were only friends. I didn't know how to sew just yet. My mom was a single mom , so my time after school was spent helping here with my two brothers.

2.What are five things on my "To Do" list today?

1. cut out fabric
2. clean house
3. figure out a place for mountain of fabric
4. do laundry
5. make a "honey-do" list (get it - "honey-do" "honey-dew" maybe it's a little corny)

all these things must be done and not necessarily in this order

3.Snacks I enjoy

french fries
cake
wings from American Deli or Timmy Chan (shoutout to all of my Houstonians)

4. What would I do if I became a billionaire

What wouldn't I do?

First I would tithe (can't forget about the Lord)
Then I would have a meeting with my family members in which I would give them all a portion
I would build a dream house for me and my sugarboo complete with the ultimate sewing room
Buy the car of his dreams
start my own business
invest
give to community and other various organizations

5.Places I have lived

Houston , Tx (Oh-how I long to be anywhere in Texas)
Denton , Tx
Dallas , Tx
Warner Robins, Ga

6.What type of work have I done?

Cashier at Chat'n'Chew at Six Flags Astroworld in Houston
Cashier at Krogers
Cashier at McDonald's
Clerk at Hancock Fabrics
Supervisor at Hancock Fabrics

7.People I would like to know more about.

Most of the people that I would like to know about have already been tagged

Tearsa from That's Sew Live

Back with a vengeance 2

If i were a cat this is how I would look.

Yeah - if I were a cat, I would totally look like this. My skin would be animal printed rayon challis. Now the top dress is from a pattern that I downloaded from burdamode.com . (it was free) It has the round neck with gathers in the front and the back. The sleeve is built into the dress with a ruffle at the end of the sleeve. This dress is very free flowing and comfortable. Would I travel in it? No. Great for a day of shopping or venturing around town. The second dress is Simplicity 3835. I didn't really make any changes to the pattern except for adding a little more on each side to make it flow more and not be so clingy. Both dresses were easy to make. i will continue to make more of each. The legs , however, are courtesy of yours truly and working at Hancock Fabrics.

Back with a vengeance

Hello to all. I didn't realize it had almost been a month since my last post. But Lisa and Linda never let me forget. Great friends who encourage me . You too Sharon. Anyway here are the latest bedazzelers.

This dress is made from fuschia and black broadcloth. The top part had to be altered to be a little longer in order to get over my bust. Somehow though, I must have missed a step or went wrong with the darts because I can hardly zip it up in the back. I will have to try this one again. Someday I will wear it though because it is still pretty cute. Oh yeah this is Simplicity 3777.

When I made this , I was thinking of something that I could wear out with my sugarboo. I saw this with a cute little updo with some thick and funky bangs, black accessories, and black pumps .

I call this my blue twill jacket. It is made from Simplicity 3760. The only thing that I changed was to add a little bit more to the under arm seam to make the jacket swing a bit more. All it needs now is a nice button to set it off. Come on- can you see this with some type of big wooden hoop earrings, cute litte white tee , some skinny jeans OR some funky wide leg jeans
(shout out to Lisa at Sew On and Sew On - THE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE YOUR WIDE LEG JEANS ON YOUR BLOG) and a bad pair of pumps.I call this my jailbird shirt.


Don' t I look nervous and ready to answer questions. Well anyway this is Simplicity 2934. I did the front and back insets with a contrasting knit while at the same time matching the colors and adding a little flare. My only change to the pattern was to sew a strip of fabric where the sleeves were supposed to go . I will definitely make this pattern again and I have.

Please Forgive Me.

I need to have my tail whooped . You know it is sad when sew things up so fast before you even have a chance to put them on your blog. But anyhow, Lisa suggested that maybe I should put up closer pics of my Safari dress so you all could see the details . The top is a cotton/polyester brown and white striped. The scallops or pecadils right below the sweetheart bodice is a black and white checked silk dupioni and the skirt is a challis print. The bodice part has boning.

Next up is my try at Simplicity 2971. This tangerine color knit was purchased at Walmart for a dollar a yard. (Walmart was having a good day.) This pattern was really simple. I was afraid that like other patterns, I would look like I was wearing a mumu ( forgive my spelling). But it turned out nice. I especially love the finishing at the top which is just a strip sewn over the raw edges of the neckline. Kinda like you would sew bias tape.I will definitely be sewing this again.

I am into all things summer right now. I try to add different things to my wardrobe that can be interchangeable for work and leisure. I have learned that for my pleasantly plump size, fabrics that drape well flatter me mostly . So I kept that in mind when I made this hot number.

This is McCalls 5659. The fabric is a chocolate linen "lool-like" fabric from Hancock Fabrics. The pattern was fairly easy to sew except for when you begin to join the neckline to the dress portion. The notches do not match. I ended up having a flub in the back of dress .Will I make it again? Probably so. Maybe I will add ease. After all that was my only issue . The silhouette looks nice but just remember , it has to be the right fabric.

Just a little taste

Hello to everyone out there in blogland. I just couldn't wait to share my creations with you and get this party going. I enjoy sharing with others as well as viewing other people's creations. This garment was designed for my final project in my patternmaking class about a year ago. It is by far my favorite. ( too bad i can't fit into it due to the fact that it was made for a size 8-10 person). Hope you enjoy.