My mom told me, if I wanted great results, I had to work hard for it, because beautiful things never came easy. Now that I am a grown woman with my own experiences, I have realized that, most of the time, my mom is right. However, I’ve also learned that working smarter sometimes is more […]
Angela has done it again – sewing a BEAUTIFUL garment from an Itch To Stitch pattern. This time around she sewed the Emily Culottes. I love her choice of fabric, her fit and her construction the first time I see her culottes. Now I get the opportunity to see the wonderful finishes she tirelessly created […]
In my previous post, I talked about the characteristics of a contour waistband. In summary, a contour waistband is always on the bias, hence it is more flexible and has the ability to nicely and subtly contour to the shape of your waist. Not only it looks more graceful than a straight-grain waistband, it’s also more comfortable […]
Today we are stopping at All Sewn Up by Stacey to see Stacey’s beautiful Emily Culottes. Stacey chose a pretty challenging fabric to start with; it is a fabric with stripes so she was spending lots of time to match them (the matching, by the way, is perfect!). She chose this fabric with lots of […]
Today we are stopping at Jess Sew Fabulous to look at the awesome Emily Culottes that Jessie made. She actually made 2 versions during the testing – one with a white cotton that she wasn’t too crazy about because it wrinkled like crazy. But that didn’t deter Jessie at all, and she went ahead and […]
There are so many more tips and techniques I wanted to include in my Emily Culottes pattern, but the instructions would go from “detailed” to “ridiculously long.” No one likes to read hundreds of pages of pattern instructions. At least not me. So I decide to put them in my blog here. That way, everyone can benefit […]
Jordan was my tester of the Emily Culottes pattern and she is also a blogger at Goddess of Sewing. As you can see, she is a fantastic sewist and writer. Even though I always want to add color to my wardrobe, I admit that I don’t do it very effectively. I am inspired by Jordan’s turquoise […]
As part of the Swhettie Betties Aspiring Designer Challenge, Emily Culottes PDF pattern is released today! I know you will love them as much as I do. Since I created my pair, I have been wearing them all the time. I jumped in and out of my big car with ease, yet I still feel feminine. In […]
TESTING CALL CLOSED The testing call is now closed. Thank you so much for your support! The Emily Culottes pattern is now available in the shop. +++++++++++++ It’s been a rough ride to get Emily Culottes ready, but they are so worth all the effort. I absolutely love how they turn out. If you are interested […]
There is a time and place for pretty dresses. Who doesn’t like to feel pretty in a full skirt twirling in the sun? But the truth is, most days I reach in my closet to get something that I can feel comfortable in, something that I can wear to tackle the day face on. That’s when Paulina […]
TESTING CALL CLOSED The testing call is now closed. Thank you so much for your support! The Paulina Top is now available in the shop. +++++++++++++ The holiday has come and gone. I hope that everyone had a fantastic time. You know what I have been doing? Putting together Paulina Top, which I think is perfect […]
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