Category Archives: FABRIC REVIEWS

If you have read other articles of mine you may see a theme in what I tend to sew. Big pants. Button-ups. But I have been leaning into sewing dresses over the last couple of seasons and it has been a journey. A journey both fun as well as…exhausting? Is that the right word? As…

We made a neutral colored top that’s not at all neutral in shape. Neutral is simply something that goes with many other things. This top is neutral in color but very bold and unique in shape. This top almost captures Amanda’s personality. It’s creative and fun with a “sing your favorite song at the top…

When I received an offer to try a new poplin fabric, I immediately turned my attention to the Mary Black print. I imagined an airy delicate dress with a collar worn with comfortable shoes, boots or sneakers. Cotton poplin is a lightweight, breathable, and comfortable fabric with a flat surface structure. In addition, cotton poplin…

There is no question that I love linen. Living in a climate where it is warm and humid almost three seasons. Finding linen in all the colors that you want can be challenging. I tend to be exacting when it comes to the colors and patterns of my fabric. When Fabrics Store reached out about…

Do you ever see a designer dress or RTW (ready to wear) style that you fall in love with? Do you follow that love with “I could make that”? My toxic trait is always saying “I can make that.” “I’ll just sew that up for myself.” Or even worse, telling my sister when we are…

As a millennial, I’m in a constant battle with my wardrobe. I’ve branched out a lot in recent years and started incorporating more color and pattern in my closet, but my comfort zone is, without a doubt, neutrals. Not so endearingly, social media has dubbed this “sad beige”. Sad or not, it’s hard sometimes to…

When I first got asked if I wanted to test the new FS cotton fabric, it was a big HECK YES from me. This might sound extremely silly, over the top and maybe I’ll lose some sympathy points, but I love having stuff nobody else has (yet). I think I was born with a collector…

As a pre-teen, I would cut out images from fashion magazines and create new outfits in a notebook. I made sure they were complete looks; shoes, accessories, you name it. Glowing, I would brag about how I could make better outfits than the fashion editors did. Fashion evolved into painting, then into graphic design, which…

As summer winds down in the Northern Hemisphere and we collectively mosey (or for some of us, beeline) towards all things plaid and pumpkin, I decided instead to purchase what one friend called the “loudest” fabric I’ve ever picked to make the floral Fall pullover of my dreams. Moving to a new city back in…

Disco, baby! I love a good theme, I love the idea of making a birthday outfit, however, it couldn’t be just another birthday outfit. There is a concert benefit that I am going to that is disco themed. I knew that I wanted to use disco as inspiration for my birthday outfit. As challenging as…

When I sat down recently to make the Nico bias cut dress, I realized just how ironic it was that I was sewing with white linen: it was Labor Day.  I, like everyone else, am familiar with the age-old rule that tells us not to wear white after Labor Day, but I wasn’t sure where…