Fashionista Dreams

I share a lot of pictures of things I have made my sister or myself, I don't get to make things for my brother nearly as much. Which is another reason why I love  Fabriculous . Mandi always runs huge rounds, with lots of colors and options. Dean gets so excited when fabric comes from them, because he knows I am going to make him something.  These autobot were from the first round I did on the seam team, I was so excited to get to choose fabrics, bases, quantity I needed.  Let me tell you a little secret, we have never seen how to train your dragon, really. We have watched some of the show and parts of the movies but never really sat down and watched all of it. However he is all about dragons and Dinos so he was super excited about this one.  I love making him matching sets! He gets so excited over them, and every day he wears them he comes running out to show me that he's wearing a whole outfit I made him!  He is so goof...

One of the prints I have absolutely fallen in love with is the Ice. I have yet to see it in a color that I didn't think was amazing! My mom and I tested the Mix it up collection from  George + Ginger , so of course we had to take a few photos together, and we used  Fabriculous  Ice, it gave the look a bit more flash and fancy feel.  But not too fancy... 🤣 Now this was all the way fancy! Used the Ice to make my mom this fantastic mash up of patterns ball gown. She got a lot of compliments on the color and design especially, it was an artillery ball and red is their thing.  The thing I love most about the ice design is it looks sparkly with out the headache of sewing sequins and gems or anything on it to give that effect. It is just another element of dimension and I love that in fabric.  All of the ice in this blog is cotton lycra, though they have run it in other bases too. I just really love the structure of their...

The new book club sweater was just released from  Ellie & Mac , I love the personality this shirt has.  I am a big Spiderman fan, I loved that this shirt gave me the ability to have a more subtle nod to one of my favorite fandoms. I have had this spider fabric in my stash for a while now. I got a great deal on it during a clearance event over at  Hushabye Fabric .   So many possibilities for combinations with this one, I am thinking ice blue and snowflakes for winter, or cabe knit looking sweater knit, pastels or florals for spring. What combinations would like you to see?

When I saw this design from Fabriculous  I knew I had to get it for my brother! He loves it so much, and the fact that our little sister does not love it is admittedly a bit of a bonus lol.  I made him a whole outfit, an Altitude hoody from  Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop  and wide leg pants from  Ellie & Mac . I don't think he will ever own store bought pants again. These fit him so much better! As my dad says the struggle is real, he's a size 5t waist and 12 length!  Anyway back to this awesome fabric lol. The colors are so rich and bright, and the graphic is so detailed. There are a lot of options this round but this is a really fun one I think. There is also the same panel but with words saying my dino ate your unicorn! Kaylee is not a fan lol  I love how happy he is to get things I make for him. He is always so excited to tell everyone I made him what he's wearing. 

I was really excited to get picked for this panel!  It is the perfect blend of angst and adorable! Did you see that elephant?! So cute! This was a design of my own making in a way, I had a vision and mashed a couple patterns together and then completely created the sleeve detail on my own. I am really looking forward to wearing this come the holidays!  I think this might have been the most fun photoshoot because it was mid summer and we were outside in the front of our house with Christmas decorations and running down to use the neighbors trees that line the property for privacy... I can't wait to see what the coming year brings to this amazing company. 

I think I have mentioned before that I LOVE testing George + Ginger patterns with Kristi because she really wants her patterns and collections to be special, perfect and her vision. This Campfire set is part of  the 2019 Fall Collection . You can also get this pattern by its self, the collection in clouds this amazing set, (Full romper, capri, and stand alone pants, along with a jumper) The October dress, which comes in 3 lengths, and a beautiful extra top, and it is so EXTRA! I am gonna add the line drawings, there are so many options and looks that can be created with this collection. I am so excited about it.   What I mad and am showing you here is the full pant romper, with the optional tie back, I did make a jumper too that I will show in a bit more detail tomorrow.  This fabric is from  Blended Thread Fabrics , they are based out of Canada, but totally worth the extra cost. It was a dream to sew with, a great structure and heavy weigh...

This new cardigan has some really fun options, and comes in a kids and adult version so bring on all the matching sets!  Below is a line drawing of the different style options for the Tiegan Cardigan by  The Simple Life Company . All of these options are available in the girls and women versions.  I made two, both sleeveless options because, Hawaii, but the duster and cardigan length. The sister is about mid calf and the cardigan was about mid thigh on me.  I think I will make the little girls version for Kaylee next, with the ruffle option cause she's fancy lol.  This was a super fun make, really easy to sew and I had this amazing fabric in my stash from  The Fab Clique . A lot of my stash is from them lol I really am #FABsessed. They ship so fast and the quality and selection is always on point and trend.