Day 7: Rae Skirt by Sewaholic Patterns in rayon challis from Cali Fabrics Day 8: Emery Dress by Christine Haynes in quilting cotton from JoAnn’s. Day 9: Alex Shirtdress by Sew Over It in rayon challis by Rifle Paper Co bought at Finch Sewing Studio. Day 10: McCalls 7081 shirtdress in quilting cotton. This was…

  This is the second dress I made for the Royal Wedding Sewalong – I couldn’t stop at just one Royal Wedding dress, a girl has to have options if she is going to meet the queen 😉 See my first dress here.  This one is made from another stretch sateen from Stylemaker Fabrics. I…

Week 1 of Me Made May is officially over! Here is a round up of what I wore and what I learned… Day 1: Charlie Caftan Pattern by Closet Case Patterns in a cotton voile from Rifle Paper Co. Day 2: Chi Town Chinos Pattern by Alina Design Co.  in khaki bottomweight twill from Fabric…

This post originally appeared on the Cali Fabrics blog. The fabric was provided by Cali Fabrics but all opinions are my own.  The time between March and May is difficult dressing season. Waking up in the morning, it’s freezing but by lunchtime you feel ready to don a summer dress! A shirt dress is the…

Everyone who has met me in person, knows that I am a total Anglophile. I live by the Samuel Johnson quote, “When a man tires of London he tires of life.” In fact, this blog started out as a travel diary for my year abroad at the University of Exeter. When McCall’s announced they were…