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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Sweater Vest Part 2

Who doesn't love selfies in their bedroom mirror? They're just the best photos ever. ;) I love how different the sweater (vest? I still don't know what to call it. Sweater vest sounds so...80s) looks with the cream top & nude flats. The ring was a fun little impulse purchase from Beverly's. The jeans & sweater are thrift finds, everything else from chain stores.

Jeans- Goodwill, $8

Shirt- TJ Maxx, $12

Sweater- thrift, $4

Shoes- Target, $14 (on sale!)

Ring- Beverly's, $5.50 total, I think* (it's acutally 2 pieces)

Bracelets- Old Navy, Target, Caroline G.

Necklace- Old Navy

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Skirt Tutorial!

Step 1: Gather your supplies...

This is a super easy way to make a skirt. Once you have this down, it should only take 30-60 minutes to make one. You'll need about a yard of fabric (depending on size & print), a machine (or you could always hand sew, but that will take more time), coordinating thread, scissors, an area to cut your fabric, & a measuring tape or ruler.

Step 2: Measure your waist. Divide that in half, then cut.
My daughter's waist is 20 inches, so I cut at the 11 inch mark.
Step 3: After the fabric is cut, put right sides together & pin.

I made this considerably smaller for my daughter, so you'll just scale up to fit you. Also, to have more fullness & ensure it'll fit my hips, I always cut a few inches bigger than actually necessary. I used 100% cotton, 44 inch wide fabric, so when I was initially cutting the fabric was folded in half. After I cut it for the waist, I cut it in half at the fold, to have 2 even pieces.

Step 4. Sew those two sides together! Both sides, leaving the top & bottom alone.

Step 5: Not 100% necessary, but zig-zag over all raw
edges helps keep things looking nicer.

Step 6: Zig-zag stitched the raw bottom hem, then rolled....

Step 7: Sewing a straight stitch over the rolled hem. Just makes it look a smidgen neater.

I normally do the hem before I take care of the waist, but that's only because I typically hem everything about the same length.

Step 8: Waist time! I used 1 inch elastic & measured what was comfortable around my daughter's waist.
I folded over the top just enough so the elastic would fit and did a straight stitch, leaving about an inch open so I could wiggle the elastic in.

Step 9: Pinned the end of the elastic in place, then used a safety pin to pull the other end through. When it had come all the way through, I sewed it into place, then closed the inch opening I'd left.

Step 10: Finished product!

Little bit wearing her new skirt...she loves it! :)

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Chevron & Anchors

Continuing with my love of chevron + being crafty, one of the outfits in this post is a chevron skirt I made. It's SO easy. Of course, my fabric came from Savannah Sewing. I may live thousands of miles away, but I'll always get my favorite fabrics from there. I'd originally bought this fabric with the intention of making pillows or a makeup bag, but changed my mind. It's a heavier weight, so it's perfect for fall & winter too! The best part of this skirt is that I no longer have in it my possession as I sold it to a good friend of mine. The other skirt I made for a tea that I attended with the Spouse Association here. This skirt was even easier to make!

Made 2 chevron skirts-1 for my mom!

Photo from my Instagram

Sold Skirt!

The skirt itself is super easy to make. I'll have a tutorial for it Thursday! :)

Friday, October 4, 2013

Peplum + Skinny Jeans

I'm officially a peplum convert. This lovely top came from TJ Maxx for only $10! Best part, it's a Laundry by Shelli Segal top that normally goes for over $100. I totally did a happy dance when I was checking out the tag. If you haven't checked out TJ Maxx, seriously...go, now. They have some pretty fabulous items there. I'm a huge Lilly Pulitzer fanatic and have found a ton of home, kitchen & phone accessories as well. Now if only I could find Kate Spade clothing in my size...