elinestelleMay 30Sew-Along: Simplicity #S8844I'm back! You may have seen my post on Minerva.com with the pink painted paints a few months ago... when I saw this fabric on Minerva I...
Mar 14, 20211 minHappy St. Patricks Day! #K4104Happy St. Patricks Day 2021! This year was spent in Chicago, the best place to celebrate this holiday! Even without a green river and...
Feb 14, 20211 minValentines Day 2021 #BlytheMcCallsHappy Valentines Day! A day of love for hopeless romantics. I have been saving this heart fabric all year for just the right occasion....
Jan 3, 20211 minHappy New Year 2021Goodbye 2020, and good riddance! What a year it has been, between a global pandemic, getting furloughed, and moving half-way across the...
Apr 12, 20201 minEaster 2020: #K4261 & #K4104This year's holidays are being celebrated a little differently. While I can't celebrate with a lot of people, I can still make something...
Mar 24, 20203 minWomens History Month - MarchMarch is National Women's History Month. If you haven't already, check out my Women's Month blog post about the Diane Von Furstenberg...
Mar 17, 20201 minSt. Patricks Day 2020Happy St. Patricks Day! This year is a little different; with all the bars closed and the annual NYC Parade cancelled, the only thing to...
Feb 14, 20202 minValentines Day 2020Love is in the air today. This year for Valentines Day I made a comfortable and versatile dress that I could wear from work to dinner. I...
Jan 1, 20202 minMinerva: Holiday EditionHappy Holidays! With the new year comes celebrations! For the holiday season I chose to use the Fringe Sequin Fabric in Jeans Blue. This...
Nov 24, 20192 minThanksgiving 2019This year I wanted to make a garment fit for a grand Thanksgiving feast. That garment was made using an orange brushed fabric that I had...
Jul 15, 20191 min4th Of JulyHappy 4th of July! This year I found the perfect designer fabric at Mood. The colors and stripes alone would make this a great...
May 13, 20191 minMother's Day 2019Happy Mother's Day! This year I decided to make it special by making my gift for my mom. Since I've moved away from home in Des Moines,...
Apr 21, 20191 minEasterHappy Easter Sunday! For the holiday I sewed a beautiful Easter dress using fabric from my stash, with lining fabric from Astoria Fashion...
Apr 7, 20193 minApril ShowersHappy April! With the oncoming of spring means rain in the forecast! I always prefer to wear a raincoat when I'm commuting in the rainy...
Mar 18, 20192 minSt. Patricks DayWhen I was in college the only fabric stores I had to choose from were JoAnn's and Hancock Fabrics. Several times during college I made...
Feb 18, 20192 minValentines DayI LOVE prints. So any special holiday is an extra excuse to wear fabulous (and sometimes kitschy) prints. For this Valentines Day I was...