I absolutely fell in love when I saw Alexandria’s version (inspired by Tessa – @sewspoke) of Peppermint Magazine + In The Folds Wrap Skirt!!! I’ve made this skirt before as a lace cover-up but a few small changes make it feel like a whole new skirt. I’m trying my level best to use up fabric…
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/a real Melo jacket
………well, Melo inspired anyway. But in the spirit of my New York Knickerbockers having an absolute killer showing last night in game 5 against the Pacers while down 4 injured key players (I digress now, don’t worry), and in the continued spirit of my cousin Alain (we’re still aethering!), I also recently finished this cozy…
/aether suggested
In physics, aether theories propose the existence of a medium that transmits gravitational or electromagnetic forces. My cousin Alain believed that art is made from inspiration from a force outside oneself. He encouraged finding that inspiration and used “aether suggested” in his artwork. He would read my blog and enjoyed seeing my artistic pursuits. He would…
/bronze disco jumpsuit
NYC Frocktails was in early October and was a Studio 54 theme!! I ended up not being able to make it but I was in the process of making this jumpsuit to attend. I also had it in mind for my cousin’s wedding in Ottawa as well as my friend’s mom’s bday party so it…
Gimme MORE……
……more quilted, more Bubble Frock, and more Cecilie Bahnsen inspiration!!!! This top seems to be a continuation of pervious themes: my love of using quilts as fabric for clothes, my love of the Bubble Frock pattern (by Lydia Naomi), and my love of Cecilie Bahnsen silhouettes!!! The first time I used a quilt to make…
#FibreMoodRya
I know it’s nearly May and I’m making a wool jacket. I had to! I’ve been eye-ing making a shaket since Isabel Marant’s Etoile came out. I was OB-sessed!!! My plan was to literally extend a larger men’s shirt pattern and use a wool to make it but all these inspo patterns have come out…
Summers are for……..
……wearing white and wearing seersucker. Wearing white seersucker is even better yes? I’ve had the pattern for this dress for a WHILE! I feel like I say that quite a bit but kudos to me for working thru my stash, no? I originally bought it because of Martha of Buried Diamond. I LOVE her bright…
HIGHEST Key Mood
aka Mood Collaboration #3 for June 2020. Friends……..FRIENDS!!!! Ya girl did THE MOST with this June Mood project!! But in my defense, I thought it would be an easier project than it was. And once I started, I had to commit to it. I’ve never been afraid of doing too much!! When in doubt, overdress,…
NOT the boss of me!!!
My mom always says that I’ve been a rebel. “Depi’w te piti, ou toujou REBEL!” (Translation from Haitian Kreyol: Since you were little, you’ve always been a REBEL! You have to put HEAVY emphasis on “rebel”. Kreyol is as much about what words are emphasized as it is what is being said.) I don’t know…
Medium Key Mood
You ever want to be comfy cozy but still dressed? Like be able to move and not fuss with what you’re wearing but still make a statement? That’s medium-key to me. Low-key feel with high-key appeal meeting in the middle! (OH SHOOT! I just came up with that. I’m copyrighting that! Don’t steal that!) Joy,…
My Catch Up Game
I’m normally good for a couple of things: (1) starting multiple projects and finishing just a few, and (2) HOARDING sewing patterns and fabric. When I really started sewing more seriously and more frequently, I made a promise to myself that I would NOT start multiple projects thereby overwhelming myself to ergo not completing a…
Olivia Palermo Inspo Jacket
Olivia Palermo will forever be a style inspiration for me!!! What I wouldn’t give to do a Supermarket Sweep through her closet for 15mins. Do y’all remember that show?!?! Not sure what fascinated me so about dashing and grabbing through a supermarket but I would watch it all the time as a kid! While perusing…
Daphney Boutin 