Category Archives: finished pieces

Well, I am not that crazy about this dress. Hubby had been hounding me to make a poka dot dress with a black belt and black stripe. So I busted out my trusted Simplicity 3745, as the last one fitted me quite well. But the modification i did for the black belt part didnt go soContinue reading “Polkadot dress”

Remember a few years ago i had a Qipao craze after watching “In the mood for love“? I had made three qipao so far. The first two fit very poorly and i have salvaged the frog buttons from there. The last one fit very well – Ive worn it to work parties and its prettyContinue reading “Qipao revisited – summer rayon”

(excuse the wrinkles. I saw a chance for some photos and did not have the time to iron out the wrinkles! beggars cant be choosers!) I am in LOVE with this jacket!! When I saw Crab & Bee’s Vogue 8926 I was quite green with envy. The next time Hancock had a Vogue Pattern sale, I snatchedContinue reading “Curtain Wrap Jacket”

Hello! Its been a while since I’ve last updated. The blog update had been slow lately, but my sewing has not stopped. I am about 10 garments behind! Its just so darn hard to get out there for a decent photoshoot with two kids. This dress is a pretty recent make and I’ve been wearing itContinue reading “Butterfly dress”

I made this cutsy little dress with some details that I’ve spotted in pinterest. In fact its a almost copy of the second dress. The pattern I modified is burda 2010 January, dress #130. Its a very simple pattern with a dart at the chest. I had to do some hand stitching at the collarContinue reading “A-Line Linen”

I made these two about 2 month ago, but currently hubby and I are both quite bored of backyard photos. So we decided to make sure to wear hand-made clothing on trips and take photos of them with more scenic background. This is from our trip to Pajaro Dunes. It was a wonderful trip andContinue reading “Upcycled Sweaters”

Just a quick project that only took, maybe an hour or so? Hubby found that one of his hoodie shrunk too much. I actually loved that hoodie on him, and kept it around to maybe upcycle it for little K. But lately I’ve been wanting a few sweaters for the summer (CA has chilly nights)Continue reading “Upcycled Hoodie”

OMG You guys!! This could be the best project from me for 2015! I learnt about this awesome pattern from smvphotography‘s projects in 2008, and was immediately smitten. I made an attempt to make one then, but being only a year into sewing, it was literally impossible to understand the instructions and I gave up afterContinue reading “Linen Alexander McQueen Kimono Jacket”

          This is a small collection of two tops that I made recently. I had this from Happily Grey and was very much inspired. I modified Burda 2010/2, #112 to make pattern for this. The front is made from knit, back upper panel from eyelet (rayon for the while and cotton for the black),Continue reading “Black and White”

        This was made waaaaay back in January this year. But life got in the way and we didnt have a chance to photograph it until now! I wanted to try another oversized look for my next coat. I was still far from my original weight so I didnt want to make anotherContinue reading “Baby Blue Statement Coat”