New Pattern: Sew Over It Kitty Dress

May 22, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

As a Sew Over It Pattern Insider, I had the opportunity to test Sew Over It’s latest pattern, the Kitty Dress. I love a good shirt dress (here and here) and this one is perfect with lots of design details and options that make it unique – a shawl collar, a gathered or paneled skirt, and […]

An Anthro-Inspired Corduroy Shirt Dress

October 13, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Corduroy seems to always find a way into my Fall sewing plans and I can always count on Anthropologie to have a offerings to inspire me. When I saw this shirt dress on their website, I had to have a new corduroy shirt dress of my own. I’ve made a couple of shirt dresses before […]

Easy, breezy – – the Kalle Shirt Dress

August 19, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

I didn’t set out to become a fan girl of Closet Case Patterns, but that’s what seems to have happened! After making Closet Case’s Charlie Caftan twice (here and here) and loving it, I decided I had to give Heather’s other patterns a try. I chose the Kalle, although at first glance, it didn’t seem […]

A travel dress in Barcelona

July 6, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I always love seeing your ‘makes’ in action so I thought I’d do a quick post to show you my new favorite travel dress in Barcelona doing the hard job of keeping me comfortable and cool! The double gauze I used for this version of Mccalls 7314 is the perfect travel fabric, crease resistent and […]

Shirt Dress Love: McCall’s 7351

May 28, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

If I had to choose only one garment to take with me to a desert island it would probably be a shirt dress, because they just make me happy. This one gets bonus points for being a rayon shirt dress, which is pure bliss to wear in any weather. What’s different about this dress for […]