I needed a nice transition coat for the season and this Easy Trench Coat – Simplicity 8554 did the trick. We don’t have true season’s here so I don’t have the need for the stomp down blizzard, snow, sleet, and torrential rain kinda coat. Well, maybe not yet but there is this thing called “Climate… Read More
When your kids like to go through your closet and borrow your clothes. I’ll never see this outfit again but it looks amazing on her. I posed in the Anitra back in January of this year. My daughter Nyree wears the same dayum outfit including the shoes and all I could do was grab the… Read More
Can’t be great – churning out fabulous projects working on this hot mess of an ironing board. Let me introduce you to my horrible disgusting ironing board. I’ve had it for a bazillion years. I stripped off the cover look at I found underneath 🙁 Pure unadulterated horror. Oh the horror….I’m still clutching my… Read More
Baaaaaaby – This jacket right here! I was asked (totally flattered) by Michelle @thatblackchick if I would be interested in making a garment for the September/October issue of Sewn Magazine. Give me a minute to think about this – I mean I am in such demand that my personal assistant manages my time and scheduled appearances. The… Read More
This is probably one of my favorites projects of the year. Simplicity 8084 comes in two lengths. I made view A and chose a border print Ankara from the House of Mami Wata . Let me say that the project was a breeze and my favorite part were the button plackets. Don’t tell anyone but my sewing… Read More
