Sew Luxy

I feel like a naughty little elf in this dress. Or a gamine Grinch. Every year around the holidays, Keith teases me and calls me The Grinch. To be fair, I do have some Grinch-esque tendencies, such as calling Christmas a consumerist holiday (well it is, OK?), and generally not being as merry or as bright as some people would like. After years of defending myself against these wild accusations, this year I figured I'd just go with it and make a Grinch-green dress. Way to turn it around on him, right? Anyway, I have to make this post quick--I've got dinner with me--I can't cancel that again. This is a Nicola Finetti for Vogue pattern. I confess I didn't know the designer until seeing her recent Vogue release, but she has some rad stuff. It still blows my mind that we seamstresses can access designer patterns and make our own versions--it's like being let into the designer's head and allowed to make edits/changes. Anyway, I decided this patte...

Hey guys, Happy October! Is everyone enjoying Fall? I'm here to bring you yet another iteration of M6886 (I know I know ...). I make this pattern a lot. Since construction is pretty basic, I will simply tell you why I keep making it, other than the obvious- it's good. 1. I wear my previous two M6886 iterations more than any of my other me-mades. They come on vacations with me as they are easy one-stop outfits which can be worn to and from the pool, but also anywhere else without eliciting scandalous looks. They are also perfect for lazy Saturday errand-running. 2. I was inspired by  Karla Deras  . 3. Although shirt-dresses and bodycon dresses are common in RTW fashion, I usually find the quality to be lackluster. For instance, the fabric used is typically very thin, very stretchy, poly-blend, which is see-through and loses it's shape easily, and sometimes even itches. Not my cup of tea. I prefer to use thicker cotton knits like this one (this dress...