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It's recommended when sewing to have what they call "palette cleansers" in between projects. Palette cleansers are another name for those simple projects that are quite effortless to put together to ease your mind before approaching a more complicated sewing project or to simply get your sew-jo (sewing mojo) back. I was in need of…
Back in December, a friend of mine from college reached out to me about making traditional African attire for him and his girlfriend. He said he really liked my work and wanted me to make them outfits for his father’s 60th birthday party. I was so humbled by that because you really never know who is…
Continue reading ➞ Self Care Moment: I Had My First Two Custom Clothing Clients!
So let me tell you something about this here pattern. First and foremost, it is the very first pattern I ever owned. My older sister Nelly bought me a class on how to alter blouse patterns on Craftsy (now named Blueprint) and the class came with McCall's M6649 button down shirt pattern. I was so…
On November 10th, 2018, I had the honor and privilege of marrying the love my life and Chief AGAIN! I emphasize "again" because in my Nigerian culture (most specifically my Igbo culture), we typically have two weddings: A traditional Igbo wedding ceremony and a church wedding (also known as white wedding or American wedding). In…
Continue reading ➞ Why I Chose To Make My Wedding Reception Gown & Lessons Learned
With the first month of 2019 coming to an end, I realized that I haven't shared on my blog two of the new sewing challenges I made for myself for 2019. It was just a few days into January and I found myself wondering what on earth I was going to do with sewing. Much…
Continue reading ➞ #SewTheStash2019 & #100DaysOfSewing: All About My 2019 Sewing Challenges
Happy New Year, beautiful people! We thank God we made it to 2019! Like most years in my adulthood, 2018 literally flew by. One day it was January 1st, the next day it was Christmas and the rest was a blur, yet when I think back on it so much actually happened last year. I…
This year, I really wanted to challenge myself to try things that I would normally be afraid to commit to. One of those challenges was to do an Instagram sew along. If you are not familiar with a sew along, it is basically when a group of sewers online agree to work on a specific…
Continue reading ➞ Yellow & Green Collection Piece #4: Simplicity 8642 Top
I wish I knew where I first spotted this dress but just know when I laid eyes on it I knew it had to one day make it's way to my closet. I have been looking for a cute and playful dress that I can easily throw on that can be dressed up for an…
Continue reading ➞ Yellow & Green Collection Piece #3 : Cynthia Rowley Simplicity 8636 Flounce Dress
Hey friends! Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you the second piece of my collection. It's this McCall's 7129 wrap skirt in view C that I made with this lovely floral fabric I bought in Thailand to match my bell sleeved top in my last post. It was my first time making a…
Continue reading ➞ Yellow & Green Collection Piece #2: McCall’s 7129 Wrap Skirt
Hey everyone! This week flew by so quick but I'm glad that I can at least snag a moment to gush about this super cute top I made for my Yellow & Green collection. My absolute first piece! Although I've taken my sweet time to share it on the blog, I've worn this shirt out…
Continue reading ➞ Yellow & Green Collection Piece #1: Simplicity 0891 Top
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