5 Winter Favorites

1... This cute Christmas card (top left).

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This above collage is my entry for the Minted inspiration board challenge this year. If anyone else enters let me know so I can send your board some love! 

2... Buzzcut Season by Lorde. I listen to this song about, 15 times per day. haha really though. I know Lorde is all the rage right now but at least the hype is warranted this time, I loove her voice. 

3... This little lady. How there can be so much talent wrapped up into one person is beyond me. Seriously I need to stop looking at this blog, it's making me question everything about any sewing ability I ever thought I once had. haha really though, this girl is amazing.

4... Netflix.. So here's the thing. I was into Breaking Bad for a while but then it just got to be too much for me. Too much gah, I don't know, just horribleness. Maybe I'm naive but I couldn't handle it. So I want a new show. I was thinking Carrie Diaries maybe? (Polar opposite from Breaking Bad. haha) Or else right now I've been into Untold Stories of the ER. But please, suggestions are welcome!

5... Ghost Map by Steven Johnson. About the cholera epidemic in London in the 1860s. Super, super fascinating! And I have a love affair with London currently so that makes it all the better. 

6... Bijou Market. This weekend in Provo! I love when this is held. Local people I hope to see you all there!

Sewn : Madewell Inspired Striped Dress

Hi guys! Wow has it been long since I've posted. School/work/trying-to-keep-sane does that to you I guess though.

Here's my latest project! A multi-directional striped dress inspired by this lovely one I saw from Madewell.

The pattern for the bodice and the sleeves is Simplicity 4802. The only changes I made to the  pattern were that I re-drafted the neckline, added length on the sleeves so I could do cuffs on the bottom, and then just added a lining.

The skirt pattern is self-drafted, meaning that I took two rectangles of fabric, added pleats, and pretended like I knew what I was doing. haha it works!



Sorry by the way that I look so melancholy in these photos, I don't know what the deal is there. (Mom you were right, I should have smiled more. :)

Then an exposed metal zipper down the back to give the dress a bit more contrast (it was starting to feel a little too 60's homemaker for me, haha). 
And that's that! Now I'm off to go watch One Direction interviews on YouTube. That's definitely the most productive thing I could be doing with my time right now so it's all good. haha they're seriously hilarious, I'm telling you. 

Fabric: Blue-Striped Woven from Mood

Pattern: Vintage Simplicity 4802 (minor adjustments)

Mood

Starting in March I will be joining the Mood Sewing Network and you could say I am a little bit excited. Like I think I got an hour of sleep the night they asked me, ha for real though, I am so freaking excited! So what is it exactly? It's a community of 10 bloggers who sew monthly for Mood's online blog and get to choose different fabrics to use from their fabric store (the one they go to on Project Runway). The other bloggers, or most of them at least, are lucky enough to be closer to New York so they go to the actual store but they also have an online store which I will be using. Anyways, I'm pumped for life and even though most of you won't even notice a difference I figured I'd say something anyways since I will be referencing it in future posts. 

Honestly I'm still trying to figure out why they picked me (because if you have seen the other bloggers, oh my gosh being in over my head is an understatement) but for now I'm just going to go with it and pretend like I know. haha, thanks so much Mood!