New Year, New Me, & a French Seam!

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I typically cringe at New Year goals… however, this year I decided to make some. Some for each month & some for the entire year. Small life changing, but obtainable goals! 🙂 I am a true believer that growth happens on a person’s own time, however, it all starts with…

Christmas Cheer

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! I hope everyone had an amazing time with their family, even though things feel so different. I really enjoyed spending time with my family, although I missed my grandparents so much. This year, I started some new traditions for the holidays, & I think we all really loved it. Buuuuut, back…

Indie Pattern Highlight: Chalk & Notch

Awhile ago, I decided I would take the time to shed some light on some awesome indie patterns & how to sew on a budget. Today, however, I am taking the time to talk about a company that goes by the name, Chalk & Notch. When I first saw the patterns they offered, I was…

How to Create a Tuck

When I say the best of all worlds just know I am definitely referring to this fabric. When I saw this fabric over at moodfabrics.com, I knew I had to have it. It is the perfect fabric for a fall dress, blouse, or skirt! The fabric print has panels or strips of animal print in…

DIY Under-bust Corset Tutorial

Hi all! I have great news…….. drum roll please……… I am spending the last few months of the year over at Mood Sewing Network! I am so elated to be a part of this experience. If you aren’t aware Mood Fabrics is fabric store located in New York & LA, however, they have an amazing…

The Unconventional Challenge

In late 2019, a challenge was started by Lynn Brannelly & another woman from Sewing Bloggers; the challenge was to create a garment from scratch using unconventional materials. It definitely felt like a Project Runway moment! Every week we had to post an update on what had changed from the previous week & give updates….

The Leopard Print Trend

Animal print was in more than ever this year! While it seems to never fade, it was very relevant this year. Leopard, cheetah, and zebra was among the most popular few. You can see this print in coats, tops, pants, shoes, scarves, handbags, etc. The prints were everywhere! Typically, I’m not too big on animal…

TGIF

Thank God I’m Filipino! “What are you? I think you’re Asian, but I’m going to ask if you know how to speak Spanish? As a child, & even as an adult to this day, I get asked about what my race is. If I’m Hawaiian, or Mexican, or maybe some type of Asian… October is…

Nice to Meet You!

My name is Macy, Camile is my middle. I am a child of God & I am exceptionally proud of that. I am a pop of color, in a world full of black and white. I love ALL things floral & vintage. 🌹 I sew, any & everything, but my favorite is a good dress….

Birthday Blues

Happy Birthday to little ol me! The story behind this shoot… I wanted to do something different for my birthday. First of all I LOVE blue, it is my ultimate favorite color. I decided I would have all blue everything; kind of like the Crush on You video by Lil Kim. So I decided on…