Category Sewing

Easy Flowy Dress: McCalls Pattern 7969 Review

McCalls 7969 Pattern dress in eyelete gauze

It seems like this McCalls 7969 Dress Pattern took the internet sewing community by a storm a couple of years ago, and for good reason! The dress has billowy dramatic sleeves and an easy to fit pull-over style. I really…

How to Sew a Toddler Romper without a Pattern

Cloning clothes you already own is a pretty popular form of sewing online right now. You are able to recreate some of your closet favorites without finding and purchasing a commercial pattern. I have found with my limited time sewing…

Easy DIY Shower Curtain

I probably took three trips to the local super store staring at the wall of shower curtain options. I hated all of them! The fabrics looked cheap, the patterns overwhelming and nothing seemed high quality. Then that little bug in…

The Dressmaker Mama: Origin Story

The story of starting my blog to document the creation of a me-made wardrobe and other sewing endeavors. The Dream I had long since dreamed about being a blogger, growing up as a millennial in the age of technology. Seldom…