{Pattern Review: The Kitty Dress}
May 31, 2019 by kelerr
Changing things up a little bit this week, and posting about one of my May Makes a little bit early. I think this might be a regular thing when I use a new (or at least new to me) pattern. Last week, Sew Over It released their latest pattern into their collection: the Kitty Dress! The pattern was originally from one of their in-store classes in London, and you couldn’t get it unless you took the class. As I live […]
{Weekend Reset}
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” Ann Lamott Do you ever have that feeling that you just need to reset your entire life? That was definitely me recently. I was insanely busy at work, with event after event. My apartment was a mess. I was eating terribly, not exercising and exhausted all the time. I was having trouble doing anything I liked: I wasn’t sewing, I wasn’t reading. I mostly found […]
Categories: Fashion, Me Made, Sewing
{Dior: Designer of Dreams}
“Everything I know, see or hear, every part of my life is transformed into dresses. They are my daydreams, but they have passed from dreamland into the world of everyday items to wear.” (Christian Dior) One day, doing a quick click through Instagram stories, a Dior dress caught my eye. I immediately slowed down to enjoy the glory of these beautiful gowns, and then of course wanted to know where they were. This is how I learned about the Dior: […]
Categories: Fashion, Out and About, Travel Tales, Traveling
{Costume Design: The Harry Potter Series}
I don’t think the costumes of the Harry Potter series get a lot of credit, but when you really break it down, there’s a lot to think about. Along with the rest of the design team, the costume designer needs to create a unique look for an equally unique world and combine that with the modern-day world as well. The characters have their robes, their school uniforms and their “real” clothes that they wear when interacting with Muggles. On top […]
Categories: Costumes, Movies, Travel Tales, Traveling
{Travel Tales: Scotland & London, Part Four}
The tail end of the trip was in London. Our primary goal was to see the Harry Potter Studio Tour, but it ended up being so much more! We returned to the Islay airport and took another small plane into London. This one also involved a brief stopover in Glasgow before arriving in London, and we immediately headed over to the Air BnB. It was in such a great location, just off Baker Street (yes, right near Sherlock Holmes’ house) […]
Categories: Travel Tales, Traveling
{Travel Tales: Scotland & London, Part Three}
This post may stretch out a little bit longer than the previous ones, as it’s going to cover the entirety of the time we were on Islay. There will be plenty of pictures of beautiful scenery to break up the text! On the third full day of the trip, we headed to the airport again. It was time to fly to Islay (pronounced Eye-la), a small island famous for their whiskey distilleries, including my favorite, Lagavulin. However, the first step […]
{Travel Tales: Scotland/England 2019, Part Two}
The day after our full day of Edinburgh sightseeing, it was time to head off to the Highlands! We weren’t leaving Edinburgh just yet technically, this was just a day tour that I arranged ahead of time. The tour’s plan was, among other things to take us to Sterling Castle, Loch Lomond & and Trossachs and a whiskey tasting (which was optional but I’ll get to that later). The morning began with a walk to meet the tour, where we […]
{My Makes for April}
May 7, 2019 by kelerr
With my trip being last month, I wanted to have lots of new clothes to wear in Scotland. Thus, April became a bit of a sewing frenzy! I made more personal projects than I have in months, and I’m thinking this is the beginning of a very productive period for me! First up, we have Lea. The Lea Dress came with an issue of Lisa Comfort Magazine last spring, and I’ve never made it. Now, its one of my favorite […]
Categories: Creating, Fashion, Me Made, Sewing, Travel Tales, Traveling
{What I Read: April 2019}
It’s time for another edition of “What I Read!” This month, because I spent so much time on airplanes and in airports and on buses the last week and a half of April, I have five books to discuss! Let’s just jump right in. The first book was Always, by Sarah Jio. I consider her books guilty pleasures. They are crazy easy to read and super predictable. However, I eat them up whenever I get one. I was late to […]