Momma Art

Look at this awesome fabric! Check out the website where I bought it  HERE  It's just perfect for a Dia De Los Muertos dress! It's going to be perfect! I'm so glad I bought it in August, so I will have plenty of time to create and wear it before Halloween!  (Can you hear the sarcasm) .....time just slipped away.......  I was still going to make the fabric into dress, because I just loved it so!!!!   I decided to buy a pattern. A real pattern online!  A printable file that I had to put together, and decipher all by myself!  I put my mind to it and decided to go for it! I found one that I liked on www.burdastyle.com  You can check it out  HERE I originally wanted to make it with long sleeves,  but I didn't have enough fabric. Shorties will have to do! I kept putting it on and taking  it off to try to get the best fit. This was a long process. Too big in the shoulders, too long in the torso, and I had to veer away from the pattern

This is a pillowcase that I found for about $0.50 at Goodwill. It was half price day! I knew that I didn't want the pillowcase, but that crayon patch was the BOMB!!! I promptly plucked that patch from it's home on the pillowcase, and propelled it towards a new life! Does anyone know where this could have come from? It was hand sewn onto the pillowcase. It looks like it had a previous home attached to something else. Someone took good care if it. Here's the back in case you were interested. I bought this strapless dress on half price day as well.  I originally got it for the fabric, to make a scarf or tote bag.... but something spoke to me! I knew what I had to do! I set my machine for fancy stitch #14, and sewed that puppy on my green tube dress. Off center, and asymmetrically of course! Who wants a crayola patch right in the center?  Not this girl! Sewed it on!! The temperatures here are less than desirab

I found this thick, soft, and comfy awkward dress at my favorite Goodwill for a three dollars.  It was half price day. YAY! Anyone else think these pockets are placed...uh..strategically?  Thanks for takin' my picture babe! My kid rules! Do you like the black socks? Here's a close up of the weird pockets. Those pockets gotta go! I picked them off with my trusty seam ripper! Look closely to see the cool flowery print. Bye Pockets! I asked my daughter what else I should do to this dress. She promptly replied, "Momma, you should dye it violet." being an art teacher and all, I was so impressed that she said violet and not purple, so how could I refuse. "That is a fantastic idea Olivia." I told her. So, I dyed it violet. Remember the print you had to look really closely to see? Well, the best thing happened.... When I dyed it, the print didn't take the dye, and it just popped right off the fabric! I love when