Playing Catch Up

with household stuff and all the things I should have been working on when I was sick over the weekend. So far I have been cranking out a ton of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned up xavier's room, and picked up the living room area. I also made some headway on a free pattern that is coming later in the week- finished up all the how-to illustrations, now I just have to finish writing the instructions. Now that I am finally feeling better, I am trying to make a huge dent in my to-do list today, we shall see how it goes. One thing I have been working is a new feature on the blog (it will be making its debut on Thursday), so psyched for it! Anyways, off to check  the ads to find a swimsuit for the little guy (I now I could make one, but I just don't have the time right now), his swimming lessons start next week in the afternoon which is perfect,  I am hoping to catch a little sun while he is swimming :)! Summer has officially started around here with finally warmer temperatures and fun activities. How is your summer going so far? 

And just because I can't leave you with out a random something, so here is one of my favorite illustrations that I did when I was in school--

End of April

I really can't believe how fast April went and I have a feeling that May won't be slowing down any. Last night, I spent a little time working on a few different projects. One is a little top secret for right now, but I did start working on a tutorial for a quick summer dress. (seriously, you will be able to make it in less than 2 hours and possibly even 1 and it is super comfy! I used a solid knit with a nice amount of stretch.) Here is the technical drawing for it:

This dress is really basic but very versatile. The back and the front are actually the same. A really simple shape, a v-neck, and some elastic thread to add some shirring while adding a little bit of shape to the waist and the shoulders. I have a couple plans for styling it differently:

*click the image to enlarge

The first illustration on the left shows the dress just as it is. For the second one I am planning on creating a belt that can tie in the front or the back- this will cover up the shirring around the waist but add a different option to wearing the dress. The third one shows just a cute print belt that I plan on adding buttons to the back for a little extra detail. The final option has a little cardigan with a flower brooch. These are just a few of my thoughts some of the possible styling options. Plus it will actually transition well in to the fall and even winter. I can already picture this with leggings or long sleeved sweaters. This is one dress that I will be making over and over in solids and prints. 


Then while watching a little bit of some re-runs of the New York City Housewives, I whipstitched 3 of the 5 rows of hexagons together before I called it a night. Seriously, why do the new episodes of the housewives come on at a 11 (not that it even matters since Bravo replays them all the time. I <3 that). I am hoping to catch a re-run of it today, while I finish up editing some photos.