My first linen dress and John's birthday. (Vlog)

Yesterday was John’s birthday. There’s still not a whole lot one can do to celebrate a birthday. But we made the most of it and had an excellent day. I give a little run down in my vlog below.

No about that dress. You can see me wearing it in the vlog video too.

I got the fabric from a thrift store for $3.99. It was just a smidgen over 2 yards of fabric. It’s a warm burnt orange shade that I don’t think I’d choose for myself. But the thrift store gods provided and the pricing was on my side.

I had never sewn linen before and I learned quickly that you can’t make too many mistakes with it due to the nature of the weave. It’s some squirrelly stuff. But I love my linen store bought clothing so much I’m willing to try to make my own.

Vintage coordinating floral cotton fabric for the pockets.

I didn’t have quite enough fabric that the pattern called for. I made some length adjustments (the pattern was for a midi length dress) and I opted to use a vintage cotton floral fabric for the pockets.

I ran out of vintage buttons! I only needed one more to be able to have enough to make it fully functional (and modest) dress. Until then, I’m wearing it as a tunic with leggings which is pretty awesome in my book.

I’m definitely ready to take on my next linen project now that I know what to expect with it. Being the fabric nerd that I am, I’ve read up on the history of linen. Truly amazing. Even the wikipedia page for linen is an interesting read.

I hope you’ll enjoy the video and I hope your Monday has been a good one. xo-Thea

Vlog and Spooky Skeleton Kanzashi

First up, yesterday’s vlog:

Admittedly, it was a bit rushed as time kind of got away from me yesterday. I’m also still acclimating to using Premier Pro rather than iMovie. But we wanted to mention the little information that we have about Adobe Max/Marketplace that 6 by 6 will be a part of. Reminder that Max is free this year!!! SIGN UP!!! John and I have attended the past two years and each time we left filled to the brim with inspiration. As well as new insights on how to use Adobe’s products for our creative endeavors. I know that sounds a bit like a sales pitch, but we use a ton of their applications for many aspects for both companies. And who doesn’t like Free?

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you might have caught this little teaser yesterday. I whipped up a few Skeleton Kanzashi clips for spooky season. They are available in my shop. Sadly, there won’t be a cotton alternative for these. Perhaps in the future though. I get random requests for these throughout the year.

I’m glued to my computer, sewing machine and kanzashi table this week. I have some fun videos, projects and photoshoots on my list week. Whatever I can do to power through to election day. :)

xo-Thea

Bah! I keep forgetting to update here!

Hello! I’m not sure why I can never remember paste links for my vlogs and other videos on YouTube. Is this why my daughter says I’m already senile?

Here’s last week’s vlog:

In the video above, I basically talk about the sewing adventure that I am on. I’m in deep guys. The fabric hoarder in me is raging and I’m swooping up all sorts of fabrics right now.
I’m also knocking off standing projects off of my to do list. One that both John and I were super excited about was this Custom Kitchen Nook Decor. I know that sounds a little weird and it kinda is, but also cool.

Lastly, for today the whole reason I logged on was to fix a color issue on my site. Thankfully one of my friend’s pointed it out to me when she placed an order. She’s totally getting extra swag as a thank you. Apologies to anyone who might have experienced that issue. I’m a fabric folder/hoarder not a web designer. :D

I hope all of you are safe. Here on the West Coast of the US, we’re basically on fire. The smoke is in the air and its rough. Man, this year is just - wow. Lots of virtual hugs and love my friends. - Thea

Easy Projects - Fabric Napkins (Video)

I have been sewing a lot more recently. Which I love. I’m not the best at it, but I know enough to get by. Aside from sewing face coverings/masks, I wanted to come up with easy one day sewing projects. I discovered a big box of commercial fabrics I had in storage (which I thought I offloaded it all onto a friend). Fabric hoarding is real. So here’s my first project to share, super simple, affordable reusable fabric napkins.

Easy Projects - Fabric Napkins Napkin in use post making of the video of course.

I have a thousands self critiques, but it has been a few years since I’ve made a craft video. There are more in store and I hope you’ll follow along and try some out.

xo-Thea