Silverlinings Originals

DIY - Jean Dress - Burda Young 7225  View B Hey fellow blogging world. I couldn't wait to post this dress I made because I was so proud of it when I finally finished.  It did take me all day b/c I was doing things around the house at the same time. Sundays are always busy at home, but I was determined to get this dress made.  I was dreaming about it!! I have to really get my daughter to take closer pictures! LOL  What am I going to do when school starts, my photographer will be in the 5th grade! I will be honest, I love patterns that do not have many pieces to cut out.  As much as I love cutting patterns and fabric...I don't want to be cutting just the pattern for 45 minutes! The fabric I used is a stretch jean material.  I purchased it from Walmart a few months ago with this pattern in mind. I don't know exactly the percentage of stretch anymore because I bought it so long ago.  I remember wanting it to get over my curve...

We Are The Champions!!! Team Pic Third Rail Cafe & Pub Final Score 16-5 August 6, 2014 Hey fellow bloggers!! I am so many things....and now I am a softball champion in the women's B-league division. How I have time to do all the things I do between full-time work, my kids and their sports, and sewing...and I did play softball every Wednesday night.  The team we played (Chicago Sam's) beat us last year in the championship and this year we were going for the juggler.  We have a love hate relationship with this team and revenge was over due!! From left to right: My cousin Megan, me and my cousin Ashley Its funny how they are younger than me 3-4 yrs and I am the smallest :( LOL Isn't she beautiful!!! She was well deserved!! Lots of blood (literally from sliding into bases), sweat (hot days and nights) and tears (from the days we lost and the days we won).  I am so proud of my team, my softball family!! I'm thinking of ret...

DIY -- Simplicity Pattern 1367 -- View A (Jo-Ann Fabric Pattern # S0563) I finally got around to using the fabric that I purchase from fabric.com a few months ago. I liked it so much when I saw it, I just bought 2 yards without really having an idea in mind.  If you are a follower of my blog you probably saw this fabric in my fabric haul 3 posting. The fabric is Kaufman Laguna Stretch Jersey Knit Chevron Emerald .   I love when you only have to cut a few pieces instead of 10-12!!  I bought just enough to do this project.  I think at first I did want to make a maxi dress.  Because I didn't have a pattern to go off of when I purchased it, that idea was scraped really quick.  That's what happens with impulse buys on your lunch break at work.  This was a quick and easy sew.  Just sew up the side seams leaving how ever many inches you want for your side slit un-sewn.  I had in my stash left over black spande...

Last night into this morning I was working on another bathing suit to have for my vacation. I did a little more tweaking to the bottoms of the bathing suit that I had previously made, which came out okay. Then I was trying to make a different top using a different view. Man, what a struggle!! I don't know if it was the material I was using this time compared to the last, my old sewing machine is starting to act up now and skip stitches, or if I was just having a rough day on the sewing job. The funny thing is...before I started working on the top I was saying to myself, "You probably won't even like how it looks on you because you like the other view better. For all I know the universe was trying to tell me something!!  So half way thru with fabric, thread and elastic wasted, I decided to scrap it! It was just too much stress for me! Sewing is so supposed to be fun and relaxing...to me anyways. Once it stops being fun and fulfilling, it's not worth it anymore to me. Ha...

DIY --  Beach Wrap Hello fellow bloggers!!  I decided to try something different and make a beach wrap pattern from a bath wrap I had in my closet, but after I had already bought the fabric (that I didn't know what I wanted to do with it yet when I bought it). LOL I was in Joann Fabrics a few days ago to buy specific fabric for a project that I knew I was going to be making in the next few days....when I came across this mesh performance fabric . I don't honestly can't remember buying it...even if it was a few days ago.  This habit is a disease I tell yeah!  I found this in the back of my closet. My mother bought this for me when I was 17 I think soooo its been there for about 13 years now.  I drafted a pattern from it.  Something free hand and quick.  I didn't want this to be an all day sewing project.  Just a little 2-hour project to use my machine. Put it on the fabric and started cutting.  I think that is ...

After much internet research, price comparison, and nerves....I decided to by myself a new sewing machine. I decided I was going to say its a 3mth early birthday present to myself!! I work hard enough I deserve it!! There is nothing wrong with my other Brother machine, I just wanted a machine that I can grow with as I learn more and do more! So I figure this was a good enough upgrade in my opinion! Does anyone have this machine? Is there anything I should know or pointers you have on it? I would love to hear everything and anything about it. Still scared to take it out the box! Lol Until Next Time! ✌️ Stephanie

DIY -- McCall's Pattern M5400 View E & H At the end of this post....pics of me wearing the finished suit on the beach!!  This bathing suit was inspired after watching a YouTube Tutorial done by Mimi G.  I'm always looking for a bathing suit that helps cover my "Mommy Tummy" as well as still trying to look "cool" on the beach with my kids. When I saw that I could make it by following the easy directions but also go to the tutorial if need be for help....I was all in!!! The two yards of swimwear fabric were ordered from Michael Levine . The first is called Modern Plaid -Purple  and the second is called Italian Swimwear solid in Lipstick Pink . Working on the bottoms for the bathing suit I added 3 inches to make it a high-waist.  Instead of having just a lining for the crotch area, it was a good idea to make the inside of the whole bottom a lining...it gives extra support like a pair of Spanx.  I did the sam...