September - My Favorite Month of the Year

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Hello everyone, 

It's my favorite month of the year!  It's also my birthday month. I'm feeling blessed to still be here. All praises to God!

Many of you, who have followed me on social media platforms, know that I celebrate my birthday by making myself a special dress to wear either to Women's Conference or to include with my travel wardrobe to some lovely destination.  I love making a special dress to celebrate my birth and to express my gratitude to God for my wonderful gift of creativity.

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This year I didn't make a special dress.  Because there were just too many other commitments.  But, I plan to make something extraordinary next year to make up for the past two years of not making anything special for my birthday.  

So, today I want to share some of my favorite birthday dresses.  I hope you feel inspired to make something special for yourself.  

So, here are some of my all-time favorite handmade dresses.

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The Ultimate T-Shirt Dress - Vogue V1314

Fabric from FabricMart Fabrics

Butterfly Fabric from Fashion Fabric Fabrics

I used Vogue V1314 to make so many t-shirt dress.  It is my go to for something quick and easy to make.  It sews together in less than 2 hours.  A great staple for my wardrobe.

This was my favorite 

Here are some of the dresses and tops that I made in the past.  Do you have a favorite t-shirt dress pattern?

Stay Tune.  More later. ;-)

Butterick B5680 - Shrug Ready for Fall

Finally, some photos of me wearing my new shrug.  It's just in time for fall. Let me know what you think.  Pattern Review here.

Happy Sewing!

C

Summer Time Fun Activities

Caution:  this post is heavy in photos.  

June and July were full of fun and activities.  I attended my first farmers market of the season late in June.  Lots of interesting vendors there.  It was less farmers market and more everything else.  Still it was good to get out and see what the market had to offer.  So here are a few photos from that event.

My family and I went to the Theater 47 in Tinley Park to see "The Babyface and Anita Baker Collective".   The "concert play" was great.  I loved both artists' performances.  It is a new venue that was established about eight years ago.  

The Luncheon Day Cruise on the "Spirit of Chicago".  This event was organized by the Totally Active Seniors organization.  It was lovely day and a lovely event.

Sip and Sew in Glenwood, Illinois.  My friend (Jeanelle Hampton) hosted and taught a sewing workshop " Sip and Sew".  Jeanelle event included a sewing lessons to sew a bucket hat and tote bag.  The workshop was a 5 1/2 hours session that also included refreshment and all the sewing supplies to complete the projects.

That's all for now, folks!