Made by Laura!

 Every month, Amelia Lane Designs is featuring a new fabric of the month. The featured fabric type is discounted throughout the entire month! It's so nice if your favorite fabric type is featured or one that you've just been wanting to try.  This month, the featured fabric is Athletics! I LOVE the athletics from ALD! And, the best part is, every time I make something new from athletics, I get motivated to move and exercise!   **Disclosure: I have included affiliate links in this post. If you choose to purchase a pattern using my link, I will receive a small commission of the sale at no additional cost to you.** This Set:  For the top, I used a fabric called " Sportivo ." This is a nylon/ spandex blend. It can be used for athletic tops, sports bras, and even swimwear. I LOVE this fabric !  For this top, I used the Marin from Sew A Little Seam . This is a swim pattern. I planned to sew a crop top version with this for an exercise tank, but when I finished, I deci...

Back when Oxana decided to retire the Zoe, I didn't get it. I procrastinated, and thought, "Do I REALLY need ANOTHER dolman pattern?" And, I missed the retirement sale. And, it's true, I have many dolman patterns. I was counting them the other day... maybe my dolman pattern collection could rival my wrap dress pattern collection! 🤣 But I love them all, for different reasons. And, I'm just here trying to try all the patterns apparently, but it is really fun to try new and different things. So... when Oxana decided to revamp the Zoe, I immediately applied to test it. After all, clearly, I NEED another dolman pattern! 😜 I was immediately drawn to the dress version in the line drawing. However, that's not what I made. I fell in love with the top version after seeing one or two testers tops! And, y'all I love this top! **Disclosure: I have included my affiliate links to the patterns mentioned in this post. If you choose to purchase a Sinclair pattern us...

You may have picked up on this before... but I'm loving Amelia Lane Designs, y'all. It's probably my favorite online place to get fabric. I have not been disappointed with the quality, the customer service, or the shipping speed! I may say it every time... but you get the idea! 😉 **Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to the patterns I used. If you choose to purchase a pattern using my links, I will receive a small commission of the sale at no additional cost to you.** Well... things just got really exciting, because this awesome little company just started carrying SWIM SOLIDS! And not just any ol' swim solids... these fabrics have UV Protection!!! WHAT? 🎉 That may not be quite as exciting to everybody, but it's pretty exciting to me, because we have a beach trip coming up! So.... new vacation stuff! I've planned to try making an actual  bathing suit... but I haven't yet. I really still want to, because it'll be a challenge for m...

I sew so much that I very rarely find myself in a ladies' clothing store. I honestly get most of my inspiration from what I see other people make in Facebook Sewing Groups or I just see a fabric and get an idea myself.  This time though... I was using someone else's idea, and I love how it turned out!!  When Mya of Amelia Lane Designs posted that they were going to be making these " Inspiration Bundles ," I was immediately drawn to them! She had a picture similar to this one.    You can see the top for sale here:  https://www.amazon.com/Sheup-Casual-Sleeve-Stripe-T-Shirt/dp/B07CVLV9DG?th=1 Amelia Lane Designs is offering " Inspiration Bundles " so that you can make a shirt similar to this one in blush, blue, or mint. They are also including fabric for making leggings to pair with your new top! How cool is this? I have seen some people make tops very similar to this one (I did), and others used the three included fabrics and came up with the...