For the month of June 2014, my local magazine - Hoover's Magazine did a feature story on me and put me on the cover!  Notice I'm wearing Vogue 1387.  I was so honored to be featured.  Sometimes while you're just "living", somebody else is thinking that you're awesome!

Wearing: Vogue 8977

Sure, I enjoy what I do -- it keeps me sane and it's cheaper than couch visits!  But it really is cool that people dig it!  When it's simply, just what I do to do me!

Wearing: Butterick 4974

In the article, we discussed how I got into sewing, how I left the corporate world and what's next.  

For years, people have asked do I sell?  Am I a seamstress-for-hire?  And even though I tried the seamstress thing a few years ago and it just didn't feel like "ME", right now the possibilities are about to be endless!  Thursday was my youngest daughter's last day of school.  Friday morning, she became a "Rising High School Senior -- Class of 2015".  And my darling Isabella will be 3 years old and in pre-school.  Next year, I'll officially be an empty-neester.  My time is about to open up like never before!  So, we'll see what's on my new career horizons!

I love cute, easy-to-throw-on summer dresses that will look amazing with heels or flats.  Because I love versatility and getting mileage out of my clothes.  And this dress fits that bill!  

I picked Vogue 8977 for this project.  I liked this pattern the moment I saw it and I only envisioned it as a dress.  

I've had this beautiful cayenne red orange viscose fabric from Mood Fabrics.com in my stash for a while.  It has an interesting texture and a nice medium weight.  

I cut a size 14 in this dress and it still had a lot of ease.  It's a tent... no, really it is.  I had to remove about 4" from each side.  Other than that, I just measured from the shoulder and lengthened.  And I omitted the buttons down the back.

I love this little dress!  And I plan to add a few more of these to my spring/summer wardrobe!