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Jul 12, 2021
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DIY KNIT FLORAL DRESS USING VOGUE #9101

HI DARLINGS! Not too much time today as we are gearing up for the grand opening of our brick and mortar Melanated Fabrics store and...

Jun 29, 2021
1 min

MY SUMMER MIMI G X SIMPLICITY PATTERN #9329 AND SEW-ALONG

HI DARLINGS! I had been dying to post these pics but with the schedule, it’s been tough to blog. I love my SIMPLICITY #9329 dress...

Jun 21, 2021
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DIY FLORAL ROBE AND CAMISOLE

HI DARLINGS! Damn, it has been a minute since I have posted but what can I say, things have been busy! We have started working on the new...

May 20, 2021
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NEW SUMMER MIMI G X SIMPLICITY PATTERNS 1 OF 3

HI DARLINGS! I have new summer patterns shipping to stores soon and I am so excited. As usual here is one of three summer patterns. I...

Apr 14, 2021
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DIY STRIPED DRESS USING MCCALLS #8037

HI DARLINGS! I am so smitten with this striped dress I made using McCalls #8037, which I made and posted before HERE. I wanted to make it...

Mar 30, 2021
1 min

DIY SHOULDER PAD TEE AND SKIRT

HI DARLINGS! I am feeling very pretty in my avocado monochromatic look today. Everyone is sewing up this SHOULDER PAD tee by JUST...

Mar 12, 2021
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DIY ZEBRA PRINT DRESS USING VOGUE PATTERN #1672

HI DARLINGS! Happy Friday. Today I am rocking my latest mask, its been a while since I have made something and photographed it within...

Mar 10, 2021
1 min

SEW-ALONG TO MY SIMPLICITY #9234 JUMPSUIT

HI DARLINGS! Here is the sew-along to my SIMPLICITY #9234 Jumpsuit pattern. I love this pattern so much, and not just because I designed...

Mar 9, 2021
1 min

MY FIRST #DIY SHOES AND DIY TOP

HI DARLINGS! Okay so about a month ago I finally started my journey into shoemaking. It had been a long time coming since almost 8 years...

Feb 23, 2021
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DIY FAUX LEATHER SKIRT USING MCCALL’S #8149

HI DARLINGS! This DIY faux leather skirt was a labor of love, lol. I have sewn MANY faux leather garments and most of the time with the...

Feb 12, 2021
1 min

DIY MODAL RAYON LUXE WRAP DRESS

HI DARLINGS! If you missed it Brittnay and I did a Sew-in 30 live on the Melanated Fabrics IG page and we had a blast. I picked an easy...

Feb 9, 2021
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DIY PLAID TROUSERS USING MY MIMI G X SIMPLICITY #9114

HI DARLINGS! I think I have made these pants from my SIMPLICITY #9114 pattern at least 6 times, lol. It is a great pattern that works for...

Feb 3, 2021
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MIMI G X SIMPLICITY EARLY SPRING PATTERN 2 OF 2

HI DARLINGS! As promised here is my second EARLY SPRING pattern. I love this wrap dress so much and it is a quick sew. It has an...

Feb 1, 2021
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MIMI G X SIMPLICITY EARLY SPRING PATTERNS 1 OF 2

HI DARLINGS! Happy Monday. I could not wait to show you guys my new EARLY SPRING patterns which should be up on the SIMPLICITY site and...

Jan 28, 2021
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DIY BOUCLE COAT USING MY SIMPLICITY #8994 COAT PATTERN

HI DARLINGS! This post has been a long time coming because I made it months ago, lol. I just had not taken pics in it yet. I love this...

Jan 25, 2021
1 min

DIY HIGH WAIST CORDUROYS AND WOOL TOP

HI DARLINGS! I am loving all these retro vibes I am giving off today in these DIY wide-leg corduroy pants. The pants are my SIMPLICITY...

Jan 21, 2021
1 min

DIY LEATHER DRESS USING MCCALL #8139

HI DARLINGS! I just gotta tell you that I am utterly in love with this leather DIY dress. I am going to make it again in red because it...

Jan 17, 2021
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DIY MIXED PRINT DRESS USING MCCALL #7834

HI DARLINGS! Happy Monday my love’s. Today I am headed to the studio to record so I will be pretty busy all week creating new content. I...

Jan 13, 2021
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DIY JACKET USING VOGUE #1610

HI DARLINGS! Well I am just going to warn you now that ya girl is gonna be rocking this jacket every single day lol. I have decided this...

Jan 10, 2021
1 min

MY DIY MOTO JACKET USING MCCALL #8121

HI DARLINGS! Happy New Year. We made it through 2020 and although 2021 started off with some wild stuff I am going we will start to get...