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Welcome to my blog! I am a lover of many things so here you will often find me writing about sewing, shoe making, cooking, fashion, and even business topics, tips, and advice.


Feb 1, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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...


Dec 22, 20201 min read
MY DIY CHRISTMAS GOWN USING M8037
HI DARLINGS! I can’t believe it is almost Christmas already. I know I have no special events to attend but I could not let the holiday...


Dec 16, 20201 min read
DIY TROUSERS AND CAMI TOP USING SIMPLICITY #9114
http://sewitacademy.com HI DARLINGS! Today is a cold and rainy day in Georgia so I am still in my jammies working on this blog post, lol....


Dec 14, 20201 min read
DIY SHIRTDRESS USING VOGUE #1747
HI DARLINGS! Happy Monday and omg it’s almost Christmas already. This year has been crazy. Despite Covid I was still able to get a lot...


Dec 8, 20201 min read
DIY WIDE LEG PANTS AND CROPPED TURTLENECK
HI DARLINGS! I couldn’t wait to make these pants in this WINDOW PANE fabric. had this look in my head for a while and I knew I wanted to...


Dec 7, 20201 min read
MY FAVORITE DIY TOP USING SIMPLICITY #8693
HI DARLINGS! I am off to a great start this week and I actually have some sewing time scheduled. This top was from the last batch of...


Dec 2, 20201 min read
DIY OPEN BACK DRESS USING SIMPLICITY #9010
HI DARLINGS! Today’s DIY is another dress I have made before and posted HERE it is such a quick and easy dress to make. I love the back...


Dec 2, 20201 min read
DIY LEOPARD KNIT PRINT WRAP DRESS
HI DARLINGS! Today’s wrap dress is a favorite, I would say a definite TNT pattern for a wrap dress. It’s NEW LOOK 6581 which I also have...


Dec 1, 20201 min read
MIMI G FABRICS NOW ON MELANATED FABRICS
HI DARLINGS! Well, I am so excited to share that you can now order my FABRIC COLLECTION at MELANATED FABRICS, shipping will begin. on...


Nov 21, 20202 min read
ANNOUNCING THE MIMI G FABRIC COLLECTION
HI DARLINGS! It has been almost a year since I started working with Riley Blake on designing my very first fabric collection and I am so...


Nov 17, 20201 min read
DIY MADISON CARDIGAN IN A STRETCH FLEECE
HI DARLINGS! I hope everyone is having a great week. I am headed back out of town to San Diego to get a ton of inventory that just came...


Nov 9, 20201 min read
DIY FLORAL SHIRT AND CAMISOLE
HI DARLINGS! I hope you are having a great week so far. I have been so busy! Since launching Melanated Fabrics things have been even...


Oct 23, 20201 min read
MELANATED FABRICS IS NOW OPEN!
HI DARLINGS! I can’t believe BRITTANY I did it. It has been a crazy four months since we decided we were going to partner and open our...


Oct 19, 20201 min read
DIY KNIT DRESS WITH FRONT TIE USING STYLE ARC
HI DARLINGS! It seems like ages since I made this dress and posted a peek on my INSTAGRAM. I had a week of non-stop sewing a few weeks...
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