HI DARLINGS! I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. We had a chance to enjoy the day with friends and grill up some yummy ribs. I wore my slip dress from the current issue of SEW SEW DEF MAG, this is the FREEBIE pattern where you get the TIE UP DRESS and this great SLIP DRESS. It’s such a fast and easy project to sew up.

HI DARLINGS! I Hope you are all having a safe holiday weekend. I am taking the day to sew up some DIY’s and hopefully be able to take the day off tomorrow. If you didn’t already know the JULY/AUG ISSUE of SEW SEW DEF MAGAZINE is now available. This dress is the womens FREEBIE pattern in this months issue. It’s a tunic and slip dress and you can choose to print one or both which makes it super easy and fast. Also once you tie her up you can just pull the dress on so you dont have to tie and untie to wear. In the issue you can see three ways that I wore this look: with the tie, without the tie, and slip only with a belt. I’ll be posting those looks here too. This is a super easy sew up and the pattern is sized XS-2XL Have a great 4th of July and I will see you Wednesday! GET YOUR COPY HERE

HI DARLINGS! I am so excited about this issue. We have 100 pages of great content and projects! We also have a great interview with the inspiring pilot and sewist Stephanie Grant. Get ready for the fourth with quick and easy projects and of course the two free PDF patterns you get with each issue. We also have four new and wonderful contributors in this issue: Montoya Mayo, Madalynne Flannigan, Fo Alexander and Giuseppe Ribaudo sharing projects, tips, techniques and more. Our amazing contributors Rosy, Mary Alice, Candice, Brittany, Ruqayyah, Anita, Andrew, and me and Norris have created some great content for you to enjoy. This issue has 100 pages, 2 Free PDF patterns and many amazing articles and projects for you to enjoy over the long weekend. Head over to SEW SEW DEF MAG to PREVIEW this month’s issue and purchase your copy to the best digital fashion sewing magazine EVER!

HI DARLINGS! I hope you have been enjoying your week. We are having really hot days in LA and cool nights so by dinner time the weather is perfect so I wore my velvet jumpsuit for a night out. This jumpsuit pattern is one of my PDF patterns and the freebie in May’s issue of SEW SEW DEF MAGAZINE. It is a super easy sew and is very comfortable! STYLED IT: I wore my favorite earrings of the moment from & OTHER STORIES and Steve Madden heels (really old)

HI DARLINGS! Wooohooooo look at me posting some DIY’s lol. I got abiut 10 new DIYs to share so I am back to posting frequently again now that the conference is over and I have time to get back to creating. This is fellow designer Gertie’s Butterick Pattern #6453 and it is awesome! I love a good retro style and the pin up look is always so sexy to me. I am a long time admirer of Gertie and all her great looks. The only modification I made was to add a flounce to my hem. FABRIC: Stretch Cotton found HERE

HI DARLINGS! Every summer we find ourselves seing with sheer, slipperry and hard to work with fabrics so I thought I would share an article we did for SEW SEW DEF MAGAZINE written by our amazing contributor ROSY PEÑA. If you have been afraid to work with sheer fabrics you will feel much more confident after trying some of her tips. There are more amazing articles just like this in each of SEW SEW DEF so if you havent checked out the current issue you can grab your digital copy HERE. July’s issue will be available in just a few days!

HI DARLINGS! I am so thankful for every single person who helps bring this conference to life every year. We work on this for eight months out of the year, and it is all consuming the last three months leading up to the big day. This year we almost didn’t get pics to recap, LOL we were so busy with all the classes, breakouts, lunch, arrangements, field trips, off-site events that we forgot to book our photographer. Thanks to Maddie of MADALYNNE, who was also an instructor this year and professional photographer we have pics!! Thanks Maddie for sharing. The registration, set up and fashion show were all amazing and ran smoother than ever before thanks to ROSY, BRITTANY, ANITA, MARY-ALICE, CANDICE and RUQAYYAH. We had an incredible three days without any hiccups, and I must thank my right hand April for always keeping things in order. I couldn’t have gotten through the year without NORRIS who since joining my staff has done every role imaginable lol. To every instructor who so generously gives of their time to teach and to all my wonderful sponsors who without fail are always in line to support me. Thank you BABYLOCK, SIMPLICITY, FABRIC.COM, SPOONFLOWER, THE FABRIC STORE, MICHAEL LEVINE, FISKARS,  ANDOVER, SEWINGPORTFOLIOS.COM and DRITZ Because the fashion show had over 84 submissions, we did not photograph them all, but I will be sharing pics on my INSTAGRAM of the winner, Nola who made a gorgeous denim jumpsuit. We also had the pleasure of my mom “Momma G” walk the runway for fun, lol Until next time my loves!

HI DARLINGS! I feel like I have been gone forever but you all know that every year starting in late May my posts are not as frequent because the summer conference takes up all our time but it is over now and I am back! I will have recap pics of the conference for you tomorrow but today I had to share my latest SIMPLICITY PRE-FALL PATTERNS. I designed two new patterns for pre-fall and I am so excited because one of them is my first men’s pattern! I had been wanting to design a new men’s pattern for a long time so I asked Norris if he would like to help design it. I knew he would have insight on how a classic men’s button up shirt should be designed and ultimately fit so with his help we launched MIMI G STYLE MEN. Both the WOMEN’S JUMPSUIT #8426  and the MENS SHIRT  #8427 are available online and will have a step-by-step sew along’s that will be available on the Simplicity YouTube channel this week The first pattern is my favorite jumpsuit to date that I have designed. I love this pattern!! It has so many options when it comes to fabric choices, color-blocking, and mixing textures. You could even shorten the hem and make them Capri length for sandals this summer. Both patterns should be arriving in stores now so make sure you get them before they get back ordered. Also, make sure to check out NORRIS for a few more pictures of the men’s shirt pattern

HI DARLINGS! I can’t believe we now have three issues of SEW SEW DEF MAGAZINE, we have had such a good time putting it together and look forward to every single issue we have coming up. If you got ISSUE 02 then you should have gotten your free swimsuit pattern THE RIRI. In ISSUE 03 we took THE RIRI SWIMSUIT and turned it into a flirty little dress by adding a circle skirt. If you have yet to come across the most amazing circle skirt calculator ever then let me help you… go to BY HAND LONDON. Enter your measurements, cut your circle skirt and attach it to the waist before attaching the cups (refer to the instructions for THE RIRI. Have fun!

HI DARLINGS! I am so excited about this issue. We have done another amazing job of putting this issue together and I know you are going to love it! Not only is the issue full of great stuff (94 pages to be exact) but we have the amazing  Jasika Nicole actress on Underground and Scandal and a maker! She did a great step-by-step how-to on making your own sandals. We also have the truly talented Erica Bunker sharing her favorite neckline method and tons of projects, tips, techniques and more. Our amazing contributors Rosy, Mary Alice, Candice, Brittany, Ruqayyah, Anita, Andrew, Chris, and Josh created some great content for you to enjoy. This issue has 94 pages, 2 Free PDF patterns and so many amazing articles and projects. Head over to SEW SEW DEF MAG to preview this month’s issue and purchase your copy to the best digital fashion sewing magazine EVER! You can also check out my full interview with Jasika on our YOUTUBE channel SEWSEW DEF TV

HI DARLINGS! My apologies for being away so long. I am working on last minute conference details, a new project and of course finalizing the June issue of SEWSEW DEF MAGAZINE which will be available tomorrow! I am so excited about this issue; we have some amazing projects and guests like the beautiful Jasika Nicole who did a full step-by-step sandal making project for you guys and seamstress extraordinaire Erica Bunker who shared her preferred neckline finish with a step-by-step how to. The The FREE PATTERNS in the June issue are great! We are so excited about them we are sharing some pics today. Today’s #DIY is from the June issue so no worries you can grab your copy tomorrow, which of course, includes this shirtdress and a great button-up shirt for the fellas. The fabric I used is a 100% linen from FABRIC.COM (make sure to use SEWSEWDEF for 10% off your first fabric order) I ICE DYED this gorgeous fabric and it came out so beautiful. If you missed that step-by-step, you could check it out HERE. If you plan to make a garment with your fabric make sure to Ice Dye the entire yardage then cut your pattern pieces, you don’t want to cut, ice dye and then have your fabric shrink. The shirtdress below is the second view of the freebie pattern shown with no collar or bell sleeve, the other view can be seen in the June issue.

HI DARLINGS! I have been asked a lot about saving and downloading the issues of SEW SEW DEF after you purchase the digital copy so I wanted to clarify that YES YOU CAN SAVE AND DOWNLOAD 😉 I know many of you are not sure how to go about that so let me show you really quickly. I love downloading issues of digital magazines I purchase because that way you have it on your computer or phone or tablet for viewing anytime without having to log in and out of the platform we use (joomag.com) Now yes there are some benefits to  logging into your joomag.com account to view the magazine because some links and videos are interactive and in a download version of the magazine you obviously don’t have the clickable options but it is good to have both so here is how you can download and save your issues of SEW SEW DEG MAGAZINE. DOWNLOAD ADOBE READER! Ok yes, you can open and view a PDF with many different programs but to get the full benefit of the two-page layout just like when reading a book ADOBE is the best way to do it and it is a FREE DOWNLOAD HERE. Log into your joomag.com account and click on the magazine issue you want to download. On the left-hand side, you will see some symbols including an arrow pointing down (as seen in the image below) it says “DOWNLOAD PDF” click on it and a PDF book version of the magazine will start to download on your computer. Please make sure you are connected to high-speed internet and be patient as depending on the speed of your wifi it could take several minutes to download. After it downloads, OPEN ADOBE READER! then click File>Open and select the PDF download from wherever you saved it. Once the magazine is open you just have a few more clicks to make sure you are reading it as two page, this way you enjoy it the way you would if it were in print. Click View>Page Display > Two Page View AND make sure “Show Cover Page In Two Page View” is selected. Now you can view the magazine as it is intended 😉 You can save the file to your computer where it is best viewed for reading purposes. (Please note in iBooks you do not have the ability to view two page)