Diy mermaid dress

Let’s draft together the pattern of this sexy evening dress. Get a stretch fabric and the pattern of a basic dress with bust dart.

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!!! On Saturday I decided to make a mermaid dress. I have made several mermaid dresses in the past, and wanted to creat an entire dress without having to locate a pattern. I originally purchased Simplicity Pattern 2053 for the cut in the neck. Because this dress as a cinch, I needed to create a custom bodice from the pattern as per below: To exclude the cinching, I drafted the left side of the pattern, cut out the left side of the pattern…

Create a curly lettuce hem with fishing line! Pretty easy, and doesn't take much longer than regular hemming :) Find the step-by-step video tutorial here.

Want to accessorize your mermaid costume? Try this cute DIY seaweed armband! It's flowy and pretty, and goes perfectly with the mermaid theme!

Follow the jump to find out how Lauren made her Halloween costume this year…

I have tons of fun DIY projects up my sleeve this month and can’t wait to show you, but first a throwback to my favorite costumes from last year. I never posted the full tutorials here on the blog, so I’m excited to revive and share them today! Everyone loves a Disney Princess, and I […]

Y'all I have a new fabric collection coming out in January!! It's called Into the Deep and it just debuted at Fall Quilt Market right here in Houston! But, more on that later, right now I want to talk about my booth. One word pretty much sums up this year's Market for me... wow! I was so busy I didn't get to walk around and soak it all in. I didn't eat lunch the first day until almost 3 o'clock! But, it was awesome and I'm so glad a lot of you stopped by to say hi since I wasn't able to make…

Fin is in.