Ellie & Mac Discoverer Tee - Wacky Wednesday

It's Wacky Wednesday at Ellie & Mac! As I continue on my goal to sew up my fabric stash and pattern stash, the Discoverer Tee was on my list. I bought it shortly after it released and just never found the time to get to it. I'm so glad that I finally did. I ended up making this one, then made a few more using a few hacks that I posted on the Ellie & Mac Blog. You can find it HERE.

The Discoverer Tee is so flattering on! It's fitted in the shoulders and bust, then is a bit looser through the waist and hips.

The Discoverer Tee was the perfect pattern for me to use up some fabric scraps and remnants. The saffron color fabric is a cotton lycra from Made Whimsy. The print is a double brushed poly remnant that I picked up at Wherehouse Fabrics. It was barely tall enough for my pattern pieces. I normally don't buy florals, but I think I got this one for the colors.

The back also has the curved color blocking. I love how it looks.

Wacky Wednesday means that 6 patterns are on sale for only $1 each through Midnight on Wednesday, January 29th. Find all the Wacky Wednesday Sale Patterns HERE!

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Ellie & Mac Sweetie Pie Tunic & Dress

It's Wacky Wednesday at Ellie & Mac! This week I am making a new to me pattern - the Sweetie Pie Tunic & Dress. I decided to make the Tunic version and need to make a few more. I love the fullness of the Sweetie Pie. Isn't it a cutie pie?

You definitely want to use a fabric with a lot of drape to prevent it from tenting out. I used a lightweight poly spandex jersey knit I got from a local sewist destashing. I normally don't do florals, but loved the muted colors and abstract design of the flowers.

I find this shape very figure flattering and have already spied a few knits in my stash that I will be turning into Sweetie Pie Tunics for this fall.

Another pattern in this weeks Wacky Wednesday Sale is the Lucky Girl Top & Dress. Here's a photo of my favorite one. I wear this one quite often.

Be sure to check out all the patterns on sale for Wacky Wednesday!

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Ellie & Mac Sunny Day Dress

I love the Ellie & Mac Sunny Day Dress. It goes together quickly and looks great on. It's the perfect summer dress. As I was getting ready to pack up and move, I often got distracted in my sewing room. I went through a bit of a sewing frenzy thinking I needed to sew up a bunch of fabric so I wouldn't have to move it. With my stash - that was a  joke. I mean- I'd still have to move my clothes - so what was the point. I think the point was I would rather sew than pack.

So as I went through my fabric, I did decide that I could stand to part with some. Other fabrics were kind of special to me or I had them reserved for something in particular. This fabric fell into that category. I got this fabric from my sweet friend Sneha. She used to live in the DFW area, but now lives far away in Canada. Ever since she gave me this fabric, I knew I needed to make something for summer with it.

Since I know I can whip up a Sunny Day dress in about 30 minutes, I went for it! I even attempted to pattern match and did pretty darn good. I immediately wore it and took photos there on the front yard of my now "old" house. Packing and moving kept me so busy, that I didn't have time to blog until recently.

I've worn this dress many times since I made it and it always makes me think of my sweet friend. I'll be visiting Canada on a cruise later this year. I'm hoping I can convince Sneha to visit me at one of my ports of call.

Ready to make a Sunny Day Dress or any Summer Dress? Ellie & Mac is having a Summer Dress Event! All dress patterns are on sale for an additional 20% off with the code SUMMERDRESS. Make any Ellie & Mac dress and upload a photo to their Summer Dress Event Album HERE to be entered to win a prize!

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Itch to Stitch Isidro Top

Kennis at Itch to Stitch has another beautiful pattern for the warmer weather that I just love. It's the Isidro Top and it is a great wardrobe staple.

First I wanted to show the Isidro with a few of my favorite Itch to Stitch patterns. I'me wearing my Isidro with a Paro Cardigan and Mountain View Pull-on Jeans.

The Isidro has two options - sleeveless and a gathered butterfly sleeve.

The neckline features beautiful gathers for added interest. This Isidro was a size 8 bust graded to a 14 hip. Since I had some creases going to my armpits, I decided to make another in a size up for the bust since my over bust measurement is almost the same as my full bust measurement.

Here is my second Isidro. This one is a size 10 bust graded to 14 hips. The creases going to my armpit are pretty much eliminated. I made this one and the one above in a 2-way stretch poly jersey.

I paired this Isidro with my Gold Ponte Stitch Upon a Time Goldilegs. These were in my sewing room as I re-hemmed them after I made my first Isidro. I made these initially to wear with heels, but I don't wear heels anymore and wanted to shorten them so I could get some wear out of them.

I'm really loving this dark teal color with my gold pants.

I feel like I need to make a Paro Cardigan to go with this outfit.

I just had to make another Isidro so I could try the gathered flounce sleeve.

When I made my sleeveless versions of the Isidro, I'm sure Kennis was surprised at my choice of somewhat boring fabrics. I grabbed my Venus Flytraps Yoga/Swim Spandex from Zenith & Quasar for this Isidro. This fabric is currently at preorder and anything but boring.

The sleeve has gathers all the way around the arm. I love that not a lot of the underside of the fabric shows on the lower part of the sleeve. I did not hem my sleeve or the body of this Isidro. This fabric cuts cleanly and does well unhemmed.

I foresee many Isidros in my future. The sleeveless version makes a great layering piece and a bit fancier than a normal tank or camisole. It also gives better bra coverage. I did not remove any length from the Isidro for my height and can report that I can make my size from just 1 yard of fabric - sleeves included! The Isidro is on sale for a limited time.

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George + Ginger Rival Dress Shirt Hack

The featured pattern for February at George + Ginger is the Rival Dress. It's on sale for the month of February for $6.75. I'm not a fan of dresses, so I decided to make a Rival Shirt!

I'm 5' tall and removed 5" off the bottom of the pattern pieces. I omitted the bottom band and just hemmed my Rival shirt.

I used athletic brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar. I used Cosmic Craters for the back and front side panels. This print is currently at preorder through February 15th.

I am loving the fit of the Rival as a shirt.

The front and sleeves are an Apollo 11 Code. This print is also at preorder, but the scale offered is smaller than mine.

Here's a closer look at the Apollo 11 Code. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

The Rival dress has a lot of options - a hood, cowl, side pockets, and long sleeves. Grab it before the end of February for 25% off.

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Ellie & Mac Around the Block Hoodie

It's Wacky Wednesday at Ellie & Mac. This week I'm featuring the Around the Block Hoodie. I've been wanting to make this pattern ever since I saw Sharon's (Sweet Mama Life) that she made during testing.

The color blocking on the Around the Block Hoodie is so fun! It's perfect for using scraps. My printed portions are french terry scraps that I got from Sharon. We love passing scraps back & forth.

The pattern includes pockets which are nice and roomy.

I love the offset drawstring on the hood. The pattern calls for faux drawstrings, but I wanted a real one.

My Around the Block Hoodie is all french terry. All my french terry came from the Dallas Fabric District. The only piece that was not a scrap was the navy blue. I previously made pants with the burgundy at the top.

I'm not a big fan of hoodies. I did wear this hoodie almost all day earlier this week while I was volunteering to take photos at a historic house in McKinney, Texas for their website. I was surprised at how comfortable it was. But I am tempted to take the hood off and replace it with a cowl.

Be sure to check out the other patterns marked down to only $1 during this weeks Wacky Wednesday Sale! See them all HERE!

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Ellie & Mac Breezy Women's Dress

I love Wacky Wednesday at Ellie & Mac. This week I'm showing off the Breezy Women's Dress pattern. This was my first time sewing this pattern and I see more in my future.

 The Breezy Woman's Dress Pattern includes peplum, mini, mid thigh, and dress length (petite, regular, and tall cut lines).

I really love the fitted bodice and the shape of the skirt on the Breezy Dress. The Breezy Dress can be made sleeveless, or with short, 3/4, or long sleeves. I opted for long sleeves and might cut them to short sleeves when spring comes around.

I made the peplum version of the Breezy Dress and can't wait to try the mini and mid thigh lengths.

I used a double brushed poly that I bought from Wherehouse Fabrics.

 I'm normally not a fan of florals, but this large scale floral got my attention. What's funny is I unintentionally almost pattern matched the flower at the bottom of the bodice with the bottom of a flower on the top of the skirt.

I also love that the peplum length covers my behind well.

The Breezy Women's Dress is on sale through January 2nd for only $1! There are 5 other patterns that are also on sale. See all the Wacky Wednesday sale patterns HERE!

Another pattern included in the Wacky Wednesday sale that I love is the Women's Be Confident Tunic & Dress. Below are two that I made.

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Ellie & Mac Women's Zip It Jacket

It's Wacky Wednesday at Ellie & Mac! This week I'm showing off the Women's Zip it Jacket pattern. I'm not a fan of hoodies, but I made a hooded zip up style jacket 3 years ago and wore it non-stop when it was cool out. After 3 years, it's still great - but I've gotten kind of tired of it. I'm so excited about my Zip It Jacket! Not only is it my favorite color, it's reversible!

I used a green hybrid athletic fabric from Zenith & Quasar. It's a great weight and is a gorgeous green color.

I got my reversible zipper from Jo-ann's. They only had black with gold metal teeth. I really would have loved to have more options, but I didn't feel like ordering online and waiting for another one,

The Zip It Jacket has pockets and I put pockets on the reverse side too.

The inside is a plush brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar. The print is called Secret Garden and is so beautiful!

This is one of my favorite prints and it is regularly offered on different base fabrics every year.

The Zip It Jacket instructions are so easy to follow to make the jacket reversible. It also include directions on making one that is not reversible too. I did order a navy blue separating zipper to make another one, but it will not be reversible.

I hope all my friends and family love my new Zip It Jacket as much as I do. I'll probably be wearing this one for the next 3 years.

One thing to note is that I am 5' tall and did not remove any length from the pattern for my height. I like my jackets this length. I purchased a 24" zipper and took about 1" of teeth out of it for this jacket.

The Women's Zip It Jacket pattern was easy to follow and it fits great. The pattern is on sale through midnight on Wednesday, December 26th for only one dollar!

There are 5 other patterns that are also on sale. See all the Wacky Wednesday sale patterns HERE!
Another one that I love is the I love the 90's dress. Here's one I made.

In addition, all patterns are on sale for $3 through December 31st!

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