Twinkle Toes and Company

Spectrum of Shapes? Wait....WHAT?  People are shaped differently?  Who knew... Okay so all joking aside, we all come in different shapes and sizes and in reality that shouldn't be shocking (I sincerely hope anyway).   A couple of us were discussing making the same pattern with our typical adjustments, blogging about it and sharing.  And thus Spectrum of Shapes was born.   I've coincided today with the last day of April and made sure my Adrienne by DIBY is FULL of Color and Stripes!  I'm Breaking all kinds of fashion rules with this one...not to mention the leggings! Anyway, back to my Adrienne.  I made a size 24 according to my full bust size and graded to a size 26 at the hips.    I chose a boat neck for my neckline and opted to hem my sleeves...because I ran out of fabric and didn't want to add a different fabric.   The Adrienne is drafted for 5'5" and as I'm 5'11" I added 3" for height....

April is always blooming with color in the Pacific Northwest.   And, I decided to add some flowers to my wardrobe. I've never been too sure about rompers, but after seeing Nikki from Seems like Style   wear them for the month of March, I decided to give one a try. This is the Megan Romper by Made for Mermaids.   My hip measurements fall outside M4M's measurements, but I really like the look of it.  So, I decided to grade it out myself.  To be honest, I don't know that I needed to.  Or really, I fit closer to it then I thought I do.  It's fairly roomy to begin with.  I also graded the top out just a little, but I absolutely shouldn't have.  In fact, I'll be taking the top in just a little.   For my height adjustments I added an inch in the bodice, however I wanted it to hit me higher than my natural waist and fairly close to empire waist.  I tend to like how things look on me when they sit th...

This month has gone by CrAzY fast.  I've had these first items made for almost two weeks, but haven't had the chance to blog about them or share them because our family is going through a fairly significant mental health crisis, so I apologize for not sharing more color this month.  I had fully intended to share so much more than I have, but my family has moved center stage. I have made the Sunshine Dress by Patterns for Pirates before, somehow though I've never made it for myself.  I love maxi dresses as much as I love color, so when my fabric cutting fairy (a.k.a. my husband) cut the skirt the wrong direction I took the chance to add a pop of pink at the bottom.  The color of the dress isn't as bright as I would normally go for.  I was aiming for a spring/Easter look and wasn't disappointed by Raspberry Creek Fabric's Double Brushed Poly.                               ...

"Black is a favorite color choice because of its slimming effects" Somehow I lived a long time believing I needed to wear black.  I haven't always been "fat", but according to the world's standards I've always been plus sized. At 5'11" and with a genetics playing a strong role, I am not a small woman  by any means and honestly I've never been small.  I remember in early high school when I was one of the tallest if not the tallest girl in my class.  Clothes that fit right were really hard to come by.  I wore men's jeans because women's weren't long enough.  And, after spending middle school being made fun of because I wasn't a size 0; I really wanted to just blend into the background and not be noticed. I must have been successful because years later a previous classmate was doing her practicum at the school my mom worked at as the school psychologist and the classmate remembered me as "the quiet girl."  I...