When I received an invitation to a company "Day at the Races" I knew just where to go for the perfect fabrics to whip up a winning outfit! I am a huge fan of cotton lawn and had spotted this Robert Kaufman London Calling horses print a while back. Kelly green, navy, and white, what is more perfect for race track attire? Into the cart it went, along with a ...
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Hey Sewists! I am excited to share my newest dress with you. It is no secret that one of my favorite fabric fibers is rayon. Rayon jersey and rayon challis being my two favorite fabrics at the moment. Today, I have a new rayon challis dress to share. This particular kelly green rayon challis to be exact. Hurry and pick some up quick. It is almost gone. I promise you won't ...
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Welcome to Chambray Week on the Cali & Co blog! I'm thrilled to be kicking off the week, particularly because I am really happy with how my project turned out! Most chambray is pretty lightweight, which makes it great for tops and dresses, but not the best for pants. So when I saw that Ron had stocked this bottomweight chambray in the perfect shade of chambray blue, I snapped up a couple of ...
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So, I have to tell you, this dress, this gloriously bright and breezy dress, is the simple result of a rabbit hole and incredible timing. I don't remember exactly how I ended up down said rabbit hole (Shocking, right? Who ever does remember?), but I did and I came across this gorgeous, bright pink crepe sleeveless dress from Phillip Lim. And as was the usual case, the model looked so chic ...
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Greetings Everyone! I don't know about you but I'm having a hard time transitioning to fall. I probably pulled out at least 20 different sewing patterns and went through my entire fabric stash praying for inspiration. So I decided that whatever I make will have to be black. I wanted something that draped nicely, with an airy flow I found the perfect Rayon Challis at Cali fabrics. My plan was to make ...
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