Color Block Simple Shirt

I wear my heart on my sleeve back...

Super simple sort-of color block shirt. I got this very soft, light weight cotton in turquoise and peachy pink. 

I cut the shirt by tracing another shirt that I liked, but before I cut the fabric, I sewed a nice long peachy pink rectangle to the turquoise fabric like so:

I only color blocked the front of the shirt (duh), so I only used that fabric for the front of the shirt. 

I also made some little cap sleeves:

I added a heart to the back, just for a little surprise element, and because I think it's cute.

Twist and Shout!

Zig Zag Ombre

Used the same technique as here to make a zig-zag-kinda-ombre style nails. Used orange (OPI- a good mandarin is hard to find), red (OPI- big apple red), and a darker red (OPI- St. Petersburgandy).

It's kind of hard to capture in a picture, but you get the idea.

Easiest Skirt Ever

Wanted to share a very easy skirt to make, definitely beginner level sewing.

Take a rectangle of cotton fabric (clearly I'm really loving chevron lately) and cut into a rectangle. The width should be your waist measurement x 1.5, and the length can be as long or short as you like + 3 inches for hemming/waistband. 

Make the waistband by hemming the top of the skirt a quarter inch and then making a "pocket" for the elastic (i.e. I used a 1.5 inch wide elastic, so I made a 1.5 inch "pocket". Slip the elastic in, using a safety pin to help guide it through.

Here is a close up. 

Sew the skirt together, this will be the middle of the back of the skirt (I tried so hard to line up the chevron perfectly, but oh well...) Then, hem to your desired length and top stitch that bitch!

Yet another close up.

This skirt takes in total about 20 minutes, I think I will make a million of them. And you can even dance in it!

Reversible Chevron Tote Bag

Used a variation on this tutorial to make a reversible tote bag after I found this awesome pink and gray chevron canvas fabric. I cut my fabric into four 18" by 16" rectangles (2 of each color), and then made the straps 2" by 20". Very excited to use this bag!