Its been a whole month since I decided to take a step of faith and just take my sewing to another level. I really don't know where the time went but I guess that Is what Happens when you are busy enjoying what you are doing. Ok its still early but yes I wake up, sit at my sewing machine and just tell myself, man this feels good.

I have done several projects and have several underway. I am learning each day and am just taking it all in. I look back and wonder,  why was I so scared? Fear of the unknown is crippling and I am thankful my faith was a little bigger than my fear. Who am I kidding? I am doing it afraid and that is okay

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Its supposed to be spring but we got a sudden dip in temperatures. Not "cool"!

It was a busy weekend for me and I had been invited to go to a birthday party.  I had planned on wearing a skirt, but with the change in weather I figured that might not be the best choice so I decided on a jacket instead. I took out my tried and trusted McCall's pattern 6884 and whipped this Jacket just in time for the party. The pattern calls for a jersey knit but I used a woven cotton African print. And the last time I used the size that corresponds to me It was a little big, so I put this in mind since this fabric was not a stretch fabric.

Notice the bright colors? Well since the weather was tripping, I decided maybe I should do something bright to give me that "Springy" feel.

I have been toying around with different ideas for Dashiki Fabric. This is another one of those commanding fabrics that was popular back in the day and has made a come back. Dashiki is also know as Angelina, or Miriam Makeba a South African Musician who was a trendsetter, and so made it popular. I don't have much history on it but Wikipedia seems to have some interesting information about it. (Not the best source of information though). Anyways, here are a few of my projects so far. More to come.

The Angola print is making another appearance in my life. This time as a box pleat skirt. Not much description needed.
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It seems the African print maxi skirt will continue to be trending for a while. These are gathered skirts that go all the way to your feet or slightly past the ankle. They also go by several names like the regal maxi, queen maxi or just maxi skirt. I tried my hand at a few and made some for some friends. Loved the way they turned out and will definitely be making more.

I finally decided to work with the infamous Angolan print fabric. I have been procrastinating because this print has been a tad bit overwhelming, so I eased myself into it and started out with a pencil skirt. I am still trying to decide what would be the best use of this fabric, but for now, I love the simplicity of the pencil skirt with the geometric pattern.

This was a free-hand pencil skirt with a self drafted pattern. Oh and in case you were wondering why its called the Angolan Print, the actual name is Samacaca fabric and this is one of the national fabrics found mostly in Angola.  With the rise of African print fashion, this fabric like so many other African Prints have all of a sudden been trending so don't be surprised if you see variations of outfits with this fabric.