Michael’s Pink and Gray Formal Vest for Graduation & Birthday
Marusya

“Thanks to the girls in his life, this dash­ing young man looked sharp for his 8th grade graduation!”   I love menswear! When I was approached to make my brother’s grad­u­a­tion vest, I was more than hap­py to accept the ‘order!’ My broth­er is pret­ty thick for his age so it’s hard enough for him to find clothes that fit, let alone clothes that fit & are fash­ion­able. For­tu­nate­ly, he...

Mixed Media Project: Printed Linen & Hand Embroidery
Marusya

For the longest time (since my ear­ly years in col­lege), I’ve been itch­ing to do a mixed media project of my moth­er & grand­moth­er. Final­ly a week before this past mother’s day, I decid­ed to tack­le this project for my mom! Late­ly, I’ve been sewing a lot of flower girl dress­es and projects for oth­ers, so I was excit­ed to set aside every­thing for this per­son­al project! I knew I want­ed to...

White Lace and Linen Pleated Dress
Marusya
linen dress with lace

The moment I saw this pleat­ed dress pat­tern, I knew exact­ly what I want­ed to make! I’ve been hold­ing on to this linen for some time now and I’m excit­ed to final­ly use it for the right project. The hand of the linen is heavy and flex­i­ble, so it’s beau­ti­ful and per­fect for this dress design! I’ve been swamped with orders and alter­ations recent­ly. So when I came across a con­test,...

Black & Red Floral Bustier Bathing Suit
Marusya

Follow Marusya Marusya on Twitter @theanagrassia or Instagram @marusyagrace to see WIP* photos. *Work In Progress Here’s my sec­ond vin­tage inspired swim­suit. (View my first busti­er bathing suit top here.) It’s anoth­er boned busti­er top made with a polyester/rayon fabric. I recent­ly test­ed my first busti­er swim­suit in sun, water & chlo­rine. The top worked real­ly well in all those con­di­tions. It did­n’t fuss, fade, or stretch out. 🙂 This was the...

Preparing for Easter 2014
Marusya

This is by far my least favorite time of the year. Between giv­ing up dai­ly plea­sures dur­ing Lent, doing tax­es, and the gloomy weath­er, I dread March and ear­ly April! Despite all these things, there’s one thing that does light­en the mood…sewing my 2014 East­er dress! Again I’m design­ing an East­er dress inspired by my babcha. This time I’m using some of her old fab­ric rather than spend­ing count­less hours doing...