New sewing project

I may have gotten in over my head on this one, but currently I'm making a......kilt.  I have never been so on edge working with fabric!  I've got 4 yards of Campbell tartan I'm working on, and I'm so scared that I'm going to mess this up!  I bought a book called The Art of Kiltmaking, read it several times, and finally cut into the fabric.  Now, I have the enjoyable task of sewing 21 pleats - by hand.  I'm only about 6 pleats into it.  This is going to take some time.....   When I get the chance, I will post pictures and explain the process as best as I can!

From "Born to Fly": Modest swimwear!

With summer coming up fast, I know many are thinking about swimwear options.  And it's tough to find modest options that are inexpensive, attractive, and not sewn yourself!  On my other blog, "Born to Fly", I shared several options that I had found while searching for swimwear for myself.  I have links to modest tankini tops, running skirts, and skapris.  Go check it out!

http://borntoflyinva.blogspot.com/2013/04/swim-modest-options.html

Discount code from eShakti!

Remember that dress review I did for eShakti?  Well, here's a discount code for 20% off at checkout!  And it's valid until the 20th of March.  Here you go: LDFSHNEDBE

eShakti dress review

(This post was also posted on my other blog Born to Fly.)

Sorry I've been MIA for a while, but I'm sure you all know how busy life can get.  It seems that every time I sit down to write, some new homework comes up.  And right now, I do have several books staring at me right now saying "You need to read me for next week's quiz!"  but I'm ignoring them at the moment.  They can wait a few minutes.

I have not had the  time to do any sewing lately, *but* I do actually have an interesting sewing project that I will definitely have to post about.  One of my friends here at college wants a kilt, so he's bought the tartan, and now it's up to me to just sew it!  This is going to be quite interesting, so I will try to keep y'all updated on how it goes.  But anyways, that was not the main point of this post, so let me move on....

Ladies, if you are looking for modest, fashionable dresses, blouses, and skirts that are reasonably priced and still fit perfectly, look no further than eShakti.  Seriously.  Do you want to know why?  Well, for one, for only  an extra $7.50 every dress can be customized to your specific measurements *and* almost all the dresses can have the length, sleeves, neckline, and/or collar changed. For example, this strapless poplin dress:

What if you love the style, but don't like that it's strapless?  With this dress, you can turn it into a halter dress, or have wide straps put on it (which would look totally cute with a white cap-sleeve shirt underneath, in my opinion).

Anyways, eShakti asked if I could do a dress review for them, and this was the dress I chose:

To say the least, I am very happy with it.  I had it made to my specific measurements, and it fits perfectly.  It's so comfortable to wear!When I wore it for a photoshoot with my brother, I styled it with flats and ankle socks, and wore a coral pink cami underneath because the neckline is slightly lower than I'd like, and it added a bit of color to the outfit too.

Yes, it's got pockets!  That's almost the best part of the dress!

Of course, me being silly and dancing around.

I then wore it to church when I got back to school.  This time, I wore a purple cardigan over it.  As you can tell from the picture, the wind was gusting that day, so this was the best picture I could get that day:

Some details you need to know about the dress: 1) the crepe fabric does like to cling, but the skirt is fully lined, so it doesn't show how much it clings; 2) the off-white fabric is truly off-white - the online picture shows it as a bit whiter than it really is; 3) the side zipper does sometimes stick a little bit, but has yet to actually get stuck (hallelujah, zippers and I don't get along very well normally).

By the way, I sometimes browse their website just to look at all the dresses that I want to get.  I'm definitely going to purchase some of their dresses when I have any money to spend on clothes!

Coming soon....

Yes, I've been very slack at blogging for quite some time...but I do have a post in the works!  eShakti contacted me and asked me to do a review for one of their dresses! I just received the dress a couple days ago, and as soon as I do a photoshoot with my brother and do a write up about it, I will have the review up on my blog!