I am so excited to have my dresses in another boutique! The owner of Sugar contacted me a few weeks ago to see if she could carry a few of the new styles. Sugar is in Greenwood, SC, which is about an hour and 45 minutes away. So Laura Lee and I went up there to check it out. After getting lost several times, we finally made it to the brick road. Sugar is in such a cute location. The road it is on is brick. We both loved Sugar and I am thrilled to have my dresses there!
I thought this dress up on the way home from the beach a few weeks ago. Dresses always turn out better when I have a lot of time to think about them.
I love this fabric so much that I just order more of it. I made this dress for myself in a different fabric, but I think it looks best in this one. This dress can be worn all the way through fall by adding a turtleneck. The neckline is ruffled. It has an elastic waist and elastic at the bottom hem.
I have hesitated on ordering this fabric for a long time, but I decided to take a chance and I ended up loving it! This dress is great to wear now, since it is still hot, but can also be worn with a turtleneck or tights when it gets cooler. I had some trouble and had to do 2 practice versions of this dress. I couldn’t get the measurements right at the neckline and the armhole. This is definitely one I need to make for myself!
This skirt was so fun to make. The waistband is elastic, which makes it super comfortable. I wear mine all the time now! I plan to make many more skirts like this in different fabrics. I actually got new fall/winter fabrics yesterday for when the weather gets cooler.
With many of the styles and techniques I use, I have to talk it out with my mom first because she is such a problem solver. If I am ever unsure of how to make something look a certain way, she will figure it out! I was thinking of 2 ways to make this skirt and needed her opinion to help figure out the best way. After we figured it out, I ended up making 4 skirts in 45 minutes! I’m sure she gets tired of my interrupting phone calls to ask sewing questions while she is at work, but sometimes I am too excited to wait!
This dress is now for sale at M. I was really unsure of it after I made it. I thought it might be too much with the bold fabric. I loved the fabric, but I didn’t know if everyone else would. I almost didn’t even show it to Emily at all. But thankfully the girls loved it! It has a wide elastic waist and asymmetrical pleats at the bottom. The fabric is silkier and stretchier than regular cotton.
I made this skirt Tuesday night and decided to make a few for M, so these will be in the store soon but in different fabric.
I am so excited to put pictures up of the new fall dresses!! This is just the first set of fall I have been working on, so the styles are transitional from summer to fall. I will be putting the pictures up as soon as we put them out at M, which will be in the next couple weeks.
This 1st set of fall dresses and the next set I am working are influenced by the 1940’s. My dad is a huge movie and TV buff. He loves for me to watch his favorite movies and TV shows. We have been watching Winds of War and War and Remembrance. It was very good, but I would recommend watching it with someone who knows history. I would have been lost without all the side comments from my dad. The fashion in this mini-series is amazing!
This is the last summer dress I am making. Amy, my soon to be cousin, has a wedding to go to with my cousin Brian. Brian is the cousin that creates all my labels and hangtags. He is currently making business cards for me with his new letterpress. I love the way the dress turned out. Amy is gorgeous and she will make this dress look amazing!
I wore this dress the first night out in Cabo! My neighbor saw the dress in pictures and asked me to make her the same one. I made this dress last summer and forgot how much I love the fabric. It took me a while to a find the fabric again. I have enough left over to maybe make a skirt.
My first attempt at this dress, the last picture, was a mess. It was way to big at the top and falling off. I had to take the sides in and adjust the strap placement before I was ready to put them in M. The ones with the butterfly fabric are in M!
I made a few skirts last winter to wear with tights. They are cotton so I have also been wearing them this summer. Emily wanted me to make some for M. So here they are! I plan to make a few more for the fall. I love the thick elastic in the green skirt and I will definitely be using it again soon!
Here are 3 new styles for M Boutique. I came extremely close to keeping the pink and orange flower one for myself. Here are the sizes:
Colorful tree dress: 2 & 4
Gray and lime tie straps: 4 & 6
I am also hoping to add one more new one Monday!
I made this dress yesterday. This is another new summer style for M. This dress in different fabric will be in M today along with 2 other styles. I will have pictures up of all the new dresses soon!
I have been so so busy trying to finish the new dresses, but I promise I will email all of you back today. I am sorry it has taken me so long to respond to all of you. I really do appreciate all of your emails and comments!!
First, check out the blog Pretty in Pink Megan. She wore the long maxi dress this weekend and it of course looks great on her! She also wore the big yellow bow dress to her bridesmaid luncheon and another ellen&ollie dress on her honeymoon!! Thanks Megan!
I am making 4 new summer styles for M Boutique and then I am moving on to Fall. This is the first one I have tried made. It looks weird because of the back, but it looks great on. I finished it Thursday night and I was not happy with it. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it, or how to make it better. Finally when I woke up Friday morning I decided to add pockets with buttons. There was still something that wasn’t working for me. I think it is the fabric. I don’t think the fabric goes with the style.
My brother has been asking me to make a dress for his girlfriend for a while, but I didn’t know he was really serious until this weekend. I thought this style would be perfect for her. It is hard to see from the picture that the print on the ruffle is from one of the one shoulder dresses. I think this will look so good on her!
I have gotten so many emails and messages from people not in South Carolina wanting to order a dress. Thank you all for your interest. It means so much to me to read all of your emails. Emily and I have been working to get back to all of you. We sent out an email a few days ago with the dresses I have right now for you to order. If you did not get the email, these are the dresses and sizes:
Blue Big Bow: 4
Pink Big Bow: 4&6
Yellow Big Bow: 4
Sweetheart neck short dress blue: 4&6
White tie at neck: 4
Aqua pleated at front neckline: 6
Pink/zigzag 2 toned: 2
One shoulder cars: 4
yellow/orange/green diamond shapes with pink tie waist: 2 One shoulder zigzag: 4 short sleeve red/coral: 2
If you want to order one of the dresses listed M Boutique’s number is 803-765-2243 or you can email emily@shopmboutique.com
I will be making new styles every week, so check the blog for new dresses!
