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!
This is my family after graduation. My mom is wearing the other dress I made for her. She later decided to wear a belt with it, which was the perfect touch. I have raided her closest for her vintage belts many times, so she was surprised to even find one. She found one from when she was in high school. I must have overlooked it or it would have been in my closest!
My brother is wearing a seersucker tie I made him 4 years ago, which I had no idea he was going to wear. The ties were one of the first things I learned how to sew. He of course got the very first one. My dad still wants me to make ties along with the dresses, but the dresses are just much more exciting. My dad also didn’t realize we were all wearing ellen&ollie. He said he would have worn his tie too!
Graduation weekend was so busy. We had Liz’s party Thursday night. At the last minute I was debating which dress to wear, the long dress with the sweetheart neckline or the long strapless with the ruffle top. This is my mom, me and LL in ellen&ollie before Liz’s party. My mom is wearing the cars dress I made for her. I am wearing the strapless one I decided on (with the help of Laura Lee and Amanda). I did not make Laura Lee’s dress, but I made the clutch for her last summer that she is carrying.
I have had so much time to sew since classes ended! I have 2 new styles ready to take to M. The dresses should be there by Monday! The long dress is my favorite of all the dresses I have ever made. I want to wear mine all the time.
I cannot in any way believe that I am graduating this Friday morning. How can 4 years go by so fast? I am so sad to leave Clemson, but also very excited to be back in Columbia. This is the dress I made to wear to my graduation. My mom also sent these buttons from the store in Columbia. I decided last minute to add the slanted pockets to give it a more vintage look!
Since I graduate at 9:30 in the morning, I am guessing I will want to change at some point in the day. I made this skirt to wear later that day with the left over fabric from the dress I made my cousin last week. I am going to wear it with a blue top my friend, Amanda, gave me for my birthday!
My cousin has 9 weddings to go to this year. She asked me to make her the cut out back dress to wear to one of them. I never get tired of the print she chose. I am going try to make a skirt with the left over fabric! I also figured out a buttonhole on my new sewing machine for the first time! It took me so many attempts to finally get it right! The button makes it easier to get on and so cute! I am going to change my cut out dress to have a button at the top too! My cousin lives in New York and she sent me buttons for my birthday this year! I could not have been more excited. I love unique buttons! These are from a store in New York that is full of unique buttons!!
