Fashion Friday

One of my fave silk skirts, I made this of my own design and added black bias tape to the hem.
This skirt gets a lot of wear and I do hand wash.


Sew you later!

A year later......

It has been 1 year since I made a lifestyle

change to better my health, rather than surgery.

I was lucky, I still had the choice.

So under my doctors care:

I joined a gym.

Working out 6 days a week the first 3 months

 cardio & classes only.

I did get a Personal Trainer into my 3rd month

of training once I started lifting weights.

I now work out 4 to 5 days a week.

I changed my meals as I did not eat red meat the 

first couple of months.  I ate chicken, cod, salmon, eggs, 

multigrain bread & salads.  

Water.....10 glasses a day.

I did still drink green wine with my dinner

lets not get too crazy here!

After I starting lifting weights I went back to eating

meats but mostly steak.

I am back to being fit....more so I feel now.  

I feel like I have more energy,  my skin feels rejuvenated

and I am stronger than when I was in my 20's!

Skirt made by me.

Denise Angela

Lace & Bleu Denim Skirt......

Welcome to my Fashion Friday post!  I have been sewing with lace & denim this week...do lace & denim go together?  I think so, it makes for a feminine edge type of look.  I have always loved lace and have an appreciation for seamstress's that make beautiful dresses & gowns with it!

For my design I started by looking at different types of lace at the fabric store and was surprised as there were some beautiful  floral lace that looked modern but I ended up choosing this circle lace that I liked as soon as I saw it.

 I already had the denim from my Bleu Denim Dress and I made a straight skirt with a side zipper this time.  This denim skirt is the underlay to the lace so it is a simple skirt. 

For the lace skirt I was a bit nervous cutting into such fine fabric but I used the circles on the lace as a guide along with my own pattern to keep the cut straight.

This lace is a medium weight lace so it is actually feels warm when worn with the denim if that makes any sense at all!

I had to sew this a bit slower on my machine because the lace was a bit thicker than most of the lace I have seen or sewn with.

This is what I found looking for inspiration this week!

This gorgeous Denim Dress!

 Chanel Spring RTW 2010

Chanel RTW Spring 2010

This is my Fashion Friday project for this week!



Have a fabulous weekend!