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Envelope Dress (Nursing Friendly)

July 20, 2020 by Tori Leave a Comment
Cris Wood Sews Envelope Dress

This Cris Wood Sews Envelope Dress (zero waste pattern!) didn’t fit very well at 35 weeks pregnant, but it’s perfect now — nursing zipper and all! I used a 14″ zipper, but it definitely didn’t need to be that long for the front center seam (10″ would probably work fine). I just sewed the zipper … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Cris Wood Sews Envelope Dress, dress, nursing friendly, sewing, zero waste sewing pattern

Nursing Friendly House Dress

May 1, 2020 by Tori Leave a Comment
Nursing Friendly House Dress - Santa Fe Dress

I decided I needed a nursing friendly house dress at around 7 months pregnant. I still had plenty of my favorite knit fabric left over from the LA fabric district and black 12″ invisible zippers, so I got right to it! This is the Santa Fe Top by Hey June lengthened to be a dress … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sewing Tagged: dress, Hey June, nursing friendly, Santa Fe Top, sewing

Mira Dresses

April 27, 2020 by Tori Leave a Comment
Mira Dress by Fibre Mood

This is the Mira Dress by Fibre Mood, and I love it! I even loved it so much that I made another one that you can see down below. I bought the pattern when Fibre Mood wasn’t including seam allowances, and I thought my brains were going to explode, but thankfully Fibre Mood has added … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sewing Tagged: dress, Fibre Mood, ikat, Mira Dress, nursing friendly, sewing, thrifted fabric

Fringe Dress

March 12, 2018 by Tori 8 Comments

I have had the Fringe Dress cut out since last September, and it has just been nagging at me for months to just finish sewing it all together! It did turn into winter after I got it all cut out, so I wouldn’t have been able to wear it very much anyways, but I’m so … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Chalk and Notch, dress, Fringe Blouse and Dress, indiesew, nursing friendly, sewing, sewing pattern

Nursing Friendly Ebony Tee Dress + Ring Sling

August 17, 2017 by Tori Leave a Comment

This pretty lady is my sister, Nicole. Her sweet new baby is Tychus, and I was so lucky to be able to go and see them two weeks after she had him. I had so much fun taking these photos of her and a few more of her cute little family + newborn pictures of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sewing Tagged: baby, DIY, dress, Ebony Tee, nursing friendly, ring sling, sewing

Scout Tee [Front Zip Peplum]

April 18, 2017 by Tori 6 Comments

I’ve been wanting to make a zipper-front shirt or dress since I saw Merrick’s lemon dress from last summer. I loved the zipper detail and that it was nursing friendly. I have also been loving all of the loose fitting peplums lately and really wanted to make one. I debated between the Lou Box Top and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Grainline Studio, indiesew, nursing friendly, Scout Tee, selfish sewing, sewing, sewing pattern

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