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Good evening everybody!…I’m up watching Big Bang Theory and talking with my babygirl….the cats are running through here like they always do around this time which usually makes me close my door on ’em…they are very noisy and hyper around this time….but tonight I’m letting ’em run in and out of my room too….they sneak in my sewing room and inspect everything any chance they get; if I see ’em in there though I make ’em leave….I believe my guy cat already stuck himself with a pin or two…I notice he doesn’t try to jump up on the sewing counter where they are anymore…poor thing, poor nosy thing…smh….
I got dressed earlier with some of my makes but for some reason I cant find the patterns I used to sew them!….I looked twice for the patterns in my pattern drawers with no luck..now I cant share the pattern numbers…but if I find them I’ll make an a quick update….I do know that the top is one of the first patterns I ever bought; its one of those patterns with just one view…I got it from Wal-Mart at least a good 5 years ago…it was one of those 97 cents ones….and the skirt I’m pretty sure is Christine Hayne’s circle skirt pattern, but I have quite a few now so I cant say for sure….I do believe its hers though….I made this skirt and top a while back; I just had never worn them before….the skirt I believe had already needed a repair; I didn’t sew the band on very well at first so I had to fix that….and the top went with it perfectly although I made it out of boredom one day a few months ago without the skirt in mind….sewing works out like that….
I used a glittery knit fabric for the top….the glittery stuff is hot Pink although it didn’t photograph well at all…I swear I need a new camera to show more detail…I’m working on it….the skirt got whipped up out of a kinda stretchy, tie-dye cotton fabric…I got them both from Hancock’s, ordered online…You just never know what your going to get unless you order a swatch which is something I never do….any “ugly” fabrics always ends up being something pretty anyway so I just take my chances!…I liked both of these when I got ’em in the mail….
I didn’t really feel like taking pictures today either but my Sweetest persuaded me to….I’m glad he did because I told myself I would post more…it was sprinkling today and I just wasn’t in the mood…it wasn’t all that gloomy though, just a little wet….He snapped a few for me, I came back inside, and went back to sleep….I was tired today; I needed rest which is probably what contributed to my mood earlier and me being up writing right now…I may even sew up a quick top or skirt before I go back to sleep ’cause the sewing bug is definitely biting….I just keep looking at these sweater knits I have in there….Well here are the mystery clothes and I’ll show you good people something else in a few….
~~MsKRS~~

Evening all; and how are things going?…I’m all right, just been sewing and living….Coupla’ snags along the way but such is life right?….Before I go and do a couple loads of laundry I thought I should write about my dress real quick like….
I whipped up Butterick Fashion Express 1 Hour Pattern View B a little while ago….While my Babygirl was home visiting I hurried up and had her take some photos…My Sweetest usually takes them and drives me nutty when he does! LOL!…I love him anyway; but my daughter was my first photographer so I asked her to take a few piccies this go’ round….
I have many super cool knit fabrics so I immediately took to my stash and started on my new dress….I used a slinky, knit fabric that I found at Hancock’s Fabrics on one of my many trips there…When I saw that fabric I knew it would become something awesome….that’s what I do when I get fabric….I never have any true intention on any one specific thing, my fabrics just end up being whatever strikes me at the time….I did get my coat fabric specifically for that project; ’cause I don’t usually buy such heavy fabrics unless its denim or something….(see my last post to check out my new coat that is basically too hot to wear here; damn)…..
This pattern was true to what it said, it was very fast and easy and I finished it in about an hour and a half….OMG its super comfortable; like a gown that can be worn outside with my boots!…I know I’ll be making a couple more….I left the pockets off this one because the fabric didn’t seem strong enough for them; like they would have made it sag….the next one may have pockets though if I see fit….View C may be next because it has puff sleeves and I have a fabric in mind already….Well let me share the photos and like always if you want to know more just let me know!
**MsKRS**

Hiiiiii to to my folks this good Saturday!…Just now getting in from checking on one of my friends that hasn’t called me in too long…..She turned out to be just fine; when I showed up she was having a card party…We had a good ole’ time….

Howdy everybody!  I’m sitting here with a damn headache and I don’t know where it came from…I just woke up with it….I should be all right in a minute though, I took a couple of Bayer’s….I just love the weekends even more nowadays because I wear scrubs all week looking horribly frumpy IMO…the weekends allow me to be ME and wear actual clothes….(I hate wearing scrubs; I’d much rather wear business gear)…and this weekend I wore my latest outfit I made….If you wanna know more about it you can check out my last blog post where I ramble about the pattern, fabric, and other stuff….This one is just to show me wearing the ‘fit….
I do have a little to say about the outfit though; such as I didn’t make the matching fabric belt…I ended up wearing a super cool thrift find I copped—–> an Olive-colored skinny belt I got for $2.00 on one of my thrifting trips….Brand new too…I love thrifting so much and it goes hand in hand with sewing if you ask me…(See how I start to ramble; ain’t nobody asked me nothing LOL)
Overall I LOVED wearing the outfit and here it is….Later my good folks!  Oh, and I’m feeling better already….aspirin to the rescue!…..
~~MsKRS~~

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!…I hope all is well; and I for one am glad all the hoopla is over and done with…I’ve been sewing of course; matter of fact I sewed right on through the new year with a bottle of wine and awesome fabric….I haven’t been taking a lot of photos though as usual…but tonight I finished a new top and its the new year and I haven’t blogged in forever and my latest pieces are just too awesome! (sentence just ran with it huh? wink-wink)….
I’ve been getting super lucky on my trips to Hancock’s lately and I have fabrics to show it…I showed off some of my stash on Instagram but I didn’t take any for the blog..hell the stash has grown since then and that was a few days ago…I can’t stop buying fabric (I don’t try that hard, honestly) and it does NOT help that there’s always some on “sale”……Check me out of you feel like registering for yet another damn social site; my damn user name is mskrs_stitches….you can give me yours too if you see fit…..well, back to my awesome sauce fabric and my first pieces of 2015….OMG Hancock’s is KILLING the knit game right now and I’ve been snagging as many pieces as I can…..I’ve loved knits ever since I started sewing…I’ve heard that many don’t like to sew with knits, say they are difficult, or just don’t like them much at all..its the total opposite for me…I LOVE them and skipped right over the taboo of sewing with them too….Maybe because the first piece of fabric I bought was a huge piece of heather gray super thin knit fabric…I didn’t understand the yardage back then and I believe I asked for 4 yards of it….it wasn’t that expensive at all so back then I thought the cost equaled how much I got…My beginner days….
Now let me tell it on the mountain about my two new additions to my wardrobe….I first made a pencil skirt with a bad arse brown knit I grabbed and it is just too good….its very thick; I wonder if its Ponte….I’ve never seen any Ponte that thick though; but it may very well be that….I decided it would be a pencil skirt and whipped one up with it…..then I rambled through my patterns and fished out one of Simplicity’s old school Jiffy patterns; 1364 to be exact and made View A to wear with it…..I didn’t make the sash; but I still might ’cause I still have some of the fabric left….and I eliminated the zipper and hook & eye too….I kept the darts though…I just sized up to accommodate for the “spacers” (the hardware)….I saw the pencil skirt outfit idea on Pinterest (yeah, I got one of them too smh)….so much pretty stuff on there though…I really dig Pinterest….
Oh and the fabric I used for the top is called “butter suede” according to my little sewing ladies at the shop….the name sold me and the print was a bonus….I love this top….and it sewed up nicely….
Well let me get back to my sewing room and my Netflix (I’m watching all the Frasier’s cracking up!)….just wanted to say HEY and show y’all my stuff….I meant to write on New Year’s Day but I had to work…this is my first weekend off of the year and I got something to show for it…What is everybody else whipping up for the new year?….
**MsKRS**

Heyyyyyy everybody!  Long time no write huh?…super bad blogger lady but please forgive me; I’ve been out of the cyber world for a minute…Sometimes the Internet can be a bit too much you know?…but how I’ve missed sharing my tidbits though so here I go again….First off, I’ve been thrifting and SCORING BIG TIME!….Found some awesome pieces of fabric and other vintage notions that I’m just itching to work with….I’ve already made a dress out of one of the fabrics I found and it just says Mad Men allllll over it…my goal nowadays usually….I didnt take any pictures of my dress with my camera though; I just shared it on my Instagram (just in case you wanna see it)….made a new cape too but I had been hoarding that fabric for a while..go ‘head on over there and check ’em out when you get a minute….oh, my Instagram name is mskrs_stitches…I believe that’s how you find me or you may be able to just search my name I suppose….I also have a new dress on Belle needing the zipper put in and a hemming….and that leads me to how it may just come out effin’ perfect this time…..I just have to use this baby to do it….read on….
Now let me say that I have always liked the older machines; I guess its really no different than the rest of the oldies stuff I like huh?….so of course I’ve always wanted an “old” sewing machine….Anybody that knows me well KNOWS I can be impulsive…so the other night I took to my local Craig’s List in search of a “new” machine I could snag….Lucky me; I damn near instantly found one as soon as I typed in “sewing machine”….I called him right away (it had been listed for 2 months already) and he said it was still available….I made arrangements to grab it from the very next day when I got off work….Make a long story short its here and has taken its rightful place in my sewing space…and I cannot explain how much I love this machine….I have to get some bobbins cause I don’t have any to fit….Oh and its a Singer!…It takes Touch and Sew bobbins and I have nothing of the sort….got a bowl full for my other machines but for this one ummm nawwww….I have to go brave the irritations of JoAnn’s tomorrow and its get to stitchin’ for me…..my new machine does so much and has so many awesome features…the manual is a real book; NOT a pamphlet…..script lettering, buttonholes to write home about, and even monograms!….I totally get why people own more than one machine…they truly all do something different (I now have 3 machines and a serger)…..
Well okay I gotta knock this one more work day out for the week so I’m going to get some Zzzzzzz…
Pictures of my handsome new addition now….
~~MsKRS~~

Good evening all!..I’m just sitting here enjoying my last few hours of relaxation before I head off to start the work week in the morning…I decided to write this post because I really wanted to share other stuff besides my cool new dress….I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before but my family is chock full of seamstresses, quilters, and tailors; yayyyy me amiright? (on my Daddy’s side of the family)….A little tidbit of information that made my instant take to sewing out of the clear Blue sky much easier to understand….My Mama sewed for us too when my Brother and me were little….
My Auntie Brenda (my Daddy’s Sister) was cleaning out some closets at my Bigmama’s house and found a suitcase full of fabric….She of course called me and I came and picked it up….In my mind I KNEW that fabric was going to literally throw me right back into my Mad Men obsession…..I have been forever obsessed with the older styles; like the 50’s and 60’s and when Mad Men came out with that killer story line AND killer fashion I was hooked….I immediately started to look for patterns and fabric to whip up similar stuff….My Bigmama’s suitcase though; was fulla’ fabric that actually came from that era….Nothing but Mad Men stuff; there was no other way (or at least I didn’t feel the need to look for one)…..Sooooo last night at 11:32 pm I decided to start a new dress (yeah, in the middle of the night smh), my trusty New Look Pattern #0167…it has five super vintage-y views and I’ve sewn the majority of them….I whipped up View C and I promise you its that neckline that gets me every time….IMO, you don’t have to accessorize as much when you have super cool design features on your clothes…
I used a very sturdy, Olive green, tartan kinda fabric; however I don’t know what kind it is….its so and strong and awesome….it kinda reminds me of denim….it sewed up real nice because its so easy to work with so the dress was finished this afternoon….I put the sleeves on and hemmed it and was done….it photographed a kind of pea green but its really more Olive…I’m still in the market for a camera that takes sharper piccies….
I’m thinking I’ll pair my new dress with some Navy boots I have in my shoe stash….I’ll take more pictures later when I wear it too; if I don’t add the photos to this post I’ll make a short one and just share this one again with it….
I LOVE THIS DRESS….I LOVE THIS DRESS….DID I SAY I LOVE THIS DRESS?….not only is it from my beloved Bigmama’s fabric stash, it’s also satisfies my need to dress from another era, and lets me show off one of my favorite New Look Patterns once again…..Yasssssssssss….and of course I added more retro coolness by taking to my vintage zipper stash….and my luck allowed me to have a 22″ zipper in Navy….Yeah baby!!!!! (in my Austin Powers voice)….the fabric smelled kind of stale so after I finished sewing it I put it in the wash and air dried it…..its now damn near perfect….
Well let me share these pictures because I can literally talk about my sewing and the ties that bind for-ever…..I’ll share myself modeling it soon as I can but for now Pink Cookie has to assist….Belle didn’t wear it well this go ’round….Que Sera Sera right?
~~MsKRS~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

First off, let me say that I’m sorry I’m NOT sorry about this post….Earlier today, I experienced something quite annoying to say the least….Now if you’ve been following along or just “met” me then you know I AM A HAPPY BLACK GIRL…..I write about it, I live it, and I don’t mind who knows….that is what I have always been ever since I could remember because my parents made sure I was…and no, not material sh*t but REAL LOVE….this made my brother and myself very happy and mentally sound kids….in fact, their teachings are the reason why I didn’t flash today when I was referred to as “the Black girl”….now it may seem like I’m contradicting myself but this episode was blatant disrespect….there is a fine line that wise people do NOT cross when referring to folks and earlier this person sprinted over that line on purpose…..

Good afternoon everybody!…I’m sitting here watching my team (the Oakland Raiders) give another game away on this beautiful Sunday afternoon….at least the sun is shining right?…..Its somewhat Fall-y around here (a few leaves have turned colors and fallen) but the temperatures allow you to still wear what your warm weather gear if you want to….the night gets a little cool but nothing to worry about just yet….I made a tulle skirt a couple weeks back but I didn’t feel like writing a blog post about it…..I put it on my Instagram but no where else…but that didnt stop me from swooning over it….I mean I immediately fell in ABSOLUTE LOVE with it as soon as it was done…I mean the puffiness and girly feel to it just sewed me up (pun intended)….it was another project that I felt I should have done a tutorial because it was fun to make and not at all difficult…..the princess feel was in full effect I tell you what! LOL!….
My heels inspired the skirt; I knew I would have to bring them out some kind of way as they are basic but pretty still….I probably should have taken a close-up of them too but of course I didn’t…..Just know that they are quite awesome and were a bargain too!
I also made my own charm bracelet around the same time I made the skirt….I went to JoAnn’s (yall know I dont care for them like at all) to get some charm bracelet stuff ’cause they are the only ones with that kinda thing around here that I know of…..and for once in life they didnt piss me off; maybe because I didnt go in there for anything sewing related….I ended up finding some super cool charms and my Huny helped me put it together….lets just say: I LOVE MY NEW BRACELET but I took some pretty sh*tty pictures of it though…its awesome in real life I promise…I swear this sewing and crafty stuff is just the best thing ever…you can literally have anything you want….I like that….I like it a lot….Sharing now; cause I’m trying to see what this man is doing on Cheaters LMMAOOOOOOOooooo
~~MsKRS~~

Howdy, howdy, howdy!..I’m up wide awake when I should be winding down for the work week….My goodness I have had the absolute worst allergies this weekend too…OMGGGGG talk about annoying as hell!!!!!…I finally had to go and get something because I was just miserable….I still am a little bit, but I wanted to write….uggghhh….You would think I’d be used to it; having allergies my entire life so bad but each flare up is the pits….I’ve sneezed so much my chest hurts…..damn!!!!!…
As horrible as my sinuses are treating me I felt like taking pictures for some reason…of all days, today while I suffered so greatly with effin’ allergies I felt like taking some pictures!…go figure……While I sneezed through them all my Sweetest managed to take a few pictures…please excuse them as they kinda jacked up and there was nothing I could really do about it but I wanted to take them anyway….the whole picture thing happened on a fluke too because I only got dressed to ride with my Sweetest to spend his birthday gift cards at Olive Garden (I didn’t get Olive Garden though; I don’t like it but my Huny did)….before I got dressed I was in my bed totally suffering…He coaxed me out of bed with promises of Sweet Tea and food…Good thing sewing is I and I is most definitely sewing; so much that I rarely wear anything I haven’t sewn myself…and I always seem to have something to wear….I’ve sewn so many comfortable pieces and its cool as eva’ to be able throw ’em on and be all right!…Yeah, I IS SEWING BAYBEE….hehehehehehe….
Now I made this top sometime last year; its an old school Simplicity pattern (#5933 to be exact) that I grabbed on one of my many trips to my local thrift stores….the skirt is a MsKRS original; its just a simple, pattern-less pencil skirt I made a while back too….the fabrics used all came from Hancock’s Fabrics (MY FAVORITE FABRIC STORE **here locally**), the lace too…came out of my stash…..my shoes are Steve Madden but I grabbed mine up at Ross one day my Sweetest and I were at Sprout’s…Score yeah?!…..the skirt fabric is a knit, the lace back and the micro polka dot fabric for the front of the top has a stretch rayon feel to it (the top fabrics)…and both were remnants…the pattern called for knits but both the lace is stretchy and I cut the front piece on the bias…I’m sure I actually made both of these pieces last year sometime….I wear my creations every day but I just can so not take pictures everyday…my moods just will not allow it….and I end up showing ’em all some time or another anyway….hence this here post! (smile)…well let me share some I-need-a-better-camera photos with you good people and I bid you all farewell until next time….
~~MsKRS~~
P.S. Meet my new friend Belle too! (my new dress form)….Pink Cookie (my 1st dress form) and I are more than happy to have her with us in my sewing room! (wink-wink)