What Do You Do When Your Clothes Don’t Fit?

So, here I am, no photos, nothing creative to show, but I'm here nonetheless. Believe me, I have been creative! Aside from cooking meals every day and watching after my lovable toddler, I have been scrambling to get time to sew and work on a new Brijee Pattern. But I have a problem. In many…

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From the Boyer Sisters Archives: What I Made // Brigid’s Dream Party Dress

Hello! I have been a bit busy of late to put together the new content that I have been longing to put up on this little blog. But rather than leave you all without a post this week, I will be re-posting one of my favorite makes ever from the Boyer Sisters blog. Enjoy reading…

A Snippet of Fashion Favorites: The 1910s

Hello my dears! A few weeks ago I did a poll on my Instagram stories asking what you all would like to see on the blog. Though the votes were pretty close, the majority vote landed on me sharing my favorite 1910s dresses. I really, REALLY want to be making myself some dresses and such…

A Camping Casey Skirt & Brooks Blouse

Hello my dears! I am astonished at how long I have been away from the blog. I had fully intended to finish up the Casey Skirt Sew-along two weeks ago by sharing this post then, but life got in the way with some major upheavals. But, now that things have calmed down a touch, I…

Casey Skirt Sew-Along |Finishing the Skirt

Hello my dears! Today we get to finish our Casey Skirts! Hip-hip hooray! To recap what we have accomplished thus far, we have our skirts assembled, zipper inserted, pockets applied, and our waistband set. Today we will hem our skirts and do our waistband buttonholes. Let's get sewing! Hemming First, you will want to determine…

Casey Skirt Sew-Along |Interfacing & Attaching the Waistband

Hello my dears! I am sure you are either getting tired of the Brijee blog being entirely devoted to a sew-along, or you are excited to finish the final steps on your Casey Skirt. Either way, good news: We are almost finished with the sew-along! This is the third to last post, and then things…

Casey Skirt Sew-Along | In-seam Pockets (+ FREE pocket pattern)

Hello my dears! I am back with a bonus tutorial in the Casey Skirt Sew-Along. Today we are going to add in-seam pockets to View 1 of the Casey Skirt. First, you will want to download the FREE pattern by clicking the link below: FREE Bonus Pocket Pattern Once you have your pattern printed out,…

Casey Skirt Sew-Along | View 2 Pockets

Hello my dears! Today we get to sew the pockets of our Casey Skirts. If you aren't making View 2, but do want the practicality of pockets, don't worry, I will have a tutorial up tomorrow with a free pattern for in-seam pockets. But honestly, with how absolutely scrumptious View 2 of the Casey Skirt…

Casey Skirt Sew-Along | Main Seams, Pleats and Zipper

Hello ladies! Are you ready to finally get sewing on your Casey Skirt? So am I! Let's dive right in. Cutting is rather straight forward, and also rather hard to photograph, so we are going to start with our pieces all cut out, and get straight to marking. I am making View 2 of the…

Casey Skirt Sew-Along | Full Derriere Adjustment (FDA) Tutorial

Hello again my dears! While my Pattern Testers were testing the Casey Skirt, a few of the more "hippy" testers suggested an adjustment that could be made to the pattern, to keep the back pleats flat, for those women who need a bit more room in the seat of their skirt. Thanks to their suggestions,…