This year’s Carolina Cup was perfect! We had a BEAUTIFUL day! With getting married in a couple of weeks and moving into a new house, I really did not know how much sewing I would get done this year. However, I ended up with two fun dresses, two bow ties, a pair of guys slacks, and a pair of pants for myself. I had a blast making all of the pieces with my Aunt Trish by my side.

The first dress I made was for my sister. We found some beautiful fabric online back in January. The fabric had some beautiful greens and blues and screamed my sisters name. I had bought some fabric for a sash, but we were spending one of our many hours in Hancock Fabrics when she saw some blue fabric she LOVED. I think the sash really made her dress and she looked very cute. As far as style, she wanted something very simple and fun. I found a pattern she liked but I made some alterations to the pattern to make it exactly what she wanted.

The second dress was really fun to make and I think it is the cutest dress thus far. This dress was made from Lily fabric. It turned out really cute. She really wanted a strapless dress, which was a first for me. The dress was made with a solid pink top(to match her boyfriend’s pants), the Lily fabric for a skirt, with an eyelet sash to match. The dress was perfect for the Carolina Cup and fit her perfectly. We took the left over lily fabric and made her boyfriend a cute bow tie. I loved working with this fabric because I was constantly discovering something new. As I was cutting the pattern I was finding little lion and butterfly faces all through out. I cut the bow tie to where when sewn you could see the little faces. I think it really added character.

I had not intended to make anything else, but as usual I get really excited and could not stop sewing! Maybe it was my new sewing room or that it was just nice to get away from all the wedding planning. My next project was to make my fiancee a pair of slacks. My aunt secretly thought I was absolutely crazy to take on this project with everything else that was going on, but I wanted a challenge. After 7 hours I had a pair of slacks… now the only question was…. did they fit? Luckily, they fit perfectly. God was definitely on my side! The pants turned out better than we could have hoped for and he loved them!

As the day before the cup came around I still did not have anything to wear, and for some reason I wasn’t worried about it. I had been working comp at work all week, helping coach the JV high school team, plus wedding planning and just did not have time to make myself anything. I had decided that I didn’t want to wear a dress this year because the weather man kept saying it was going to be cold. I cam to the conclusion that I wanted to be comfortable and warm. I decided to make a pair of pants… the day before the cup! After going out the varsity softball game, I started my pants at 8:00. I don’t know what I was thinking…. I had never made these pants before and was basically winging it. As time ticked by, my fiancee reminded me that I had not made his bow tie yet. 12:00 came and went. I eventually turned the TV on around 1:00 AM and I started learning about why my dog scratches and if this is normal from the pet doctor. At 2:00, I started learning about these bands that are trying to make it big. 3:00 brought these infomercials that were telling me how I could become a millionaire with just a webpage. Thats when I thought… What the heck am I doing sitting here making these pants when I could be making a million dollars online!? Finally, at 3:30 AM, I had something to wear to the cup. However, I still did not have a bow tie. I started making his bow tie and sometime around 4:15 to 4:30 AM, I had a finished product. It was a great experience and I cannot wait until next year! See pictures below. (Click on the thumbnails to see the larger pictures)

Next up:  prom clutches, wedding attire, and my baby sisters graduation…