Allie Jackson

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  • Copy Cat Leopard

    Nearly all of my skirts were made with an elastic waist pattern... that I lopped the elastic off of and converted to a flat waistband. That doesn't mean I don't love an elasticated skirt though! Holly ...

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    Copy Cat Leopard

  • Leopard Bikini of Dreams

    Y'all. Y'ALL! Everything I have sewn up to this point--all my swimsuits and underwear and bras and dresses and jeans--it was all leading up to this point. This is the best bikini ever made, I am done ...

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    Leopard Bikini of Dreams

  • Black Beauty Bikini

    Years ago I attempted a Closet Core Sophie Bikini, and hated the way the cups fit, so I made a second version, a press-n-seal dupe of my favorite wired bikini top (from Juicy Couture, duh). This black ...

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    Black Beauty Bikini

  • Liberty Playtime Dresses

    How do family bloggers take such cute photos of their babies?! I (obviously) think these pictures are adorable, because these are my particular children, but... y'all. Trying to get pictures of your ...

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    Liberty Playtime Dresses

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Easiest Ever Style Blog Photography

All the photographs in this post were taken using this method on my Nikon D3200. Okay, y\’all, in honor of selfie month #MMMay16 today we\’re talking about blog photography. Raise your hand if your significant other/bff/mom/whoever-you-can-rope-into-it takes your outfit pictures….

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Inspiration: The Me Made Basics Social Sew

In celebration of me-made may (omg, it sneaks up on me every year!), this month\’s Social Sew theme is Me Made Basics. Zoe is very clear that #MMMay is never about frantic deadline sewing, but sometimes we get into it…

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Spring Showers Social Sew Round Up!

First, I\’d like to take a second to thank everyone who participated in my first Social Sew!! I\’m so excited you joined me and everyone\’s makes are just lovely. This was just the push I needed to make something a…

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Friday Favorites

konmaried my closet and I\’m really so surprised how much of my wardrobe is me mades (even after retiring a bunch of older makes, yikes!) messing around with my camera settings, working on a post for y\’all  weekly trades with…

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