A little note 💕 When all I had left was scrap fabric, my goal was to turn almost nothing into something beautiful. During this process, I ended up running out of scraps and had to take the skirt off another muslin to finish it. 🤣 You guys, I’m so happy I got thru this and it was worth all the hard work! Now, I should probably go look for more fabric so I don’t cut into any more of my dresses, haha. Thank you guys for always being here & for sewing along with me. 🥹🫶 And thank you to the wonderful people at WAWAK for sponsoring the tools that made this very challenging project a little bit easier.💕 Xoxo, Cindy Leaux

I admire you because you’re willing to take on a difficult pattern (or mix patterns) to get the style and look you want. You learn something new every challenge you meet. I’m proud of you!

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Your comment really touched my heart! I would explain but I don’t want to ramble so I’ll just say, kindness truly goes a long way. And your thoughtful words today mean a lot to me. Thank you! 🙏❤️

Awesome, amazing job!!! My heart jumped into my throat when the pinking shears got caught!

@CindyLeaux

22 күн бұрын

thank you so much!!! and ikr? i was like noooo not all that work just to be destroyed by the pinking shears 🤣

It's beautiful. Linen is one of those materials that will not stay crisp and unwrinkled. It's a fabulous fabric though.

@CindyLeaux

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! ❤️ Yes, linen really is a lovely fabric for Summer 🥰

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you for choosing us to be part of your video and project! 💕

@CindyLeaux

19 күн бұрын

I’m beyond proud to promote you guys at WAWAK. Thank you for your amazing products and for believing in me! Hugs 🫶❤️

Sweet Cindy... a little tip for sharpening your pinking shears (and all other scissors) is to use baking foil. A sheet of heavy duty foil, folded a few times and you just cut and cut and cut until your scissors are sharp again. I do this all the time! I love your channel xxx

@CindyLeaux

12 күн бұрын

what a wonderful tip! that will be so helpful to me in the future. thank you so much! 🫶🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The dress is so pretty! Love how pastel it is!

@CindyLeaux

19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Gorgorus dress! I love it!

@CindyLeaux

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰🫶❤️

Absolutely gorgeous and fits you beautifully.😊💗

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!🙏🥰❤️

🤯 that came out so good!!!!

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

thank you so much!!!🥹

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

🫶❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰

I've just realised what your our old iron reminds me of: it is like an old steam locomotive, puffing away. 😄 And I love that you used scraps for this!

@CindyLeaux

22 күн бұрын

That’s so funny! Like the sweet Rusty Old Engine from “The Little Engine That Could.” 🚂💕 And yes, I’m learning that scraps really do come in handy. ❤️

@beth12svist

22 күн бұрын

@@CindyLeaux My father's a railway enthusiast. I have real life experience. 😅 (Our interests in this respect actually crossover quite nicely because old timey railway events and photos often come hand in hand with old timey clothes!)

love the bias tape octopus💞

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

lol thank you!🐙🫧💕

Beautifully done!

@CindyLeaux

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!🫶🥰❤️

It turned out beautiful, all the hard work but absolutely worth it 💖 Linen is the worst to iron🙈, but, you can try spray it a bit with cornstarch spray while you iron it. This will help with the pressing and will prevent a little bit the future wrinkling 😅. Hope it helps 💕 Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us 💗

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Yes, that helps so much! Next time, I will give cornstarch a try. Thank you so much for your kindness. I truly appreciate you being here! 🙏🥰❤️

Your humor and beautiful, precise expressive hands are always a joy to watch. I love your videos

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

aww thank you so much 🥰🙏

Good job.

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Wow it’s amazing 😻

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

thank you! 🥰🫶❤️

You do incredible wotk

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Aw thank you! 🙏 🥹❤️

What a talent you are! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!!!

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words and for being here with me! 🫶❤️

Don't worry about getting linen smooth. It will never be smooth. People consider it part of its charm. I've never been a fan but I know it's very breathable and light for the hot months. Also it's great you know what fusible web tape is and how useful it is. I had been sewing for almost 6 or 7 years before I knew about it. :D Bias Octopus is CUTE!

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! 🐙🫧💕 I see what you mean about linen, lol. I’m looking into linen/rayon mixes since they seem to wrinkle less but give similar breathability which is what I love linen for. In working with WAWAK, I discovered so many neat tools that I probably would’ve never come across. That tape really makes life easier. I’m going to use it for everything now 🤣

Again a masterpiece!! You are such a marvelous seamstress! Did you take classes or did you learn from the women in your family or both?? Every single dress that I have watched you make on KZread is so elegantly put together. Your choice of fabrics, colors and the type of notions such as buttons, ribbons, etc all fit together perfectly. Thank you. Where you the model with your dress on? If so, you look stunning in your dress! Thank you for creating and sharing the process and now modeling your creations. You are such an inspiration. I watched all the episodes of all the seasons of Mad Men, I loved that show it was eye candy in so many ways! I loved the clothing that was how women dressed when I was a child in the early 1960s. I think I am more a Joan because I am a full figured gal. I loved her character as well. January Jones wore some of the most elegant dresses on the program. I felt sorry for her character Betty Draper because her husband constantly cheated on her and Betty the character seemed so lonely, and disillusioned regarding the life she thought she would live and the life she was living. She gained so much weight in the 5th season which added to her disgust with life and herself. At least that is the way I remember the show..............

@CindyLeaux

13 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, I modeled this. I’m trying to get more comfortable appearing on camera, haha so I appreciate your kind words! I took 2 private lessons that taught me how to use a sewing machine and sew a straight line, etc. From there I am self taught. My great grandmother was a seamstress but I was too young to learn from her before she passed. Outside of the fashion, yes, Betty was a sad character. Joan is definitely one of my favorite personalities. I didn’t always agree with her but she was just so cool and feminine and I admired her. She’s also a redhead like my grandmother. Thank you for sharing and I truly appreciate you! 🫶🥰❤️

@Catsface99

13 күн бұрын

@@CindyLeaux Keep sewing you're a natural.

This is just lovely! I love the little jacket you added at the end too ❤🇺🇸

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!! 🫶❤️

So beautiful!!!

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

yay for natural nails!!!!

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

hahah that’s so sweet thank you! 🥰🫶❤️

Absolutely gorgeous! 😍❤️

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

thank you!! 🙏❤️

❤ it's beautiful I love it

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️🩷🩵

Beautiful!!

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

thank you!! 🥹🫶❤️

This dress is absolutely gorgeous! It is astonishing that you made this wonderful dress out of scraps. You have inspired me to start sewing, a few weeks ago I started sewing my first project. A vintage American flag quilt❤. You have also inspired me to thrift vintage dresses, I hope that I gain the confidence to wear them in public. I do have one question, what types of fabrics did you use on this dress, linen for the pink and red, and cotton for the blue? Love!

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

Yay! I’m so happy that you’ve been inspired to sew & thrift. And wow you are spot on - the pink & red are linen and the blue is a quilting cotton. You really know your fabrics. I hope you’re having so much fun learning to sew! 🥰❤️

Amazing!! Great job Cindy!! ❤❤❤

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!🙏🥹🫶❤️

the fabric choice is so lovely ! came out gorgeous 💗☺️ the godets seemed hard ! so much attention to detail 🪡💫

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

thank you so much!! it was definitely a challenge and was so nice to *finally* figure things out lol🥰🙏

❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤

@CindyLeaux

24 күн бұрын

🥰🫶❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Lindo demais 😍😍😍😍 24:58

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!! 🫶🥰❤️❤️❤️

lol the iron was so noisy this time - it wanted to be included lol

@CindyLeaux

20 күн бұрын

lol right?! hoping i can retire her soon 😅

Nice dress but where the sleeves came from it looks like there is another dress/bolero on top. Confused.

@CindyLeaux

23 күн бұрын

thank you for noticing! yes, it’s an extra little bolero i made from the same pattern 🥰

@darussianping61

23 күн бұрын

@@CindyLeaux very cute.