Figuring out personal style ...

The art directors and designers of the world create mood boards for themselves ... visual collections that ultimately tell a story ... indicate a trend or pattern etc.  I believe wedding planners encourage clients to do this for themselves too: Starting today, I'm going to post a weekly "What's your Style" quiz.  The goal is to help you (present and future clients) figure out your likes...

Rice Up for a brighter world!

"When creating a new collection, we are dreaming about pink skies and blue birds..."A friend in the UK recently told me about Rice - a Denmark-based store with a presence in Covent Garden as of May this year. The minute you arrive at their site, the colors hit you. The only word to describe them is DELICIOUS!  When I saw their Fall collection, I had to use them as a great example of...

I am rich with buttons

Look at all this button goodness!  I inherited this wealth of buttons from my dad's wife, who is an expert knitter and a great supporter of my sewing endeavors.  She has decided that she is going to stick to knitting from here on out, and so she sent her extra supplies to me.  And the buttons - oh, the buttons!  And oh!, the possibilities!  Of course, this will give me great...

Ah, fabric . . .

I love looking at fabric.  When my first client ordered a skirt, I asked her if she'd like me to send her some fabric ideas.  She replied, "Well, I don't want to put you out, but if you have time . . . "  If I have time??!  I sometimes spend hours at a time looking at fabric online, just for fun.  One of the reasons I like having this business is that I get to work with more...

Orla Kiely and the flower pancakes ...

In case it's not apparent, I love flowers, florals, floral-inspired design etc.  So I will occasionally post about flower-like things completely unrelated to sewing!  I love two things about this post from Not Martha - the great idea for pancakes (gotta love flower-shaped food) and the Orla Kiely table cloth!  If you're attracted to the fabric, take a look at this selection...

New dress

DJ, a new client, glimpsed one of the dresses in my book Sew Serendipity by Kay Whitt when we were discussing skirt options and immediately fell in love.  Here she is in her new dress: This dress is super flattering and easy to wear. DJ's dress is made with Amy Butler cotton quilting fabrics - Lotus Morning Glory in Linen for the main fabric and Lotus Full Moon Polka Dot in Cherry for...

First blog!

Thanks to my wonderful friend Dr C (who is also the person who came up with the name PoldaPop), I now have a blog!  I plan to use this blog to communicate with current and future clients about happenings at PoldaPop.  Check here for new options for custom-made skirts, dresses, and handbags, and upcoming parties....