geribermanApr 214 minI Made Chinese Frog Buttons for my Fibre Mood Maya DressThe pleated sleeves of Fibre Mood’s Maya Dress are yummilicious! They literally remind me of fat chicken legs that I want to sink my...
geribermanDec 3, 20205 minAnother Sienna Shift Dress - Mandarin Collar + Back Cut-Out HackNovember has been a productive and a competitive month for me. I entered 4 sewing contests this past month. My second Sienna Shift Dress...
geribermanNov 8, 20206 minSienna Shift Dress Pattern Review With Mandarin Collar HackSince I've been on this cheongsam-making quest, it's hard not to look at sewing patterns and imagine a mandarin collar on it. When I saw...
geribermanOct 20, 202011 minCheongsam Kalle ShirtdressThis week, I hacked the Kalle Shirtdress into a cheongsam-shirtdress. This hack took up all my brain space for 3 whole days. Now I'm...
geribermanOct 13, 20207 minFree Range Slacks (Pattern Review) and Tulip Back Cheongsam TopMy titles for the blogs are getting less and less inventive. These days, the titles are simply the names of the garments that I've been...
geribermanOct 6, 20206 minPeppermint Magazine's Pocket Skirt & How it Inspired A Cheongsam TopPeppermint Magazine recently released a new free pattern on their website. YAY!!! To double the happiness, the Pocket Skirt is a...
geribermanSep 28, 20207 minFirst Cheongsam Jumpsuit; First Blog As A Minerva MakerIt's been a mega exciting week of many firsts for me. Besides the two that are listed in the title, I will highlight more first-time...
geribermanSep 21, 20204 minThe Cheongsam Odyssey Begins: Self-Drafted Red Crop Top With Mandarin CollarThe quest: To self-draft a cheongsam or qipao - the traditional Chinese dress. Why? Many reasons: Reason 1: The dress you see above was...
