Get Your Beauty Sleep - the Rebecca Page Sleep Mask

Being a sleepy girl with a busy life is hard. 

The new Rebecca Page Sleep Mask certainly helps me zonk out easier at night though!

Make it as simple or as Intricate as you like!  

With templates for eye lashes and your imagination - the sleepy sky's the limit.

I added pom pom trim and fluffy feathery trim to mine - the fluffy trim definitely tells people you are sleeping though (it moves as you exhale - ha ha).   I took out my glue gun for these trims, although they could easily be sewed on.  With minimal wear and tear, I feel my Dewalt glue gun's power will hold on these trims for many years. 

I used iron on fabric for the eyelashes, but you can embroidery them on or even sew them on if you're so inclined. 

I used elastic for my nieces masks, and ribbon for the adult masks (for my friend and I for Girls weekend at the cabin). 

The main fabric is just plain woven cotton fabric scraps I was gifted. 

The backing is a nice satin lining scrap - red to be scandalous!  It's SUPER soft on my skin.  

As long as you use lots of pins before sewing, satin is relatively easy to sew with, and leaves a comfortable finishing touch. 

I was really tired on Girls weekend after Mimosas, so the Sleep Mask really helped me sleep in the middle of the day with no curtains up in the cabin. 

Great gifts or for yourself - betcha can't just make one!

Get your own Sleep Mask pattern here.

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Sewing Pattern Review: Rebecca Page's Monte Carlo Top (or Dress!)

I'd been coveting my Activewear Spoonflower custom Rhodesian Ridgeback fabric since last year.

The intent was a cycling jersey.  The reality of Vestibular Migraines = no cycling in my near future due to balance issues.

So when I saw the Rebecca Page Monte Carlo Tunic to Maxi Dress Pattern, it was calling for my Ridgeback Fabric.

I'm not generally a dress person, but the tunic length seemed perfect for me.

                     

Some of the highlights of the Monte Carlo include:

- Knit or Woven Fabrics can be used

- Tunic, Knee, or Maxi length

- Shirred or elastic casing back

- Wide or narrow straps

- French Seams (which I'm learning to love)

- Ruffles (option)

- Sizes XXS to 5XL

I opted to sew up the tunic length with wide straps.



I think it turned out great - and it's not my last Monte Carlo!

The length is perfect for me - hitting just below my hip (which is how I like it).  I am 5'-2" just so you get the idea of length.  The pattern is drafted for a 5'-6" high frame, but rarely do I take length off a top due to personal preferences of covering my booty.

The front is definitely boobalicious, so I sewed a couple of tacking stitches to keep the Girls in place.  A bigger bust would definitely keep things in place more naturally as an FYI.

I opted for straight straps, as cross overs aren't nice for my neck and shoulder issues - it's comfy and the straps stay put without having to put them back in place (yay!). I could raise them up an inch at the back to prevent my bra from showing, but most of my bras are lower in the back than the particular Lulu bra I was wearing for pictures.

I'm the proudest of a new technique I learned - shirring.

When I think of shirring (once I googled what it was), I thought of those fancy tops I wore as a kid on photo day. So 1980's retro and early 2000's dance/rave scene club tube tops (sorry, Dad!).

I'm ok with this.

The shirring instructions were on par and easy to understand with step-by-step pictures and verbiage which held my hand the whole way through. (thanks, Rebecca!)

And guess what? It turned out perfect and even looks a bit professional! 



So overall, I'm happy with the look and feel of the Monte Carlo - and due to using Dri-Fit type fabric, I can actually work out in this fancy top, look (safely) boobalicious, and sweat without looking like it.

It does come in a few other options:

- Bundle Ladies and Girls

- Girls

- Ladies